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Thank you OneMoreFarang and soi3Eddie for the responses I was looking for. Much appreciated. Still don't know how to copy your @monikers without quoting your posts.

As per my question above yours, isn't the price higher for jewellery than the advertised price which I assume is the ingot rate? I'm not being facetious, I would appreciate a clarification that this is the case.

Consider yourself lucky that you don't have Parkinson's. You would end up with half a pint every time you pour a glass. On the other hand, if you fancy a tug, it can be a bonus. I know - I'm going to hell....

Am I correct in thinking that the price per baht shown on the digital boards inside/outside shops is the 'bullion/ingot' price? It can often fluctuate by a few hundred, even thousand(s) baht from time to time. There is a premium applied to buying necklaces/bracelets/rings etc due to the workmanship involved? When selling/upgrading an item of jewellery I assume you get the bullion/ingot price minus the 'spread' (usually around 100 baht). Also, in response to one of the OP questions - Thais love a bit of gold. They view it as money in the bank. When times are hard, very easy to pawn/sell an item. Tends to hold it's value very well and most likely increase over time.

Just cooking this at the moment. Cumberland ring. Will fry some onions in the sausage fat and have some (or all) in a baguette with English mustard. Then probably a trip to the hospital tomorrow to have my arteries scraped clean. It is Saturday though......

If Rod Hull had his hand up it's arse it was emu. If Bernie Clifton was riding around on it then it was ostrich. Sadly, this is what counted as prime time Saturday night entertainment in the UK during the 70's and 80's.

Are you going to give us a clue who the other two are? I have my strong suspicions.......

Nice to see the Dutch stepping in and taking a bit of heat off of everyone else

How can a topic swerve so off piste? Yes, you can take it back. I do 3 times a year and much worse from a pungency point of view. I've been pulled by customs (got one of them faces) and no problems. Triple bag it and tuck it away in your suitcase.

Personal experience bignok?

No you don't.

That's 2 out of the half a dozen you know

I admit I've only got a little one but the Mrs doesn't complain. As she says, " she wouldn't want it as a wart on the end of her nose" so I'm taking that as a compliment. Hold on, are we not talking about dicks?

What are you up to now bignok? 5 or 6?

Whilst others get jealous that they do not have the finances in place to pay for a house. They post on AN asking for tips on where they can rent a condo for 5k THB per month. Ring any bells?

Even replying for your master now, are we?

You're just embarrassing yourself now bignok. Grow a pair and have an original thought.

Bignok thinks he has found a new mate. Agreeing with everything he says. Rather sad...

They remind me of the Chuckle brothers or dumb and dumber...

Or they were both in on it but weren't expecting the RTP to hunt down the perp so efficiently. Fair play to the RTP. When they put their mind to it, they seem to do a half decent job.

Didn't give him enough ice for his large Chang....

I'm just surprised that the OP didn't make an accusation that it is solely the pastime of Brits to be attacking Thai ladies...

That style is known in the UK as a 'Croydon Facelift' a huge amount of the chav birds are sporting that style.

+1 what Mike Lister said. Are there insurmountable hurdles which stop you from being able to return now or in the future? I've been visiting Thailand and living here on and off for 25 years. I decided many years ago that this is where I will live in my later years. So many good experiences over the years and have made many great friends, both Thai and foreign. I retired young but having an elderly mother in the UK means I am not prepared to make the permanent move now. I will though, without a doubt. Best of luck to you, I hope things work out.

I am overweight but that's only because every time I bang the GOATS Mrs she gives me a biscuit.