WaveHunter

The problem is that even the brick and mortar stores are increasingly guilty of doing it (possibly unknowingly) by buying from a dishonest online wholesalers who sell on the Lazada or AliExpress platforms.

It is insane! Now, anytime I buy from a merchant on Lazada, I start off assuming I will be scammed and start a "paper trail" right off the bat by sending them a chat message before I purchase, asking them if the item is genuine, and telling them I will recognize a counterfeit if I receive one and raise hell if that happens (which I absolutely do now). If I receive a reply, I will buy it, but it's amazing how many of those requests go unanswered LOL! The one good thing I commend Lazada on is that if you do file a complaint about something being counterfeit, they act very quickly, usually telling you to just discard the item and refunding you the full amount quickly with an apology, no hassles or delays at all.

I would love to find an online store that sells GENUINE Gillette replacement cartridges for my Mach3+ razor but I have been scammed twice on Lazada! Even brick and mortar stores are selling counterfeit goods now! If you know of a trusted online store, please let me know. The two orders were so bad It was like shaving with a razor that had already been used 20 times! In fact, I wonder if it's a new scam...cleaning up used cartridges and reselling them as new LOL! I just found out that it a MAJOR scam being reported for many online selling platforms such as Amazon, eBay, AliExpress, and yes...Lazada! Considering the extraordinarily high price of genuine cartridges, it's created a perfect opportunity for counterfeiters. REPORTS: https://thecounterfeitreport.com/product/114/Mach-3-Razor-Blades.html https://thecounterfeitreport.com/product/113/Fusion-Razor-Blades.html https://www.amazon.com/review/R1S06U3IFUIWGQ https://www.google.com/search?q=fake+gillette+razor&rlz=1C5CHFA_enTH962TH962&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjn-fjumO76AhVkzTgGHZlsDyUQ_AUoAnoECAEQBA&biw=1280&bih=1306&dpr=1 It's a huge scam, and none of the online selling platforms such as Amazon and eBay are doing a thing to stop it! What a crazy world we live in where scammers reign supreme! Lazada has become the worst place when it comes to counterfeit items in the last year or so. Formerly, it was very rare I had to return a product I suspected was counterfeit. Now I'd say 1 in 10 purchases are counterfeit items!

What most people fail to take into account is that the human body is very resilient but at the same time prefers to always be in a state of homeostasis. That means that it takes time to change "bad" habits (and yes, I consider 3 square meals per day to be a bad habit). When you start OMAD after years of eating 3 square meals per day (and endless hi-carb snacks throughout the day, which is now pretty standard for most people), naturally your body is going to rebel in no uncertain terms LOL! Give it a week or so for it to realize that OMAD is the "new normal" and those feelings of starvation just disappear. In fact, now that I am more or less OMAD all the time, if I do eat something during the day other than my OMAD meal, my body reacts negatively to THAT! As I said previously, I am VERY active throughout the day. I swim laps as a rigorous mid-day workout (1.5 km), run 5k in the evening, and workout in the gym 3 times a week, plus ride my mountain bike on weekends. OMAD provides all the energy I need for this lifestyle. Practicing OMAD for several years now with no negative effects on my recreational activities or general health has proven to me that these scientifically UNFOUNDED notions of 3 meals per day, and "breakfast being the most important meal of the day" are just plain nonsense. We are pretty fortunate to be living at a time in history when legitimate Science is beginning to dispel many of these old and very unfounded nutritional myths, and regardless of age or the state of your present health, it would be wise to embrace science rather than unfounded myths when it comes to nutrition. Just my 2 cents worth ????

Yes it is true that few foods naturally contain sufficient vitamin D to meet daily requirements. That's why many food products are fortified with it. For most people, the best way to get enough vitamin D is taking a supplement. There are two forms: vitamin D2 (“ergocalciferol” or pre-vitamin D) and vitamin D3 (“cholecalciferol”). Both are also naturally occurring forms that are produced in the presence of the sun’s ultraviolet-B (UVB) rays but many people have insufficient levels because they live in places where sunlight is limited in winter, or because they have limited sun exposure due to being inside much of the time. Also, people with darker skin (in my case, a deep suntan from surfing) tend to have lower blood levels of vitamin D because the pigment (melanin) acts like a shade, reducing production of vitamin D. There are, however, a number of foods that do contain VItamin D beyond those you mentioned. The best sources are the flesh of fatty fish and fish liver oils, and like I said, many food products are fortified with it. Here's a sampling of food that contain vitamin ???? Cod liver oil Salmon Swordfish Tuna fish Orange juice fortified with vitamin D Dairy and plant milks fortified with vitamin D Sardines Beef liver Egg yolk Fortified cereals

In BKK, there are a few pharmacies that have a good reputation for selling "difficult to find" items that are GENUINE pharmaceutical grade drugs at reasonable prices. There are also many pharmacies that sell counterfeit fake stuff, so it is wise you are concerned. I live in Pattaya since 2018 so things could have changed (since Covid) but at the time, there were three pharmacies that were all highly reputable and trustworthy in this regard. IMO, the the two best ones were on Sukhumvit Road. South East Pharmacy and KS Pharmacy. Both are quite close to each other. If you are taking train, get off at Nana or Asoke BTS Station or Sukhumvit MRT Station. They are just a few minutes walk from these train stations and their storefronts are large and very easy to spot. Along Silom / Rama IV, there is another shop call S.C. Drugstore. It is easily accessible from SalaDeang BTS Station or the Silom MRT Station.

I am going to be shipping small packages to CHina on a regular basis from Thailand and looking for the best economy possible. I checked the Thai Post Office but can not get details on EMS World rates vs ePacket rates. This is what I got for a 300 gram package: Obviously, the "epacket" rate" looks like a bargain compared with the "EMS World" rate but I'm not sure what the difference between the two are, or if the ePacket rate has restrictions. There must be a BIG difference between the two for the prices to be so different. Can anybody clarify?

I’m sure this topic has been addressed in the past but this forums search engine is not turning up a single thing. I need some good recommendations for a repair shop in the area. My iPhone 7 screen is intermittently dimming for no reason at all and it’s driving me crazy! I have researched and tried every possible fix with regard to settings and fully reset eVERYTHING, even doing a full restoration including firmware, so it must be a hardware issue. I recall reading a thread on here a few years ago about some shop in one the Downtown malls that did outstanding work, was fluent in English, and very fair in price. So if any of you have any suggestions I’d certainly appreciate hearing them. Thanks much!

Sorry for posting this because I'm sure there are already posts concerning it, but the Asean Now search function seems as useful as a screen door on a submarine...and BTW, the search engine on Lazada is not much better for English searches, which is what leads me to making this post. I wonder if there are any decent quality multi-vitamins on the market (through local stores or Lazada) that are similar in quality to the American "Now" brand. I usually buy NOW Foods, ADAM, Superior Men's Multi 180 Softgels, but the markup is outrageous and most of it comes from China which is suspect. I can buy it from iHerb but it requires payment of Customs Duty since the bottle along with shipping exceeds 1500 THB, and again the markup is just way too much for a basic multivitamin that in the States I would spend half as much. Not that I care so much about the added tax, but where I live here, requires a trip to a special post office that handles Customs Duty payment, which is so far away that a half of one day is killed just getting to/from that post office. There MUST be a good brand you can just buy at a brick and mortor store. Anyone have a recommendation of a particular brand and version? Please don't just post the store name without mentioning the name of the product, and please only tell me about ones that are similar to the "Adam" product from NOW. Here is the breakdown: Sorry for posting this because I'm sure there are already posts concerning it, but the Asean Now search function seems as useful as a screen door on a submarine...and BTW, the search engine on Lazada is not much better for English searches, which is what leads me to making this post.

I need advice from those of you who use e-sim cards in their smartphones to receive text messages from the USA while here in Thailand. I have been going crazy lately with my banks and credit card companies, as well as Amazon and eBay with their plethora of identity verifications they are now doing exclusively through text messaging. Since my US cell number does not work in Thailand, and most banks and credit card companies will not send txt messages to foreign phone numbers, it's becoming a really frustrating and annoying issue. I spoke with Apple and they said all I needed to do was use an iPhone 10 or more recent, and set up an e-sim account with my US carrier (in my case ATT), and I was told this would solve my problem. I want to hear from people who are using these cards for that purpose. Does it work reliably for ID verification? And most importantly, how expensive is it on a monthly basis if all you are using it for is getting these ID verification codes?

Looking for a pharmacy that still carries Rotex Medica 20-amp boxes. Bayer is back in stock But only sold as single amps at 250 THB Which is pretty expensive compared to 20 amp boxes of RotexMedica at 3300 THB per box. anybody know anything?

I want to know if there are any Customs issues I should know about concerning mailing dried herbs and spices in sealed plastic packaging from Thailand to the USA. I plan to send by FedEx. Well vetted information (not guesses or off-topic advice) would be appreciated. And yes, I already tried getting this information from US Customs and it was only vague and seemed to be about "live" vegetation only . I want to be as sure as possible because I will be sending relatively large quantities of each item (10 packages of each item) Items consist of: Lemon grass dried Dried Kaffir Lime leaves Dried Galangal Root Thai Whole Chilies They are all in sealed plastic packages like this: