talberry2

The only problem with Thai laws is--they are subject to change at any moment and dependent on your attitude check (when at a government establishment). Don't make the mistake of thinking western methods of assertiveness are going to work for you in Thailand. They won't. If anything, they will dig you a bit deeper into that hole that is pissing you off in the first place...

Just recently got 'scammed' from the BTS station. they have this 'promotion' offering you a 25 trip card at the price of 700 baht (which ends up being 25 baht or something like that). My normal BTS cost from my location to where I live is 44 baht. As it turns out the trip deducts 25 baht when I enter the BTS, then when I get to my destination my card would beep and not let me through. Upon going to the window they told me some mumbo jumbo (I think that I was at a different company owned area of the BTS bull #$!@) and then charged me 20 baht to exit. In total, I was being charged 45 baht for each trip I took as opposed to 44 baht. Some promotion crook that was! Thailand is really the country of crook-you-when you can. I'm guessing this is why the country is impoverished. Any time your whole country does what it can to screw others and swindle them, karma will inevitably come back on you.

I was tempted to tell them to take the card and shove it up their @#!, but knowing the way Thais are, I thought better and simply 'sucked it up'.

Just recently got 'scammed' from the BTS station. they have this 'promotion' offering you a 25 trip card at the price of 700 baht (which ends up being 25 baht or something like that). My normal BTS cost from my location to where I live is 44 baht. As it turns out the trip deducts 25 baht when I enter the BTS, then when I get to my destination my card would beep and not let me through. Upon going to the window they told me some mumbo jumbo (I think that I was at a different company owned area of the BTS bull #$!@) and then charged me 20 baht to exit. In total, I was being charged 45 baht for each trip I took as opposed to 44 baht. Some promotion crook that was! Thailand is really the country of crook-you-when you can. I'm guessing this is why the country is impoverished. Any time your whole country does what it can to screw others and swindle them, karma will inevitably come back on you.