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On 9/24/2017 at 1:15 AM, TerryLH said:

"I have no choice in the matter the online shop uses a courier service."

 

You could always look for another shop.

Check out Lazada or Aliexpress.

For supplements? 4x the prices for christ sake. 

But yeah If I make another order I will see if they have another shipping alternative. 

Thx!

I have no choice in the matter the online shop uses a courier service. 

Ordered some supplements from the UK, big box actually, about 10 kgs, ended up in customs and for starters the box broken and they had damaged stuff and then I had to pay a considerable  sum and no way of finding out what I actually paid for, great that no one speaks english at customs in Phuket of all places. Anyway, I have another order placed and thinking about cancelling it because I dont want the same procedure again. My question is what are the odds of packages getting picked up by customs? Is the risk bigger for larger boxes? Have ordered small packages from the US many many times and never had a problem. Thx!

Looking for a cleaning company to clean my small house. The one im currently using charge 3500, they do a good job but its a bit steep, almost the same price I would pay back home. Any tips appreciated. 

Thx!

One advice might be dont marry the roughest rural ladies that not even a motorbike taxi guy would be caught dead with. Sorry but it needs to be said.

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7 minutes ago, eezergood said:

ok - im also looking for an agent as I would like to enjoy the day(s) in Penang rather than spend them in the office... so if you can offer you personal recommendations?

The company that im going with now I actually dont know what agent they use. The other company uses Banana as far as I know, Banana has always been great, they can probably fix most potential problems and what not. Not sure if they can sort out a ticket for you though. 

Edit: Which you dont need I can see now, anyways, go with banana for sure! 

Just now, eezergood said:

which agent are you using?

They book a "dummy" ticket for you the lady said. Got the same price from two companys who I know use different agents so this is the new norm as far as the onward ticket rule goes I guess. 

Just now, eezergood said:

does this depend on the visa type?

Now they are saying pay 1000 baht extra no problem. So I guess its not the end of the world, cheaper than a ticket. 

Just now, ubonjoe said:

That is not correct. Only a ticket out of Thailand to anywhere is needed.

Thx! But this is new yes? So I need to book an airline ticket for several thousand baht probably, on top of everything else yes? 

If I can borrow the thread, a visa company in phuket is now telling me embassy in penang require a ticket "to your home country" for them to grant a tourist visa. Is this correct?

Wether or not the transfer will be smooth at the immigration office is not the issue. I was hoping to save a trip there and just go for visa run straight away when my extension is finished. 

Sadao is the border crossing I will visit in the coming weeks. Thx

Swedish.

Shouldnt matter much what nationality since its in the hands of thai immigration not the perticular consulate. 

And you are 100% sure about this elviajero?

Thx!

I have a new passport waiting for me at the consulate. Currently on a tourist visa 30 day extension. Do I need to go to immigration or can things be sorted out at immigration at the border if I bring both passports? Read some other threads but couldnt really understand 100%.

Thx!

51 minutes ago, chuang said:

If you listen and understand the conversation, the lady is not rude..neither is she  worked up.....neither is she cheap.....

Neither is she a lady it sounds like

2 hours ago, newjohnny said:

Foreign transfer fees are prohibitively expensive from US banks and the exchange rate is bad. I deposit cash into my account when I get to Thailand. It's safer than a hotel safe (which I rarely have anyway)and much cheaper than making endless ATM withdrawals.


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I have no choice in the matter, the money is coming from a bank based in Europe. As far as I can see after some minor research online it seems like the fees on the thai end are managable. 

Actually scratch that used an app to verify and its real. Im stupid, or rather the manufacturer needs to update their webpage

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I had the same trepidation when I first started using Lazada, to the point I did my first couple of orders on COD.  But after the first few went smoothly (and it was a PITA to have 5-10,000 Baht for the COD payment) I entered my debit card info and have never had an issue with Lazada.  I had some minor scares with AliExpress related to the shipping company claiming delivery prematurely, but I've never been cheated in over 100 orders between 100 baht to 30,000 baht between the 2 websites which are now under the same ownership.
 
Edit:  I can't tell you how many hundreds of hours of scrounging around the shopping malls that has saved me- if I could find the goods at all locally.
 

 
I had the same trepidation when I first started using Lazada, to the point I did my first couple of orders on COD.  But after the first few went smoothly (and it was a PITA to have 5-10,000 Baht for the COD payment) I entered my debit card info and have never had an issue with Lazada.  I had some minor scares with AliExpress related to the shipping company claiming delivery prematurely, but I've never been cheated in over 100 orders between 100 baht to 30,000 baht between the 2 websites which are now under the same ownership.
 
Edit:  I can't tell you how many hundreds of hours of scrounging around the shopping malls that has saved me- if I could find the goods at all locally.
 

 
If it's a fake, file a dispute and request a refund.  
 
Every time I get a delivery confirmation email, there's a section on the bottom that almost begs me to file a dispute if I'm not satisfied for any reason.  I can't say I've ever done it (over 50 orders and never had to), but Lazada doesn't want the word to get out that its vendors are peddling fakes or second hand stuff and it's letting them.  
 

Its a fairly special chinese model, they dont have it in any shops. There are ways to find out if genuine but that means opening the box, 

I ordered a phone, worried about fakes though. The sellers has decent reviews, any one have any input about this? 

bump!

Do they make any problems if you turn down on item upon delivery? I mean with the cash on  delivery option! ordered a phone that is now being shipped so not able to cancel, changed my mind though want a different colour haha. 

Went to a couple of different banks today in Phuket, no account without work permit here it seems [emoji21]

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You get the best exchange rate when the transfer is done in a foreign currency rather than in baht.
All Thai banks will accept the transfer and use the exchange rate for time and date it is processed at the bank. For transfers it is higher rate than the rate for exchanging cash.