Totster

There is a difference between giving a tip to a lowly paid worker, and being extorted money by a government official.

There is a difference between being extorted money by a government worker, and the exchange rate fluctuation.

Did you read the OP?

The point is - the price is $30 OR bt1500, not $30 or the baht equivalent.

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When I get scammed out of a few baht I always tend to smile and think,' well done you got me'

450 baht, how will you ever be able to go on ?

Exact they got me...just want to report here to make sure they won't get others, that's my only point.

"get others" ??? 55555555

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yes why ? didn't get the joke ?

This topic is a joke... scammed indeed.. lol

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When I get scammed out of a few baht I always tend to smile and think,' well done you got me'

450 baht, how will you ever be able to go on ?

Exact they got me...just want to report here to make sure they won't get others, that's my only point.

"get others" ??? 55555555

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30 USD at normal exchange rate 1 USD = 32 B = 30 x 32 = 960 B

But instead they asked me to pay 1500 THB instead of 30 USD, that's their "change rate".

1500 B - 960 = 540 B in their pockets...

You assume they will be changing it to USD, which they won't of course.

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They won't ? You're not Laotian, are you ? ;-)

I am not sure why my nationality is important...

totster

30 USD at normal exchange rate 1 USD = 32 B = 30 x 32 = 960 B

But instead they asked me to pay 1500 THB instead of 30 USD, that's their "change rate".

1500 B - 960 = 540 B in their pockets...

You assume they will be changing it to USD, which they won't of course.

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The charge is 30USD or 1500bt, this is displayed and no mention of exchange rates are made. I always pay in Baht and don't feel I have been scammed. No merchant has to accept payment from a customer, it is entirely their discretion.

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I haven't used Win7 for a while, but I'm sure you can choose the the sound output device.  Maybe this will fix it where the laptop is having trouble choosing for itself.

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Thanks for the response TL, is working again now.. must've been out for about 4 hours though

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Anyone else experiencing issues with CAT 3G today? No pages are loading.

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Have you looked at the manufactured date on the sidewall of the replacement tyres ? Mich say 3 years on the shelf is OK but perhaps storage conditions might come into play.....

I have the same year truck, same tyres, replaced two a while back which are OK. I am about to replace the other two with the same.

Hmmmmm quite possible that I got conned somehow.

I live out in the sticks and will need a trip into the city to make new. What price for the Michelins these days? With no load in the truck, what psi each tyre for you?

They say 29 all round, if you go much higher you will wear them out a lot quicker. Mine is a 4x4 and found (for me) 32 in the front is better, probably the extra weight at the front makes a difference.

I wish my missus would believe me when I tell her this, she insists on inflating them over 32psi.. I have given up trying to explain to her.

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Thanks for the clarification BenQ,

The only good thing: they have some introductory prices of 940 Baht to DMK which are not beaten by Air Asia so far.

Note - 'introductory'

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Yeah... I'll give it a miss...

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I think calling it Taxi Rouge is incredibly insensitive.

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I have just read that Thai Smile is moving it's flights to Don Muang, Khon Kaen being serviced by Thai Smile.

This is a disaster for anyone wishing to connect to international flights at Suvarnabhumi as now will have to endure the ride across city, potentially during peak times when it can take 2 hours +

So now, we have 3 airlines all flying into Don Muang, which is a dated shit hole at best. The only reason I stayed flying with Thai is because it went to Suvarnabhumi, now I will fly Air Asia which is cheaper as I suspect many others will.

Bunch of morons.

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//edit - link http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2014/08/01/thai-smile-move-don-mueang

It sometimes surprises me what some posters decide to get their knickers in a twist about... \

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yes,right, the mind boggles.

The fact that huge deforestation has taken place in order to produce palm oil is a knicker twister all right. Never mind, let's bulldoze it all flat and get rid of that pesky wild life.

I see your point, however that seemed secondary to the posters actual beef.

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It sometimes surprises me what some posters decide to get their knickers in a twist about... \

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Found a vid believe it or not!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCqdLzoBZag

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Loland Lat (From when his show was from Hong Kong..)

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There have been a few polls made by Thaivisa that cover demographics

This is the 2014 one - http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/706861-expat-survey-finds-74-happy-with-life-in-thailand/

This is the 2011 one - http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/468108-expat-survey-shows-84-happy-in-thailand-thaksin-not-popular/

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Plant some trees.

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Also check you HAVE a spare tyre mine was stolen not long after I bought the pickup, on checking around it is quite a common theft from pickups normally done in shopping centre car parks, they back up to your vehicle and drop the tailgates and work undetected undercover, I now have a heavy duty chain and extra strong lock on my spare after spending 4000+ Bt replacing it, some people replace with an old rim and "get you home " tyre to deter the thieves.

The thiefs target pickups with red plates knowing the spare tyre will be brand new and never used therefore easy to sell on. Ours was thieved in the first 2 weeks of red plate.

First thing I did was put a heavy duty chain and lock on mine.

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take care if you want to use this Multi '0' Visa this time, if you do not go out and back again today then that Visa will becomes Void

What are you talking about?

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