sahibji

this is the most ludicrous thing i have heard or read.

the sellers are your own people. they are operating from fixed and defined locations. why do the authorities go after the shops that sell the fakes?

neither the visitors nor the bar owners seem to learn. the injuries to the fellow do not seem consistent with a fall down the stairs.

2 hours ago, nev said:

Looks like a case of bill padding gone wrong, I don't believe the tourist said anything about cheaper beer in a convenience store just made a made up story to justify the attack.

Better to check every chit that is put in your bin, if you find the price is excessive for the first round pay and move on.

believe you me this happens. there are many places where the pad bills.

1 hour ago, bsdthai said:

Wow, is this real. Police are starting to do something regardless of the scenario and worth or is this just a one off. Lets hope police start doing there jobs all the time.

"Make Thailand Great Again".... Or something like that...

totally endorse your views. the right way to go.

39 minutes ago, alfalfa19 said:

i agree.  certain people seem to take whatever the thai police or other thai people say at face value.   this is an error in judgement, at best. 

sure beer is cheaper in the convenience stores and no one is forcing people to go to bars for a beer. it is their choice and if so you must pay the bar prices.

37 minutes ago, alfalfa19 said:

amazing that she was actually arrested.  due solely to social media, methinks. 

let them do their job. this is the correct approach.

absolutely the right way to go as the law enforcement agencies should handle violations rather than individuals taking the law into their own hands.

i say give it a shot and tweak prices if necessary.

5 hours ago, catman20 said:

and with the prices their charging will OFFICIALLY CLOSE SOON.

maybe your suggestion for equitable prices please.

7 hours ago, DM07 said:

Those pesky foreigners, again!


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too judgemental. 

1 hour ago, farcanell said:

 One problem that springs to mind with this is that it then gives the wee guy, hiding behind the cubby holes, the chance to rat thru your bag, and steal your camera or iPhone or whatever (like the luggage pilfering  scams on buses).

 

But these shops that "cater" to tourists, though cheap, still gouge tourists, as you all know, given they will instantly give a "cheap price for you" discount, almost instantly.... and lets not forget the double pricing standard for farangs

 

that said, lol... this is piss poor, and not the idea most have of a cheap holiday in Asia. I would personally love to see them caught, and if they have already departed, I really hope that the video goes viral enough that someone from where ever they come from, sees it and shames them 

logistics possibly would not allow allow to screen and store all items especially personal bags.

5 minutes ago, SaintLouisBlues said:

Anyone who goes into the retail business without budgeting for "shrinkage" does not have a firm grasp of what's involved in running a business. That's not to condone it, merely to state it's a fact of business life

why should shoplifting be a fact of business life. there is no place for such offences. shopkeepers have enough of other issues like obsolete  inventory and competition  and overheads to worry about.

1 hour ago, blazes said:

Chop off their hands?

under what law? 

1 hour ago, Cranky said:

Thais never break the law whilst overseas for fear of tarnishing their reputation.  Never ever steal from each other.

you have got to be kidding. who is doing human trade in malaysia and so many thais have been caught offending. but this does not refer to thais alone. every society has some elements who are not desirable.

45 minutes ago, FitnessHealthTravel said:

CCTV is great if you use it. This was shot January 7, she posted this February 11. Those tourists are long gone back to their freezing cold Countries with shit food and weather. Memories of Thailand.  

why bring personalities into it. punish the offenders rather than commenting on the countries they come from.

43 minutes ago, natway09 said:

Do as in Singapore,,, $300 fine & 20 lashes

Stealing is stealing ,,,, stop condoning it everyone

shoplifting cannot be condoned.

17 minutes ago, yardrunner said:

change many to some and i would agree with her, all countries have some bad people

more like it. there are some bad elements in any society.

14 minutes ago, damo said:

Apart from the dramatic contrast in offending, how does footage sit stacked against the volumes of crimes perpetrated against Farang. 

 

Pathaetic people.

two wrongs do not make a right. there is no reason to condone shoplifting .

i am anti shoplifting as i am aware that the shopkeeper has so many overheads to cover and a theft of a shop item leaves them in a very difficult spot to cover expenses and make some money for the family expenses. such an act should not go unpunished.

9 hours ago, jerojero said:

Many foreigners are not good people? About as accurate as farang Thai-bashers. Just brush everyone with same tarnished brush. Sheesh!

 

extremist view for sure.

the ultimate cost of poverty?

37 minutes ago, action said:

Why does every single report on this story have to mention  "red Porsche Cayenne"??

why do you need a marker pen? highlights

1 minute ago, Matt96 said:

and they will be kicked out of business on the next day. because they broke the regulation.

 

why don't you show an example of "ignoring officials" by  entering Thailand without visa, for example?  they are money grabbers! why do you have to pay for visa - you are entitled to enter everywhere for free!

not quite true. many countries are charging visa fee.

Just now, jdf2231 said:

Well, there is differential pricing for the same thing. If they really needed the extra 270 THB (300-30), charge everyone 40 THB... lol. Why charge 5% of your visitors 10x when you can charge 100% of the visitors 10 baht more. No one complains at the end of the day.

that is far more sensible.

6 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Fortunately they've made enough already to pay for their own funeral! Rest in Shame!

if it is some consolation India is charging the foreigners up to twenty five times the domestic tickets for their attractions.

13 minutes ago, dotpoom said:

I came to Hua Hin on the 1st of this month, as I often do every during the year.  Lots of tourists, especially Chinese here. But this time I noticed a hugh jump in the price of food, at least in the local Thai restaurants..... double the usual price in most of the ones we (my Thai wife) have been to so far

inevitable due to supply and demand.