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7 hours ago, HappyExpat57 said:

Most other things are slightly less expensive at Tesco/Big C.

DIsagree, and strongly on Makro.  The only things more expensive are Cokes.  Big C and Lotus are higher on every food item I buy.

And 640l local beer down to 620l, but that was a few years ago.  

M-O-N-E-Y.  That word solves lots of problems.

This issue started yesterday for me.  The issue started when I foolishly tried to log in from my phone, instead of my computer.  Got the login "security" options.  Got logged in fine now from the phone, but now the computer won't.  Logs in and sends email fine IF from a phone, but never sends email on the computer, or SMS.  SOLUTION:  (sorta)  Click the SEND button after you first click the email box (it never emailed me, and SMS never SMS'd).  For some reason, that email with 6 digit code sends, and it logs you in, but once.  When I log out, the entire stupid scenario starts again.  Laz chat help just wants a screenshot.  OMG.

Borscht is a delightful Russian soup of beets and sour cream.  ????????

"Your room cost is 1500 b."

- "I can't pay.  My credit card is banned."

"Ok.  1450 b."

90 day online to new site approved.  Woo hoo!  Rejected in December 2021 for unknown reason; it may have been not using dashes in the 10-digit phone number then.

Approved!  So now, why did my last attempt on the NEW site in Dec 2021 get rejected?  The only difference is... wait for it... I did not put dashes in between the 10-digit phone numbers last time.  OMG.  It is this, or the person working my request this time was more on the stick than was the last time.  All the rest of the information was entered exactly as I did before on the OLD site.  It "broke" after I did my annual+90 Day-on-same-day thing last year.

NOTE:  Some people got an approval with "leaving middle name blank", leaving non-required fields blank, etc, but I did not do those things and it was approved for me. 

Finally, it worked on the new site!!  I could not be more pleased.  

15 hours ago, Cuchulainn said:

Keep trying. I was rejected twice and approved on the 3rd attempt.

 

*Don't use autosave, type manually.

*Shorten your address

 

Even if you live in an apt block, just write your flat number and the soi

 

Eg

12/54 Soi Sukumvit 99

 

Not

12/54 Happy Condo, 12/54 Soi sukumvit 99

 

That worked for me!

Same identical address used in the old system, before it bonked last year, and the PDF.  I will test with the app first next time... I did not even try it anymore, nor resubmitting.  If you used the app all 3 times and it worked "overnight" (I assume you meant, after midnight), I will try these suggestions.

6 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

Nothing has changed for the approval of the report after it is submitted. It is approved by an officer unless you are one of the lucky few that get auto approval from their local office (I am one of those).

It appears many of the people that are getting the rejections are reporting to Bangkok immigration.

I have been Jomtien since I arrived here 9.5 years ago, and have never left this area.  The PDF itself says no reason, and the line to see it says only Rejected.  If only there were a way to contact this person or people working this desk to ask them why the rejection by email or phone number, will/can they fix it, whatever.  If they are able and willing to see that I am not actually on overstay, then what is the reason?  I don't suppose you have their cell phone number?  ????????  Frustrating.  Never had any problem (except when the site was down) until my last visa renewal last year (I had no idea doing a 90 day report AND a visa renewal on the same day last year would "break" me, but apparently it did. There is no chance of a dual report next year, thankfully) and since then, the mobile app says I am on overstay and both mobile sites fail me.

17 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

It is not same situation. The old system and the app only checked online reporting records. The new one is checked by an officer after it is submitted  and they can check the main database to confirm you are not on a overstay.l

How do you know this?  Something is still bunked for me.

On 12/23/2021 at 8:37 AM, ubonjoe said:

If you use the new online site you can submit the application since there is not precheck like there is on the old site or the app. People have been able to get a approved report using it.

On the new site, I got a "rejected" response with no reason on the PDF after about a week.  The mobile app says invalidly that I am on overstay, so it does not work for everyone.

9 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

If you use the new online site you can submit the application since there is not precheck like there is on the old site or the app. People have been able to get a approved report using it.

There is no "precheck" when the site reason fails for the same reason as the old site, if the old site fails for the reason of overstay (see the mobile app).  The cause is the person at Immigration that failed to update/insert your real information the last time you updated it at Immigration.  Informing the desk-rider at the time is/was a waste of time.

18 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

or do it online in 5 minutes

Impossible.  The new system read the same info from the old, which shows an invalid overstay.  If you suspect, check the mobile app which confirms.  Imm. desk jockey cares not that the data entry (or lack thereof) caused it.  Here is hoping the next visa renewal is entered properly there next time.

9 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

It would be interesting to see if it is shown on the old site. 

Shortcut to get to it. https://extranet.immigration.go.th/fn90online/online/tm47/TM47Action.do?cmd=acceptTerm

The answer is, no.

ไม่พบข้อมูล (no information found), after entering TM number.

2 other things I noticed: 

1. it does not ask for the Arrival Card number, and its place is blank on the PDF. 

2. same for the blank VISA "NON-IMM' and "TOURIST" boxes.

Buy no-aluminum sprays.

I am over 50, but his teaser still tweaks me.  

Oh no!!  Nothing has changed, yet my responses trying to do an online 90 day report has "gone back" to that dreaded popup of "for further information regarding... contact your branch".  I did my last successful online in January 2021, then the system was down when I had to do my April 90 day report online; I extended my 12-month VISA (successful) and did the 90 day report on the same date in April.  Tried June 23 then again today June 24 for a July 7 report date (14 and 13 days back), as printed by the Chonburi Immigration office in April, and now it cannot seem to "find" me in the system anymore.  Have not left the country or moved.  I will continue to try every day until I have to go to Chonburi before July 7... but I cannot leave the country to "fix" this again!  I extended 12 months successfully in the past upon rearrival April 2018 and at Chonburi 2019 and 2020.  I successfully did a 90 day report online last in January 2021.  This only seems to have started when they were down in March + April online.  The online website still shows my last 90 days as the last one I did in January of this year but of course I visited Chonburi in April to get my new July 7 date.  

Anyone have a clue how I can fix this?  Will it do me any Earthly good asking someone in Chonburi how this can be fixed for the online report?  I do NOT want to keep making those trips just to do a long line of waiting at Chonburi for a 90 day report!  ????????

Someone please tell me to just wait for the system to update "itself."  ????

In the early 2000's, maybe 2001, a music video called "Backdoor" or Back Door was playing on the TV in my hotel.  I have had NO luck finding it, and I am not sure who performed it, but it was in English.  It was a weird video with a sexy standing woman facing away for a few shots with the focus on her back side, so the nature of the name was not lost on me.  A very-weird dancing creature with rabbit ears would occasionally be crossing the screen.  No, I was not high or drunk.  ????

Anyone else remember it?  The song's real name, its performer, or the year released, and what country?

1 hour ago, EricTh said:

The Baht strengthened a lot against other currencies today. I doubt they are going to attract that much tourists.

 

1 USD = 30.04 baht and breaking through the 30 baht soon.

33 on April 1, 2020, now due to drop under 30 any day now.  I hear the downward whirring sound...

2 hours ago, Olivie said:

It could not work. Asians dont take long holidays, only european/americans take 3-4 weeks holidays at the same time...

Wrong about America... only 2 weeks.  Most accrue days at a time during employment.  Only Europeans (or some?) get 3-4 weeks vacation.

Investigate ASUS ZENFONE Max Pro (M1).  There is a ZB602KL and ZB601KL.

I got mine from Lazada this year (the 601), 4400b NEW with 6gigs ram, 5000 mAh battery, 6 inch full-HD, and Android 9 update ready to download.  3-slot dual-sim+microSD and near-stock Android 8.1.  No idea where they all went from Lazada now!

1 hour ago, geriatrickid said:

No big loss if Sizzler Thailand closes.  Tops market offers a wonderful selection of salads. Some of the Tescos do as well. All as good or better than  Sizzler. I can  buy  Soup in a can and add corn starch to create the Sizzler soup exerience, and if I want jello, well I can   pick it up at  Tesco for satangs.

???????? OMG! ????

2 hours ago, fred110 said:

kfc doesn't have burgers. if you want something price shouldn't matter.

KFC has the Zinger.  If you have not tried it, then you should zip it.

Great, bland mayonnaise... not like the sweet regular store <deleted>.

And yes, price matters.