Forgetful Brazilian tourist leaves 91,000 baht on mini mart counter - but thankful for Thai honesty

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Forgetful Brazilian tourist leaves 91,000 baht on mini mart counter - but thankful for Thai honesty

 

Picture: JS100

 

A Brazilian tourist was very thankful for the honesty of an employee at the mini mart in the PT gas station in Samut Songkhram. 

 

CCTV showed that the tourist with her family had left two envelopes on the counter - one contained 41,000 baht in cash and the other US$ 1,562 (worth about 50,000 baht). 

 

She had arrived at the gas station in a van and was buying protective rain jackets. 

 

Mini mart employee Pornpailin Seesot contacted the police and with the help of JS 100 radio station and immigration the van was located in Krabi.

 

The tourist had realized later that she had forgotten her holiday money but she had no idea where. 

 

She will be reunited with her cash on Thursday. 

 

Mrs Paula from Brazil said:  "When I read here, I just got in the hotel. I read the message; I couldn’t believe my eyes. I can’t thank you enough. Thank you, thank you, God bless you very much! You blessed me. You made my whole year very happy and I’m very very grateful for her and her honesty to keep the money. She is really really nice, I can’t thank her enough and with tears in my eyes, please tell her, “Thank you!” 

 

Source: JS100

 

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[KevinCorr]

A fool and his money are soon parted.

 

[ezzra]

Well, if it wasn't for the clear shot CCTV cameras everywhere in 7/11 one would have been tempted i guess...

[bluesofa]

2 hours ago, KevinCorr said:

A fool and his money are soon parted.

 

It baffles me how Thailand seems to attract so many 'forgetful' tourists.

If I had half that amount of money with me, I wouldn't be putting it down anywhere, let alone forgetting it. It would be constantly on my mind, but maybe that's only me. Perhaps it was just loose change to her?

[RotBenz8888]

Does this mark the end of the taxi stories?

[colinneil]

Well T.A.T. obviously thought, we have to stop with the honest taxi driver lark, as folk have got wise to that, so now we will use the convenience store lark.

 

[Crossy]

These things usually show up after a "bad" story. 

 

I don't recall a bad mini-mart piece recently, perhaps they released the story too soon.

[Redline]

If not for CCTV, I can presume a sudden illness, then family emergency, shopping spree, some parties, then, depressingly, applying to 7/11 for another job ???? would have been the order of the future

[cardinalblue]

This tourist deserves to lose money if that is how she safeguards her money...

 

she buys pennies of an item but needs to pull out her entire wad to pay it....and keeps it in an envelope?

 

can be anymore stupid...

[Dolmance]

In some ways, the Thais make the Germans look like a herd of disorganized cats.  Their behavior in large groups is truly remarkable in that way.  You could leave a thousand Baht note on the dashboard of your unlocked car with the windows open for a week, and it would still be there when you went to pick it up.

 

However, the hoops they make old farts like myself go through to get a Retirement Visa can only be described as both sadistic and evil.

 

What a paradox.

Edited January 8, 2019 by Dolmance
I didn't complete my thought to my satisfaction.

[roo860]

In some ways, the Thais make the Germans look like a herd of disorganized cats.  Their behavior in large groups is truly remarkable in that way.  You could leave a thousand Baht note on the dashboard of your unlocked car with the windows open for a week, and it would still be there when you went to pick it up.
 
However, the hoops they make old farts like myself go through to get a Retirement Visa can only be described as both sadistic and evil.
 
What a paradox.

Eh?

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[colinneil]

31 minutes ago, Dolmance said:

In some ways, the Thais make the Germans look like a herd of disorganized cats.  Their behavior in large groups is truly remarkable in that way.  You could leave a thousand Baht note on the dashboard of your unlocked car with the windows open for a week, and it would still be there when you went to pick it up.

 

However, the hoops they make old farts like myself go through to get a Retirement Visa can only be described as both sadistic and evil.

 

What a paradox.

Maybe you could explain yourself in language we all understand.

[oldrunner]

Dumb is as dumb behaves, give half the stupid's money to the really poor.

[roo860]

Dumb is as dumb behaves, give half the stupid's money to the really poor

 

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Brilliant

[hotchilli]

20 hours ago, RotBenz8888 said:

Does this mark the end of the taxi stories?

I must have missed a post... I got this "return of money" one before the original story of something being stolen!!

Note to self... please keep up !!

[LomSak27]

How did I miss this - No Taxis now,  the honesty is spreading like a wildfire (or an oil slick) . This is warming the cancerous nodes on my cold heart this morning. HooYaa!