ThaiFelix

20 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Yep, they still offer COD. 

 

If you're home all day it's a good option, not for me. 

 

My family and I enjoy the outdoors, always traveling. 

Easy enough to organise a neighbour to receive it too.  Supposed to show authorisation and ID copy but it never happens in reality.

15 minutes ago, digger70 said:

It seems (that's what I heard) that the Wallet is only for Thais .

No farang can now have it.  Changed a couple of months ago I think from memory.

18 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

I have a house. 

 

The delivery driver calls me, if I'm not home they places my parcel in my front yard, every time. 

I have a house too.

Sometimes the driver doesnt ring, maybe runs out of time, I dont know, and then drops it elsewhere where we catch up with it days later.  However COD solved all those problems, every time.

1 hour ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Bummer. 

 

Credit card is the best option for lazada purchases. 

 

Guaranteed delivery, they drop your item off whether you are home or not. 

 

If you buy an item and you have issues with the seller/ the product is not what you ordered etc. you are guaranteed a refund. 

 

I've been into my Kasikorn branch a few times now, filled out the paperwork and a few weeks later full refund. 

I have found the exact opposite.  If the parcel is paid for they drop it where they like, happened to me a few times where its been dropped off at local shop or servo.  Since I changed to COD no problems as the driver must pick up the cash.

On 1/4/2022 at 1:30 PM, longball53098 said:

Good to know that it works.

Is anyone who uses Tinyzone worried that they are getting any malware or viruses while watching "free" movies and TV?

Ive used it for years but never had a problem.  Sometimes have some buffering issues and have to change servers but thats all.

On 1/4/2022 at 12:01 PM, ivor bigun said:

dont know why its been canned ,watched the first 3 episodes ,its a great tv series

The weasels complained it was too violent and discriminatory.  

On 1/3/2022 at 10:31 PM, LaosLover said:

So where am I supposed to buy a broken down copy of The Beach or The DaVinci code now?

and to watch Bridge on the River Kwai??  I found the place was good for a visit, crazy Songkran events, and a good stepping stone but could never understand the places full of backpackers who travelled 1000's of kms to watch an old movie lol!

On 1/3/2022 at 4:25 PM, hotchilli said:

Looking at the prospects for 2022 that's a wise move... I just wonder why he didn't think of it at the end of 2020?

Because they were talking about every farang (not Thai) would have to be tested for covid, and pay for it, before entering.  That kind of racism tends to not attract customers.  If true then no wonder now left with only Thais.

On 1/3/2022 at 4:24 PM, Nabby said:

Thailand is finished. Will be many years before substantial #s of foreign tourists return. They can thank their good buddy China. 

What does it have to do with China?  

Very obviously Vigo pick ups are just not built tough enough for Thai men.  The family may sue Toyota.

10 hours ago, Michel PUISSANT said:

"No one speaks english"

... Lol

Come on get real, Thailand has only recently become a tourist destination.  You expect them to be all geared up overnight??

2 minutes ago, The Hammer2021 said:

Is "Longmire' any good?

Sorry dont know it.  I was talking about Joe Pickett.

1 hour ago, The Hammer2021 said:

I am sad its been canned because  it was v hood.. and there are 20 books

I am watching it now.....its doing it for me, great show.

2 hours ago, Jai Dee said:

Any ideas where the whole season can be downloaded?

 

Dont know about downloading but tinyzonetv.to have 10 episodes listed for streaming.  I am about to watch it myself.  I believe the show has since been canned.

16 hours ago, talahtnut said:

A bunch of Thais, friends or family, hopitable, noisy, and hilarious,

they're all nutters, love 'em.

Yeah have to agree with you.  I have felt like the OP has but the last few years things have done an about turn for some reason.  The last 2 New Years we have celebrated at the in-laws next door and its been an absolute blast.  This year the old man was treating me like a best mate and tho I understand little Isaan just as he understands no English, we got drunk and joked with each other the whole 3 days.  I think that understanding has to be made on both sides, which takes time plus I also think they are now becoming aware that all farangs are not all filthy rich.  I think the whole time there cost me 2 bottles of whiskey and a few smokes.  Everybody was very welcoming and the perfect hosts.  A couple of the older family friends now shake my hand whenever we meet as though trying to be extra friendly.  I was most impressed but as I say it wasnt always like this.

5 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Has anyone, other than a foreigner, ever been jailed here for DUI.  I know a man in Udon who has been stopped 3 times, and crashed once while UI of alcohol.  He paid a fine, paid the other folks off and is still driving.  Of course he is Thai and someone who has money.  Another friend, a foreigner in Chiang Mai was stopped at a checkpoint, tested, arrested, spent the night in jail, paid the 20k fine the next morning when sobered up, and returned to pick up his bike after paying a 5k impound fee from the police storage area the next day and he was never prosecuted or did he loose his license.

I got fined a few years ago in Sakhon Nakhon for driving wrong way in a one way street.  It was a temporary one way due to some festival on an oval nearby.  I actually followed a car around the corner and didnt see any sign.  Both our cars got fined.  I had to go to the local police station to pay the fine and lo and behold the other driver was there too.  But he was very obviously rotten drunk and shouting about the amount of fine he had to pay.  No notice at all was taken of the fact he could barely stand nor that he was reeking of whiskey.  Eventually he calmed down, paid his fine, and went out and drove off in his car!!  The officer who issued the ticket on the road obviously didnt give a toss he was drunk when fined and neither did the sergeant at the police station. 

1 hour ago, The Hammer2021 said:

When I lived in Libya the most enthusiastic  followers of the USA green  card lottery where Palestinians, Libyans and Iraqis all of whom hated the USA with a vengeance yet they  were desperate  to get there..Down Amerikia indeed! lol

Whats that got to do with lemongrass??

3 hours ago, ozfarang said:

But hospital admissions are not increasing dramatically.

Australian cases nearly doubled over night but hospital admissions only up slightly and ICU and ventilator case were down marginally.

If Thailand follows a trajectory similar to Australia then their health system will cope

Thailand is bigger than Omicron according to Anutin, so why would they copy a dirty farang country's success.

On 12/27/2021 at 3:22 PM, richard_smith237 said:

Now that this news is out will we see a further run on any coincidental death or disability making a related claim ??

 

We’ll suddenly see the numbers of vaccine related side effects dramatically increases as soon as people realise there is some money to be made. 

 

Of course, there is very likely some money already being made higher up at the trough.... 

 

 

If you look closer you maybe find a high incidence of govt ministers and their wives, mia nois, kids, aunties, uncles, pet dogs and buffaloes all suffering side effects lol. etc.  

10 hours ago, Peterw42 said:

Most warranties are between you and the manufacturer (unless it fails within a couple of days). The shop just acts as your agent in most instances. The shop isnt providing the warranty, doing the repair etc. 

 

Whether or not a warranty card gets returned doesnt matter much, the important thing is a proof of purchase date. I had a TV repaired on warranty recently, pulled out the warranty and the only thing on the card was a stamp from the shop verifying purchase date. The manufacturer, via their website, just wanted a copy of the purchase date, and then authorized a local shop to repair.

 

Nowadays, internet connected devices like a laptop will do a phone home to start the warranty, as you turn it on. Something to be aware of if you buy display stock.

Couldnt have put it better myself as thats how I have found it.  One thing I would add is that you have to insist.  If you ask a Thai they will say you cant return it or expect refund at all.  I couldnt wear it so am always insistant.  Even with AIS when I changed sims to a different provider because we are in a blind spot they all told me in the AIS shop I had lost any credit that remained on my sim card.  I kept emailing head office, just out of principle, until eventually they admitted I was due for a refund.  Insist!

7 minutes ago, itsallmine68 said:

Signs dont do squat ,ENFORECEMENT is the answer You put a number of officers pulling over cars in a reduced speed limit that will help

True.  But first step would be to teach Thai drivers what crossings and signs mean!  They have no idea.

Which one?  The one sitting down or the one obviously caught off guard and dragged out of the shower in a hurry?

7 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Maybe when they test the first sample provided they check it for the genomic qualities of Omicron etc...and return it within 24 hrs.  They are able to do this elsewhere, why not here.

Why would they do it here?  Thailand is bigger than Omicron....Anutin told us so....does that not reassure you?

8 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

I wonder how many infected people have infected others, including families and work colleagues.. 

this isn't the final count by a long way.

The street where this couple live is 2 blocks away from my house.  The village head lives in the same street and I have often seen his mask less wife holding meetings on their front verandah.  Christmas morning they had their street closed off however there is a market not 100 mts away and it is not closed?  Many locals up here believe you dont need a mask if vaccinated.  Many are not vaccinated because they fear they will lose work being sick from reactions or sore arm from injection (its quite a poor village).  I'm 70 yo and not stepping out the gate for anybody!