elizabethay

Wow so many threads on insurance here. Just wanted to make a comment that I've already posted in a few other places on this website. My husband and I bought a few different types of insurances on https://masii.co.th which is a Bangkok based site. The people at Masii were pretty easy to work with, and we actually saved about 8k baht versus what the local Thai insurance agency quoted us for car insurance and health insurance. Worth checking out

Also, thx to one of the ppl here at ThaiVisa, also learned that some credit cards (like some Amex... still trying to figure out) offer a nice free travel insurance every time you buy a plane ticket or hotel with their credit card. Pretty great deal if you ask me. Still trying to look into it. All the best from Bangkok, Lizzie

Hey, I see that your question about the Toyota was responded to a long time ago, but as a means of trying to share some useful info, my husband and I (and the recommendation of others on the forum here) just bought our car insurance on a Bangkok site that's a bit like agoda.com called Masii https://masii.co.th/ and had a nice experience. 

As a side note, for travel and other types of insurances, we found that MSIG Thailand had a really nice set of online offers that were intelligible and easy for the new foreigner like me to understand. Pretty good deals. 

Good luck w car insurance, and if anyone wants to know more about my personal experience (i've spent literally the last week trying to figure this out), I'm happy to help out. 

Hi there, I'm new to Bangkok (husband and I moved here a few weeks ago), and the people on this forum and others have been very kind to give us some great info on the topic. Since many of the comments here are from a few years ago, just thought I'd contribute with some newer info that we have first hand: 

We took someone's advice and used a new website out of Bangkok called Masii https://masii.co.th/ for insurance comparison. They were actually great (once we figured out how to change the page to English) and it seems to be geared for expats buying insurance in Thailand. I'm sure there are other websites out there, but this one worked great for us this week.

Also, as some of you have been talking about, we love Bangkok Hospital. I had a minor medical emergency this last weekend, and they were extremely professional, low cost, clean, great deal over all - what more could you want? We went to one other small hospital in Bangkok and it didn't even compare. 

Hope this helps and feel free to private message me at anytime. I'm new here, and don't know exactly how these forums work, but just trying to make some friends. Thanks all, Lizzie

Hi everyone, wow I'm overwhelmed at the amount of information here on this forum, especially compared to other places I've been posting. Thanks all for taking the time and effort for replying. 

I'm finding that @Scotwight, @KhunBENQ and others above are completely right about how pervasive cash is here. Even places that accept cards have a 500 baht minimum often - which is kind of a stark contrast from my typical buying behavior back at home in NYC (buying a pack of gum with my MasterCard lol).  

So, I took the advice of many of you and actually finalized my bank account and credit card this weekend. Bank was Bangkok Bank - since I have a work permit, it was surprisingly easy to apply. For credit card, someone over at the expatforum.com suggested that I check out a site called Masii https://masii.co.th/ which was pretty helpful (once changing into English). Ended up getting a Thanachart bank credit card after some initial difficulty setting things up.

@theoldgit I'm also looking into AMEX and you're right. I used to live in China about 10 years ago, and I didn't even think of using AMEX bc of such a bad experience back in the day (noone in China would take it). They actually have some pretty great benefits for ppl abroad - so thank you for your recommendation. 

Thanks everyone. Getting all settled in here. Also, slightly off topic but, how is it that everyone here is using this LINE app?! Never heard of it before but my bank rep even gave me hers, as if it's some kind of professional communication. Learn something everyday!

Thanks everyone for the advice. Really appreciate it. I'll be here for about a year or so, and still figuring things out. I'll check out the Bangkok Bank option @scotwight ; and will look through those us credit cards that don't have a foreign transaction fee i guess

I've learned a few different european languages, but Thai really is so so different. Thx for the great recommendations here, very useful for a newbie in Thailand. 

Great, very helpful! Thank you!

Hubby and I went to a pretty great indian place the other day "Masala Art" on Sukhumvit 55. Was pretty great!

Hubby loves steak, I'm vegetarian. Want to take him out for a great night on the city (we're new here). Thoughts??? Secret recommendations? Happy friday night erryone 

Hi friends! I'm new to the site and new to the Bangkok area (my husband and I just moved here two weeks ago near Ekkemai and we're getting settled in). 

I've been asking around but haven't gotten any great answers for where I could get a credit card as an Expat? I tried applying a few places online and it was frankly a mess. My Thai isn't good enough (see non-existent) to go to a bank and apply for one. SOS?  Does the concept of rewards cards exist here, like my favorite Barclay's Card from the US?

Also trying to setup a bank account, and not sure which bank to choose. Maybe there's a bank account plus credit card secret expat deal out there? just curious. Thanks!

Saw a couple other threads on the site here, but the answers weren't super helpful as I think some of those sites are old. Sorry to be a pain. Love you all

Lizzie A