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Update on the original post…

I have been to four different banks in two different cities and have had no problem exchanging the old bills. In one bank they checked them under ultraviolet light, the others just did the usual "copy the passport", etc. 

To sum up: ALL legit banks that I visited exchanged my old US$100 bills for thai baht. The old bills I possessed were in good condition: no rips, no tears, fairly fresh and unwrinkled. It seems to be only non-bank exchange companies like SuperRich won't accept them.

A couple of days ago I went to Superich in Nonthaburi and tried to change US$100 bills. I gave them the older ones that look like the new one but without security features https://abcnews.go.com/US/fullpage/meet-100-bill-20508631 … They refused to change it and said no bank in Thailand will change them. So, I gave them new ones that I had and everything proceeded normally. I then went to a regular bank with the old bills expecting to be refused again, but happily got exchanged without any problem. So has anyone else had this problem with old US bills? Old and new pictured below.

Visiting Thailand again after about 1 year away… are the AIS plans listed below still available? A year ago I could get 6mbps for 550 baht/month without a calling plan. But if I did want to call or text could do so based on the balance of extra baht I had left. Can still get such a set-up? TIA

Is it possible to get vaginal contraceptive film or vaginal contraceptive foam in Thailand? Thanks!

Sounds easy, where is the office?

I am having trouble finding the above in Bangkok. I'm starting to think that it can't be done! Thaivisa is my last hope.

Here's an example of what I'm looking for. https://www.etsy.com/listing/236477966/grey-pure-linen-bath-towel-in-waffle#

Regarding the use of pepper spray in Thailand wikipedia (which isn't necessarily flawless) says:

Usage for self-defense is legal, and it is freely available in stores.

• Possession in a public place can be punished by confiscation and a fine.

So if you use it in a private space — like when dogs invade your turf — it should be ok.

So Myanmar is still okay? I have a double-entry tourist visa and am wondering if it will be obsolete by the time I need to use my second entry in late December.

I spent last winter in Chiang Mai and liked the weather mostly but prefer a place that has a breeze (or more) so got to wondering: where's the best place in Thailand for regular breezes?

I find it really helps calm the digestion when things are gurgling. Also I've had a couple of gall stones attacks which apple cider vinegar quickly halted. Some use it as prevention for gall stone attacks. I expect regular vinegar would do the same but prefer my stuff as unprocessed as possible (not to mention it is way better tasting). There's lots of reading to be done both skeptical and fanatical on many a forum… try http://www.curezone.org

If you check out the latest shipment of Healthy Mates at airport plaza Tops it is practically clear with little to no sediment, hence my quest for Bragg's. Perhaps the next shipment of HM will be better…

Hmm, I've been looking hard for the Bragg's at the places mentioned… are they kept in a different location in-store than the Healthy Mate's?

I just noticed a new batch of Healthy Mate's came in at the Tops Airport Plaza and they are much clearer with hardly any "mother". Very different from the Healthy Mate's I bought one month ago.

Kasem's I haven't tried yet. Will do.

I've been trying to find really good apple cider vinegar like Bragg's. The closest I've found at Rimping and Tops is something called Nature's Best (or something similar) in a glass bottle with a yellow label. The bottle reads "raw" and "unfiltered" but it looks filtered to me - almost as clear as the cheap stuff. So my question is: does anyone know where to buy "the good stuff" - cloudy with all the natural gunk left in.

Many thanks!

Yes it is spelled correctly. It's a natural lotion that aids in recovery from strains and sprains. Does anyone know if it's available in Chiang Mai? Thanks…

This is in reference to the barbershop mention to be near the Chang Phuak bus station. Sorry had trouble quoting it on my device. Copied and pasted below is the best I can do.

Thanks, it took a little while but I found it.

The shop is on the west side of the intersection on the south side of Chang Phuak Soi 4.

18°48'00.5"N 98°59'08.4"E

I often go to a small shop in santitham almost at the traffic lights adj changpuak bus station.

for 60baht its the experience of a lifetime.

Stuff I only ever saw on the movies:

pictures on the wall are not vidal sasoons models, they are 6 boys from the army showing the different D/A back cuts...thats all he asks you...and you point.

good old leather chair; rise and fall ststem broken so for farang you have to slide down a bit so the little man can reach.

mirror behind, about 5ft high x 1ft wide on wheels so you can see every cut he makes at the back.

removal of all ear hairs.....waxing not his job!

then out comes the spanner and you drop back in the chair horizontal for the free shave with cut throat on leather knife

and the piece de resistance the nasal hair removal with the long pointy scissors.

hot towel on the face and cotton wool antiseptic dabs on any tender areas.

Any good restaurants veg/vegan in the Chang Phuak area specifically near Thanin market?

Does anyone know what Bang Fie Huay Lan is? It is on the map linked below and pinned to the Chiang Mai forum. Thanks.

https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=204338942160613744627.0004701ef38b2bb76248d&msa=0&ll=18.793279,98.99394&spn=0.013976,0.013325&dg=feature

Went to the morning market in Vientiane and got a 2nd-hand razor (cheap Indian goods but with some weight to it) for 20 baht! Also highly-rated 7 o'clock blades for 15 baht. I'm in business again…

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Schondie where do you get the feather blades if not at Boots?

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I'm looking too. (Pun)

But seriously I am looking for a good optometrists.

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Looking for double-edged safety razors and refill blades in BKK. Any suggestions? I am not necessarily looking for a luxury item just something to replaced one I gave away. Cheers!

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Anyone know where I can buy a good carbon filter mask in Bangkok? Not the big plastic type with replaceable cartridges but a disposable type like this 3M one.

They are sold in a pharmacy at Tae Phae gate in Chiang Mai but not in any pharmacy I've tried in BKK.

Thanks

Visas to India are not easy to obtain if outside your own country,

What a difference! FYI absolutely no problem getting an Indian tourist visa in Bangkok. None of the malarkey and no willful power trip like in Chiang Mai. In fact it was easier to get in Bangkok than it would've been in Canada.

I was planning on getting an Indian visa while in Chiang Mai (here now), but the consul is being so difficult about it that I think I'll go to Bangkok to apply.

- "We don't like those who aren't residents of Thailand applying for visas here, they should do it in their own country."

- "We need a signed letter (hard copy) from the place you will be staying confirming such."

- "if you are talking to Tibetans while in India you may be suspected of spying."

Thanks for the replies.