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Thanks for the replies!

I am well aware of the many scams in Thailand (TIT!), unfortunately I am not around currently to provide my battle hardened assistance (having lived there on and off many years).

My wife is shy and avoids confrontation, has the appearance of a "Lady Farang", and this is easily picked up on by unscrupulous fellow country folk wanting to make a fast buck.

I phoned and told the wife to try "selling" a Baht of gold to find out the real price of gold, and then ask the "buying" price.

All of a sudden the buying price came down to around 19900 which includes the "work" needed (for some reason the work needed now costs more than 1000 baht whereas before the price drop it was 600 baht).

It still seems a tad excessive, I have read that the current price is 18800 for gold ornaments, but is that more of a wholesale price in places like Bangkok?

Maybe one can get a better price in a larger town.

Cheers.

With my wife's birthday coming up, I asked her to check the price of a one baht gold necklace since the gold prices have been going down considerably.

She was quoted 24,000 baht last Friday in a shop in Prakhon Chai. Is this possible?

Since I am away from Thailand currently, I checked on-line and see prices 18000 - 19000 Baht quoted in the Bangkok newspapers.

Are the shops in Isaan sellling at 24000 Baht because they do not want to lose money? Are they just cashing in on the uninformed?

Thanks for the responses. I have thought about using the local steel suppliers to custom make some playground equipment, but worry about the cost. Wonder where the local schools get their equipment? Bangkok? Perhaps a lot of it is custom made locally.

Does anyone know where to purchase swings and slides for kids near Buriram or Surin?

I live near Prakhon Chai with my two young kids and would love to buy some playground equipment for them.

Thanks!

Thanks for the quick reply, I hope this is the case.

I worry because I read about this requirement on the Thai embassy in Washington web site under consular/visa service/FAQ (the first question and answer).

I will be traveling to Thailand tomorrow and would like to know more about the "cumulative duration of stay of not exceeding 90 days within any 6-month period". I stayed in Thailand for 3 months using a 2 month tourist visa combined with a one month extension I got while I was in Thailand. Now two months later I will be traveling to Thailand again on a 30 day Tourist Visa Exemption stamp, and will extend my stay 15 days at a time using the border crossings. So that is more than 90 days in a 6 month period.

My question, does the 90 day in a 60 month period requirement apply to me, since I read from the Thai embassy that this is a requirement for "foreigners who enter the Kingdom under this Tourist Visa Exemption Scheme may re-enter and stay in Thailand for a cumulative duration of stay of not exceeding 90 days within any 6-month period from the date of first entry ". I however initially used a two month tourist visa and not a tourist visa exemption.

Please help as I will be traveling tomorrow! Thanks!