curtklay

Thanks for that info, h90. It appears that I will have to go with track-able shipping for future orders if I want to receive them. That pisses me off when the shipping cost is more than merchandise.

Thanks for the input, gents. I live up north in Phrae. Everyone at my local post office knows me, where I live, and my address in English. I have checked several times to see if I had any undelivered packages sitting around, but the reply is always "no", including my delivery guy who says "if I have anything for you in the PO, I will bring it out right away". The suspicious part of that is, this guy took over the route right about the time this started. I hate to believe that after making the issue known to him, he would still have the balls to steal my mail, but I have learned that anything is possible here. I'm certain that someone between Bangkok and here is the culprit, but I can't point the finger without proof. I am going to discuss it with the local Postmaster, but unless someone is caught red handed, I'm resolved to paying ridiculous shipping costs that include tracking. All the merchants have either replaced the items or given me a refund, which is great, but still very frustrating and unfair to them if the items are being stolen within the Thai postal system.

Didn't The General say he has ended all the corruption in Thailand?

Since April, I have had 5 international packages disappear in transit. 2 were from USA, 2 from UK, and 1 from China. All were first class mail without tracking numbers. I have never lost a package in over 5 years. 2 of the sellers replaced the orders, and sent them with tracking numbers which I received. This leads me to believe that someone in the Thai Post or Customs is pilfering packages that don't have tracking numbers. Just wondering if anyone else is experiencing a similar problem.

If you have dealt with this before, I would appreciate knowing if anything can be done about it, such as filing a report. Who in the Thai Postal System would I contact to investigate? I'm pretty sure there's nothing I can do except pay premium shipping prices for tracking future orders. But I would sure like to rattle some cages. Any helpful information will be appreciated.

Well there is no way on earth i will be eating that rubbish, so I suppose thats a little bit of good news to start the day lol !

A selfish and disrespectful comment. Giving farangs a bad name again. Do Thailand a favour and zip it.

Spoken like a true newbie.

Thais sure look like they sweat to me. They are constantly wiping their faces with little towels they carry, and complaining about how hot it is. Just like me.

Agreed, but I see workers on a building site, fully clothed, even a balaclava on, working in the mid day sun.

One minute doing that for me would be impossible.

Yes of course Thai sweat, natural cooling mechanism. Human's do not hold their tongue out like a dog to cool, neither do we need large ears; unless a British royal!

Thais out in the sun all day cover up because they are so afraid of the sun darkening their skin. Take a look at a cosmetic section of a store. Every product from face creams to deodorants contain a whitening/bleaching agent. Thais hold the belief that the darker you are, the lower your class standing is.

There actually is some science behind covering up in the sun. The clothing holds the perspiration in so it doesn't evaporate. That lessons dehydration, and supposedly makes you feel cooler.

Style over substance?

I know a guy who photoshops every picture he takes. It's so distracting, you usually don't even notice the subject.

Thais sure look like they sweat to me. They are constantly wiping their faces with little towels they carry, and complaining about how hot it is. Just like me.

Does anyone in the UK actually go to a dentist?

Khunpa: Everything you have said is very accurate, insightful, and well stated.

The bottom line is Thais don't take life seriously. Their major concern is what's for lunch.

Boomerang shows it "out of stock" except for the final season.

For the complete set, you need season 3, 4, 5, and "final".

Mangpong DVD online store has all seasons in stock. Very fast shipping from Bangkok.

https://www.mangpong.co.th/eshop/

You didn't really think the "system" would work properly, did you? Maybe in another year or two.

Are your hemorrhoids flaring up, Konying?

It's just a simple opening line for a bit of smalltalk. Certainly nothing to get upset about, and much nicer than having someone turn their eyes away or scowl at you.

Yeah, I can read the title, but thanks for asking. I'm referring to the reply that says "3 years (Thai) sentencing". She received a 4 year sentence with credit for 1 year served in California. Maybe you guys are more perceptive than I am, but I don't see any connection to Thailand. I guess you're saying that's a "Thai type of sentence"?

What has Thailand got to do with this story?

Who is in the picture? Suspect? Victim? Shopper?

My mail up country has been extremely slow since Songkran. International mail that usually takes 2 weeks has been running 4 to 5 weeks. The Thai Postal System was supposedly shut down for a week to relocate computers or something. I'm hoping that is the cause, and that things will get back to normal soon. Right now I'm waiting for 3 packages that were sent the first week of April.

No time to comment. I have to go out and bury my bamboo shoots.

I've never seen a motorcyclist driving the wrong direction in the USA.

No one is saying that the USA is a shining example. But your statistics aren't valid. The average rate of alcohol related deaths in Thailand is 26,000 per year. The population of Thailand is 1/5 that of the US. I think we all saw the latest ranking that Thailand has the second highest number of road deaths in the world, with 26% involving alcohol. The US came in at 97. The Thais extremely poor driving habits, coupled with lots of booze will soon win them the number 1 spot.

What's wrong with these Thais?...Plenty!

It's nice to hear about good and honest people, and the same things happen in almost any country. But when it happens here, one feels compelled to tell everyone about it. That seems to say something about the general state of things.

Just more useless rhetoric from the Big Kahuna.

Drunk driving carnage...smiling cops pointing at dead bodies...just another day in "Paradise".

Sad and sickening.

Sharktooth: You are absolutely correct. Hygiene is beyond belief in Thailand. To be expected with street food perhaps, but not at Rim Ping.

I have seen it at PowerBuy and computer shops. The price was always more than 400 baht. At that price, they can keep it.