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On 11/6/2023 at 8:29 PM, Celsius said:

 

So, being at the mercy of Thai exchange where they can lock your account while asking for yet another KYC is more convenient and reliable?

Coinbase locked my account because I can not provide a drivers license or state ID.

On 2/8/2024 at 9:49 PM, Conno said:

A driving license from your home country will work. 

What to do if your home DL is long expired?

21 hours ago, cmike said:

 

Thanks. I'll download the app and try

 

Let us know how it goes.

How do we know it wasn't a robbery? Maybe someone wanted his private keys.

Again. :(

Would love to know the actual reason for the visa requirement for Thais. There are some sketchy countries on the visa free list.

Here to vent and warn. Heading North from Bangkok. Cruising along in the 120km lane. Cruise control set to 119; speed verified with the GPS. Passing through Sing Buri, and see the copper in the bushes. Not concerned, because I knew my speed was fine.

Pulled over at the road block. WTF? Told the cop I was doing 119 in the right lane. He showed me a photo of my car, and informed me I was doing 122. I laughed and said 122 in a 120??? Lots of cars going way quicker than me. I told the cop it was bull<deleted>. He chuckled, and asked if I wanted to pay on the spot or have the citation mailed. Best to keep it well under the limit in Sing Buri. 

Looks like teeth are missing on the safety comb. I have noticed this on many escalators and walkways.

Read it several times, and am still not certain if they are dead or not.

On my glass eave this morning. Anyone recognize this snake? Google comes up with Flying Golden Tree Snake. Doesn't look right to me.

He (OP) don't write too clear.

Why isn't she in shackles?

8 hours ago, TheAppletons said:

I was pretty sure it was the Bonvoy Brilliant and I'm relatively certain the Platinum status plus 25 elite nights credit that comes with it is the main benefit you value.  

 

I had considered it until they switched to the dining credit (instead of the $300 property credit) and then raised the annual fee to $650.

I still have a year at the old annual fee. Will have to see how I feel when the new fee comes due.

Hey, thanks for that. Very helpful. This is their Bonvoy Brilliant card, which has benefits I value. Used to be able to spend the entire credit in one go at a Marriott property. Now it has to be used at restaurants monthly. Better for Amex, I'm sure.

One of my Amex cards has a monthly dining credit. Having trouble finding restaurants where I can use it. Would appreciate suggestions for good western restaurants in Bangkok or Chiang Mai, accepting Amex for payment. There are many hotel restaurants that take Amex, but they often code as travel rather than dining. Thanks in advance.

Only lets me book as far out as 27/2/23. Northern Line to Krung Thep Aphiwat. That is not very helpful. ????

1 hour ago, kingstonkid said:

Remember, most of the people enjoying it probably do not vote and or are Foreigners

I would question that assumption.

Court martial sounds in order. Doubt it will ever happen here though.

Time for a new desktop. Looking for recommendations for a shop in Chiang Mai to build a desktop using premium quality components. No gaming. Just want a high end reliable (linux) machine capable of running three high resolution monitors. Thanks.

5 hours ago, JimboB4 said:

What’s the point of this article? They already met and it’s already known that it will never be re-listed. These are always so over exaggerated. We might be in danger of having to verify our ages before buying but there really is no threat to legal cannabis.   

You clicked on it (as did I). That is the point.

1 hour ago, WaveHunter said:

I'll check with consolidator but i thought sales tax rates are state-wide and did not vary by region within a state.

cdtfa95.pdf

28 minutes ago, WaveHunter said:

Good point!  Actually CA's sales tax is not that much higher than most states, but what it got me to realize is that going through the Consolidator will result in me being DOUBLE-TAXED on this purchase; once by CA sales tax at 7%, and then again by Thailand's VAT, also at 7%..  Even worse, it's not just 14% tax, but even more since Thailand's VAT will be based on the CA tax being included inthe valuation!

 

Just to make it even worse.  I don't even have the option of having it shipped directly from Amazon since they will not deliver this item directly to Thailand.

 

DAMN!!!!!  Perhaps there is some tax-savvy forum member has a suggestion ???

 

I believe some consolidators have addresses in 0 sales tax states.

Depends where you are in California. Some Bay Area cities have sales tax as high as 10.75%.

1 hour ago, WaveHunter said:

I agree!  Amazon give you no good deals on international shipping.  That's why I use a package consolidation company in the US.  Anything I buy from the States is shipped to the Consolidator's warehouse in California and stored until I request they ship it to me.  Due to the high volume of shipping they do, they have unbelievably low shipping costs from a number of shipping companies that you can select, and pass the savings onto their customers.

 

For example, for this this computer, Amazon would charge me $324.50 Shipping & Import Fees.

My Consolidator charges $195.39 for the exact same thing!  So, Amazon is charging about 40% MORE than my consolidator!

 

When I thought of using a consolidator I seriously researched the companies that do this.  Some are not so good or trustworthy but I found one that was consistently ranked as one of the best! I have used them about 10 times and they handled the shipments flawlessly.

 

One of the really nice things I like about them is they will warehouse your purchases from different stores you purchase from for free up to up to a month and even longer for a very nominal fee, and then when you are ready to ship, they will consolidate all your different purchases, removing the shipping packaging of individual shipments, and putting everything into one very secure shipping box so that the shipping cost per item is dramatically less, and they prepare the Customs documents for you in a professional way.  Their fees are very reasonable too.

 

If anyone else is interested in looking into this, the company I use is called Planet Express and I highly recommend them!  

 

 

 

Shipping to Calif, you are hit with an outrageous sales tax; no?