MaiDong

I received my second order from this shop last week. The taste, smell & buzz was completely different, it smelled agricultural, almost manure-like, there was also many more seeds & twigs than in my previous order. I messaged the seller and received a reply saying that I ordered something different from the last time, which I didn't - as 1st screenshot below confirms - I specifically asked for the same product(knowing there would be some variation, obvs). In the screenshot below, they continued to tell me I ordered it, and have stopped replying to my messages - in a pathetically child-like manner. So, Thai customer services shining brightly again. Before anybody starts telling me 'it's only B300 etc etc', it's not about the money, is it, obviously. It's about getting what you ordered, and not having to fart around trying to get straight answers - or any conversation at all! Any other recommendations for more grown up sellers?

Also, whilst I was passing through, visibility was at about 100 meters up in the hills, and about 3 or 400m half way down. The air was thick with smoke, and all along the route the farmers were burning. I'm not exaggerating when I say I almost lost my voice by the time I was half way home due to the smoke. So maybe not the best time of the year for a holiday in Mae Sot.

Just to confirm, and to add my experience today - I rode to Mae Sot, and what a ride! I set off at 2am, completely empty roads, mostly newly laid roads too, all the way to the mountain pass at Tak, which despite having some road works going on, was absolutely amazing to ride! Both inbound and outbound rides were amazing, really nice flowing corners ???? The ride back on the 'highways' though, that was horrible. Maps sent me through Singburi, Ang Thong & Ayutthaya, and the roads absolutely shook me to bits, so best to come back the way I went in future, through Suphanburi & Chai Nat - lesson learned. The border experience was nice enough, apart from the bad manners of the Burmese crossing the border, it's as if nobody else existed... I paid B500 for my Burmese border hop, and both the Burmese and the Thai IO's were friendly and happy, which is a million miles away from my experiences with Cambodian & Laotian IO's. So, all-in-all, I recommend this visa run, especially if you're riding, as traffic jams simply don't exist - I managed 980kms in 12hrs 37mins, with a few stops each way.

Thanks again, Todd! I'll be leaving BKK early morning, hoping to beat any queues, then hopefully back to BKK by the evening...

Thanks, Tod.

Thanks, Red, I'll consider that. I'm also considering Mae Sot, which is further but probably a nicer ride.

Forget that, I've just seen the Mae Sot border is open for visa runs, I'll ride up there, it's a much nicer ride ????

Any news on whether Ban Phu Nam Ron Border Crossing Station is open for a visa run?

I'm contemplating a border run, initially I was going to go Poi Pet but I read Chong Chom was quieter, and just generally easier than PP, the extra distance from BKK isn't a problem for me, I like the riding... I'm nearing the end of my 90 day stay, I still have a few months left on my Non O visa, so I just need to exit and re-enter. I've also read that I can pay a few hundred Baht to re-enter Thailand on the same day, is this currently possible at Chong Chom border crossing? Thanks in advance for any recent experiences! MD

I concur, best buzz out of 6 different types of weed in front of me, best price too.

Thanks for your reply. B290 lost is fine if it's just B290 once, but this will be my 6th or 7th order from a different supplier and I've been let down a few times, so it's a few hundred, a few times... I'm curious why you suggest negotiating for 100g when I've never purchased from them before? Not only does that sound a bit iffy, but it's starting to annoy me how much plastic is being used as packaging for all this new product. I recently bought 5g of kief and it arrived in 5 thick plastic test tubes! So if anything, I'll order 20g,try it out, see what my experience is like with the shop, then purchase more if it's any good.

I'm just about to give the 20g pack a go, but before I buy, I just wanted to ask if you've purchased from this shop on multiple occasions?

I'm looking at a dynavap convection heater, but apparently you have to order through line, despite the product being on their website, I'm wondering why that is? The product is actually cheaper here than back in the UK, too. Any recent experiences?

I had a very similar experience, ordered 3g, received only 1.5g, they promised to send the remainder but never did, which was a shame as the kief I received was excellent! I told them they'd lost a good customer and they replied with 'ok'. It seems the art of Thai customer services lives on in the smokers world too.

I'm looking to buy a 'Standard' hot & cold water dispenser from Lazada, I usually buy 1.5L bottles direct from Singha but the sheer amount of plastic used, along with lifting all those bottles through the house every couple of months, plus the storage space used, has me thinking that a dispenser is a better option all round. I understand it'll use electric but we're constantly filling the fridge up with room temp Singha bottles, so I don't think it'll make much difference to the leccy bill. My question is this: has anybody bought one of these? What was your experience with it? Do they last a long time? Can they be easily fixed if a pump/motor fails? There are many different types of water dispenser on the market, but sadly most of them are plastic boxes, and will deteriorate/yellow in this climate(or just get fallen into by a teenage boy), and I don't want to contribute any more plastic to landfill(the oceans) than is absolutely necessary. This is why I've got my eye on this 'Standard' brand. It looks good enough in the pics, the reviews are fair, but I'd like to hear from anybody here who has one, and if they would recommend it.