richard_smith237

Its not so much Lazada as it is the dishonest and deliberately misleading vendors it allows on its platform - its extremely difficult for them to police the 1000's of such vendors.

I have been ripped off in similar instances in the past

- Purchasing a Metal Travel Cutlery set (during covid as I was sick being issued with plastic knives and forks during various quarantines while travelling) - I received what I'd ordered, but the size was only suitable for a child. 

- Purchasing 'zip up boot bag' (to put dirty shoes and boots in while travelling) - ( the bag was only big enough to fit children's footwear).

While not specifically a scam, I suspect these vendors deliberately mislead the shopper - we have to be much more diligent and go to the reviews etc, then filter out the fake reviews - it gets to the point where we don't trust anything on the platform. 

I'm noticing issues too...       the pages are very slow to load...  and when they do load, it loads some posts, then not others, and then jumps to the top of the page, I scroll down, more posts are loaded... the same thing happens for a few mins..  until the page fully loads... (it usually loads in seconds).

Of course it is... 

..... a corrupt government selling (profiting) from 10 year old rice to an even more corrupt government....  

Any tests carried out on the rice are of course carried out independently in a completely transparent manner...   

... If your reading this from Nigera - its time to stock up on rice before this stuff enters the markets !!! 

Just now, CanadaSam said:

I think you people should get a room, or if you want to be in a public forum, explain what all these acronyms are, first.

This is in the Offshore Workers Forum... 

... If you don't know what these acronyms mean, then you don't need to... 

That said... Google is your friend...  is a 10 second search to find out... 

8 hours ago, hotchilli said:

12 hours ago, webfact said:

The man claimed that he had stolen the underwear as part of a dare from a friend who was with him in the car.

Strange how they drove to this house knowing there was underwear on the clothes line?

Why assume they drove to the house ??... 

... couldn't they have just driving past, and one mate said to another... "I dare you to..... ".... 

54 minutes ago, tomazbodner said:

Somewhat true. You'd need to have very high scores on all other criteria, which from seeing original post, may be very hard to achieve for the OP. While financial requirements for citizenship are lower than for PR, the other requirements, like language, knowledge of culture and history, singing that anthem... are way higher.

 

Then again - if OP doesn't mind spending a few k baht to apply to see for himself... I'd say go for it.

This is the points breakdown.. 

https://www.thaicitizenship.com/thai-citizenship-points-test/

5 minutes ago, GrungthepGringo said:

Serious question. Why does only bob smith encounter such ridiculous situations in Thailand?
 

I realize all of his posts are fictional and that he is simply trolling in order to keep people busy and provoke 4-5 pages of chaotic replies, but let's imagine for a second that any one of his posts were real. Who could possibly have such consistently bad human relations with people? Is it even really possible to have such poor interpersonal skills as this fictional character bob smith portrays himself to be?

Sadly, I believe him.... His socio-phonetic cues indicate that he's not sharp enough to sustain such a long-running and consistent deception on this forum....  

1 hour ago, steven100 said:

I've never cooked a salad before ....   how is that done  ?

You put raw chicken on your chicken caesar salad ????  

An astonishing degree of 'friends' seems to end up killing each other in Thailand when boozed up... 

While in other area's the booze may drive people towards aggression and they they end up fighting, it seems there remains some restraint, in Thailand, particularly amongst those lower down on the notches of the socio-totempole they don't stop at fighting, but carryout their aggression to the death.

We've used numerous options in the past.

We've have the water filter, with three filters... (which include activated carbon, reverse osmosis and UV)...

After six months we'd forget to change the filter and when we did it was horribly cruddy...  so the filters are extremly effective, but we may go through more filters if the water source is dirtier.

We now use 'Sprinkle' for our drinking water needs...    I don't like having the large water bottles around but the service is undeniably professional. 

29 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

I have to agree with Bob a few too many times recently food under cooked, my latest episode the other night a fancied egg fried rice, thats all, I ordered it on grab, it was plain garbage, there was no egg in it, I mean FFS if you cant cook egg fried rice then you are in the wrong business, and no I didn't eat it as it also had to much oil, 

I believe everyone fully agrees with Bob that encountering subpar food is not uncommon. In this instance, the food was undeniably below standard and inedible.

It is not unusual for incorrect dishes to be served, when dining at certain restaurants, even when my wife orders, we sometimes receive the wrong order. Issues such as poor food quality, undercooked meals, and incorrect orders are not exactly uncommon occurrences - we learn to roll with it.

What stands out as particularly unusual for most of us, yet seems to happen with disconcerting regularity for Bob, is the negative human interaction he experiences when dealing with Thais.

The only logical deduction is that Bob, for whom such encounters are the norm, somehow invites these experiences upon himself. Conversely, for the vast majority of us, such occurrences remain somewhat alien and outside the usual realm of experience.

1 minute ago, bob smith said:

bored of you now to be honest, richard.

 

you have my permission to leave my thread if you wish.

 

bob.

Fair enough....

... looking forwards to your next whinge about how badly Thai's treat you...    

1 minute ago, bob smith said:

that's fine.

 

I will go elsewhere and tip double next time!

 

bob.

Bingo - if everyone did this...   then the place wouldn't still be around serving rubbish food... 

But, as mentioned earlier...   in Thailand we have to chose the restaurants in which we order 'Western food' a little more carefully... as the chefs / owner may want to cater to a wider clientele, especially in an area of higher tourist footfall, but may not have the requisite cooking experience or knowledge...  that seems so in this case. 

3 minutes ago, bob smith said:

stop judging me!!

 

bob.

Given your content...   

... You're asking the impossible !!!...   

You cause everyone to judge you bob...  thats why you face the issues you do.

12 hours ago, stubuzz said:

I work in the KSA and would like to renew my passport in Thailand as it is easier.

 

So, it looks like a 3-4 week turnaround. Has the VFS application center moved to a new building?

Ah, that explains it... 

BTW - as you work overseas - you know you can get a second passport ??... this eradicates the issue you are facing with working overseas, but needing to renew a passport but not having a great deal of time to do so while still needing your passport for travel.

To your specific question:

Passport renewal in Bangkok is still have VFS at the Trendy Building, on Sukhimvit Soi 13 (Bangkok).

You'll need to email VFS and book an appointment.

3 minutes ago, bob smith said:

Yeah, you're right.

 

the waitress/chef was at fault for not getting my order right..

It would have been nice if they accepted this with an apology.

 

I, a paying customer sat having a beer, was not at fault.

 

bob.

Correct... You were clearly not at fault for the poor quality of food...  I don't think anyone is suggesting you are.

But, you may well have been at fault for the negative encounter with the waitress and their responding attitudes towards you... This is an issue you repeatedly fail to identify becase you are unable to self reflect. 

Just now, ravip said:

No. I think amazing Bob!

It all happens to you, over and over again!

One must learn to identify and accept ones faults, instead of blaming the entire world.

 

Just my 2 cents

I agree. Although he doesn't blame the entire world, he directs his resentment towards Thais, having become prejudiced against them.

"Familiarity breeds contempt" is a concept many of us understand and address, but not Bob.

If he were to live in another country, whether Costa Rica, Mexico, Malaysia, Cambodia, France, or Australia, once the initial novelty wears off, he would likely begin to focus on negative aspects and encounters. This would magnify his negative outlook, perpetuating further negative experiences.

He clearly lacks the ability to self-reflect and thus places the blame on others.

3 minutes ago, bob smith said:

I ignored it because it simply wasn't relevant!

 

Communication was not a factor.

The waitress took my order and spoke good english.

She understood what well done means.

She even asked me, in english, how would I like my burger cooked...

 

if she didn't then in all fairness she shouldn't be working in a restaurant that caters to expats and sells western food! steaks, burgers etc....

 

bob.

The waitress spoke English well... Fully understood your complaint, which, of course was perfectly polite and respectful... hmm...

Yet the waitress 'threw the plate down on the table. No apology, no sorry sir, nothing'... 

Even in your comments your attitude of superiority shines through - you want a waitress to call you 'sir'...  ?

Bob... if this was a one-off, it might be argued that this was just a surly waitress... 

But, as you pointed out, this isn't an isolated incident.

You have so many issues, all the time with Thai's...      the issue is so very clearly you !!!  

11 minutes ago, steven100 said:

I've seen many places try to cook a cheeseburger, hamburger or hotdog, 

and honestly,  they haven't got a clue, no lettuce, no cooked onion,  tomato slice green,  no salt & pepper,  no BBQ sauce. ...  they're useless if it's farang food.    imo

One of the things I never eat in Hotels in Thailand is a burger (from rooms service or otherwise)...   

It seems they never get them correct...  

I'd also not order 'Western food' from a restaurant that looks more like a local Thai restaurant trying to cover all bases... 

And, I'd never a burger from anywhere other than a dedicated 'burger restaurant'... as they rarely do a decent job...

So as far as the quality of food is concerned - bob's comments are very realistic... 

However, it would of no surprise that the quality of interaction he encountered is solely down to his attitude.

Being a 'fly on the wall', I'm sure we'd all identify this issue, but bob seems incredibly thick skinned and insulated to the point of being completely oblivious to how he comes across to Thai's... 

8 minutes ago, bob smith said:

9 minutes ago, steven100 said:

*  Thai attitude ....  fancy someone complaining in my restaurant about the food

@richard_smith237

 

This, I think, is the crux of the matter.

 

They just can't handle any form of criticism!

 

bob.

Your bias shining through again...  You cherry picked part of steven's quote that suits your rhetoric... 

You ignored the 'lack of communication' comment...  as this be admitting a failing on your part.

9 minutes ago, steven100 said:

*   Lack of communication .... the waiter probably didn't understand that it was not (  suk suk ) burger, and the fries were yen

7 minutes ago, bob smith said:

8 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

There is only one constant in all of the issues you face with Thai people...

the constant is Thai people.

 

I never face such issues with people from other nationalities. 

 

funny, eh?

 

bob.

Wrong again... The 'constant' is YOU and Thai-People....

If you have an underlying negative demeanour towards Thai's... that will be picked up.

Your posting history is not one that is ever complimentary towards Thai's.. the natural assumption is that you simply dislike all Thai people... a sense of bigotry shines through. 

Given your open attitudes on this forum, I'm quite sure all the Thai's I know would find you quite objectionable... you would of course blame them for being Thai... instead of looking at yourself and how you treat Thai's...