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13 hours ago, jany123 said:

Chalong police station have a donation kiosk on the curbside, more or less opposite 3bb

13 hours ago, frequentatore said:

If they are in very good condition, neighbors, the security guy and the cleaning lady always appreciate to have something to bring when they go back to the countryside. It's what we do.

Thank you! I’ll check with the police station 

Hi would anyone know where I can donate some old clothes in Rawai area.

Rawai - Chalong circle is fine too 

thanks in advanced! 

Hey guys, I just got through with no serious issues. They asked for an outbound ticket and I said I got a 6 month METV then they said where I’m staying and I told them at the Muay Thai gym and showed them a letter that the gym made for me. 
 

lady io gave me a look and just stamped me and off I went.

she did however took the couple ahead of me to a room. Hope they’re okay 

Awesome thank you guys! 

3 hours ago, eisfeld said:

It's not really in Rawai but in Cherng Talay but I had good success with PhuketMyMac https://www.phuketmymac.com/

 

It's an expat that together with his Thai staff specialize in Mac repairs. Pretty sure they can get you sorted. No idea about price but you can just give them a call and they can tell you how much it likely would be. Extremely friendly folks and they know what they are doing.

3 hours ago, Chefgno said:

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Another place to check would be IMac shop. He's in Bangtao in a strip mall, about 1/4 mile south of Little Tesco.

3 minutes ago, stevenl said:

I would check with banana it in homepro village. They sell them I think, and also do repairs. If they can't repair this, they should be able to point you in the right direction.

Awesome, Thanks Steven! 

Do you happen to know how much it would cost? 

Hi I just cracked my macbook air screen (13inch 2015). does anyone know a close place to replace the screen near Rawai or Chalong? also would anyone know the price that it would cost to fix or replace it? 

Thank you!

20 hours ago, jacko45k said:

If you are arriving on a tourist visa or plan on using tourist exempt, you are required to have the cash on you (20,000 baht or equivalent). They won't want to see a bank statement.

18 hours ago, Caldera said:

Whatever your reason may be, having a certain amount of cash on you is a formal entry requirement when entering Thailand. If they happen to ask you and you cannot show it, you could be denied entry.

 

Personally, while I think that this rule is silly in this day and age, I also think that having some emergency cash cannot hurt.

guess ill carry some cash then, Thanks guys

6 hours ago, sanemax said:

Which debit card do you have ?

5 hours ago, UKresonant said:

Will you avoid the per withdrawal 220baht flat fee charged at Thai ATMs with that card? 

5 hours ago, sanemax said:

He will if he doesnt use an ATM and gets cash over the counter

If you are from USA I use TD bank. You do get charged the fee but you get reimbursed the money at the end of the month. Thats why i don't bother carrying much cash anymore. 

1 hour ago, JetsetBkk said:

3,000 baht.

Thanks my friend took it to a garage where Steven said and it was 8000 baht. I'm not paying for it so its okay with me.

For future reference can you post the location of the auto body shop or mechanic that cost 3000 baht? thanks! 

5 hours ago, mockingbird said:

Unfortunately, along with the 2 Bangkok airports, Phuket is known as a rather difficult entry point. You'll probably be ok, but I would bring as much supporting documentation and cash as possible.

Good luck.

ugh lol what documents should i bring? i don't plan on bringing cash since my debit card doesn't charge any fees. I guess a bank statement? 

Thanks 

2 hours ago, MattDM said:

UPDATE:  I phoned the Thai consulate today and had a quick chat with the staff there.

 

Firstly, they seemed a bit confused as to why I might have been refused entry. Going back over the visas again, it seems no law was broken, nor any known guidelines, so there was general agreement that I was just in the wrong queue at the wrong time.

 

The outcome of it all was this.

 

They don't know of any refund departments.

 

A new passport might help.

 

Avoid Bangkok. A border crossing with a new visa is my best option. 

 

So there you go. Let's try this all again.

Sorry to hear about your story man.

Im actually concerned now since I did a 8-9 month stay with the METV from December 2018 - Aug 2019 and I am planning to do another 8-9 month stay soon. I already booked my flight and will land in Phuket December 6 2019, so if anything does happen with me I will report back to this post. I hold a USA passport if anyone is wondering. 
Good luck going back and let us know if you have the same issues! 

6 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

You dont say where you live, but if you are in Rawai go to SP Garage its in the soi next to 7/11 facing the temple gates and just pass Laguna 

I saw that on the maps, Thanks for replying to my post! i actually live by that temple. Do you know if they speak english? 

19 minutes ago, stevenl said:

Go to the repair place a few placed up from Vijit Resort. Good, reliable and not expensive.

Thanks Steve!

Hi so let my friend borrow my car ( Mitsubishi Attrage) and they accidentally backed up into a fence cracking my right tail light and scratched my bumper.

How much do you think it will cost to replace the tail light housing of the car and fix the scratch on the bumper? 

the scratch is pretty big and would need a paint job. looking to see how much it would cost.

If anyone knows a good place to fix these things please let me know, preferably in the Rawai area.

Thanks for the info guys! I decided to keep it for now.

Hi, so my motorbike (Honda clock 110i) is pretty old and has trouble starting. It took forever to get the engine going while starting since it wasn’t used for a few days and now it just clicks but doesn’t start (battery is good). Also it eats gas way too much gas really fast.  

I was wondering how can I get rid of this bike? I know I can just fix it and sell it but I don’t know how much life it has left and I don’t want to sell someone a crappy bike. 

Thanks!!