Thai granny threw her savings out after the termites got to them

 

Image: Thai Rath

 

A Thai octogenarian thought her money was worthless after the termites got to it in a cabinet. 

 

So she tossed out more than 100,000 baht thinking it was worthless.

 

The money was found in a bin by a market in Rayong. Sixty five year old  Atchara Kanokphatrakun decided to hand it in to police.

 

Granny Chaluay Sae-tiaw, 83, heard from a friend that the story was in Thai Rath and they were looking for the owner of the cash amounting to 117,000 baht.

 

So Chaluay went to Rayong police where the nice policewoman took her under her wing. 

 

Chaluay explained that she has been a lottery vendor in Rayong for decades. She keeps half her money in a tin for daily expenses and future lottery purchases and the other half in a wooden cabinet. 

 

But on Tuesday she was shocked to see that termites had got at a 160,000 baht bundle of 1000 baht notes making most of them unusable. 

 

She never thought a bank would accept them so she put them in a paper bag and tossed them out in a bin at the market. 

 

She met the person who found them and they realized happily that they knew each other.

 

Thai Rath reported that banks must accept damaged notes according to regulations promulgated in 1958. So long as there is more than 50% of the note there will be no problem in exchanging them for crisp new notes.

 

Source: Thai Rath

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-07-28

Hope she keeps the new notes in a bank.

regards worgeordie

Well the same thing happened to Pablo Escobar and El chapo,except there was a bit more $ involved.

1 hour ago, marko kok prong said:

Well the same thing happened to Pablo Escobar and El chapo,except there was a bit more $ involved.

What?? Did they also throw their money in a bin at the market?

Nice story that the banks will replace the damaged notes for her BUT very bad news that this old lady has over 320,000 in her home at any one time. Half in a tin can for "daily expenses" (the mind boggles with that amount) & half in a wooden cabinet. She is a marked lady for sure.  

Termites? My wife can chew through 155,000 Baht a month, minus 10,000 Baht for me, the rest for the many bills we have?

Should have bought gold.

Should have bought bitcoin

wow  she must have been torn full of holes to find that money chewed up and to have to toss it.  poor lady.. im glad this story has a happy ending..  glad there weren't two teachers and 3 policemen claiming this loot 

15 hours ago, oldrunner said:

Termites? My wife can chew through 155,000 Baht a month, minus 10,000 Baht for me, the rest for the many bills we have?

Sounds to me you have a wonderful life with full control over the economy.

18 hours ago, chingching said:

Should have bought bitcoin

No point explaining to a 83-year old Thai lady about bitcoin. She might start saving all those 25 and 50 satang coins!