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Seller's address was Chonburi. I am in Chonburi. Hardly a distance justifying a 50% delivery increase. Single item, no variations. Very simple. Price displayed not the price charged.

If you are running an add-blocker it can cause sign-in problems. Also, if in Chrome, try clicking the "re-load" button, top left. That usually makes my sign in work. Also, when browsing Lazada and a page won't come-up, do the same.

Unless you are somehow getting all that excess baggage for free, forget about it. Good utensils available at better stores (Central, Robinsons) Plastic cutting boards everywhere from B20 stores to department stores. Doritos, cheese popcorn, Cape Cod potato chips, Cheeze-Its, Reeses Cups: now that's a different matter. Customs guy will really appreciate that '79 Yammie. "So Sorry, can not import used vehicles, leave it over in the corner. Don't forget the keys"

Has anybody else experienced the following lately? On the Lazada website, you'll click on an item and it shows price and shipping cost. You put it into your cart and either the price is higher or the shipping is higher or sometimes, both. Tonight I was buying a sauce I like. Quoted B75 for the sauce, B25 shipping. Put it into the cart and suddenly the sauce was B82 and the shipping B38. That's a B20 jump. I've noticed it on other items as well. What sucks more, if you return to the item in the listings, the higher price shows, not the initial price. That's quite a nasty algorithm they've come up with. Obviously figuring people will buy it anyway...after all, just a few more Baht.

"Fatty's" Great music and food. Off Rama9 but check the map, a bit out of the way. I think "Det-5" on Suk. 8 still has live bands but not sure.

If coming from the USA, make sure your power supply is international and can handle 220. Mine wasn't. A pop and a puff of smoke told me so. Replacement only cost B400 at the old Pantip Plaza.

I was having a HDMI issue with my NUC. Changed cables and "taa-daa" all good.

In the last few days, there have been local news reports of a change in ATM deposit/transfer regulations, coming into effect this month. "Pattaya News Today" YouTube channel reported it today but their description of the changes was unclear to me. It may have to do with cardless ATM transactions. Does anybody know what these new rules are?

I'm late 70s and the Philippine's shortage of decent health care options, especially outside of Manila is a deal breaker for me. Personal safety also an issue. I am comfortable walking in any area of Bangkok, even at night. Not true in Manila or really anywhere in the P.I.

There was a prolific poster on "Thai-Visa" who moved to Siem Reap maybe 4 years ago. Posted several reports after the move but haven't seen any since. I don't recall his board name.

#37.5mg Tramadol (Ultracet) seems to be the most effective OTC painkiller for my arthritic knees. For about a month, I've been taking 1 tablet per day, around noon, before I go out. It is far more effective than any of the NSAIDs (paracetamol, enteric aspirin, ibuprofin) I've used. Is that low a dose still potentially addictive or capable of causing undesirable side-effects? Will the effectiveness of that dose likely diminish over time, requiring a larger dose for the same effect?