Today a foreign lady in Tokyu Department Store in MBK (MahBoonKhrong) had to show the checkout lady her passport because she had 2,160 Baht of groceries.  The checkout lady told me it is a Tokyu store policy for a fairly long time now if 2,000 cash or 4,000 credit or more.

 

Thailand is getting weird.

Edited July 4, 20197 yr by mojaco
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Big C has now asked for my passport twice. Under 1000b. I just laugh but this revelation I'm not laughing any more.

They will be asking for your passport next to go and have a shit in MBK. where as Thai can shit for free

more shit,and they wonder why pattaya is deserted.

8 minutes ago, whiteman said:

They will be asking for your passport next to go and have a shit in MBK. where as Thai can shit for free

and Chinese

The money laundering training cashiers and anyone dealing with cash receive is infiltrating slowly through the economy but is being implemented to the extreme to control cash and hassle everyone.

 

Edited July 4, 20197 yr by userabcd

show a passport for what, to pay with cash?

no i would leave it there and walk out, i never carry my passport with me, there is a copy on my phone but i am not carrying my passport everywhere. 

So to buy some of those home appliance electric goods they have at the back of the store costing over 2000 Baht one needs to have identification, it is just a ridiculous rule.

Edited July 4, 20197 yr by userabcd

Stupid question.
Just exactly what is the purpose of showing the passport?  
What info on the passport is going to satisfy the checkout person? 
Do they record your name and passport number?  And where does this info go?  Who sees it?

Why just this store?  Chinese owners?  W-T-F?  555 

 

I hope this becomes SOP.  This is guarantee economic failure.

Edited July 4, 20197 yr by Nowisee

1 hour ago, mojaco said:

Today a foreign lady in Tokyu Department Store in MBK (MahBoonKhrong) had to show the checkout lady her passport because she had 2,160 Baht of groceries.  The checkout lady told me it is a Tokyu store policy for a fairly long time now if 2,000 cash or 4,000 credit or more.

 

Thailand is getting weird. 

 

Yes, they stamp the passport with a "Hello Kitty" logo as part of their loyalty scheme. Once you get 10 stamps, you can have a free cup of coffee ????

 

 

Edited July 4, 20197 yr by nkg
Meow

Shop elsewhere ????

43 minutes ago, kingdong said:

more shit,and they wonder why pattaya is deserted.

Come to Bangkok and enjoy 

34 minutes ago, jimmyyy said:

no i would leave it there and walk out, i never carry my passport with me, there is a copy on my phone but i am not carrying my passport everywhere. 

Everybody and their kangaroo knows you don't have to carry your actual passport, as long as you have a copy of the relevant information and also have access to the original if requested.

Today a foreign lady in Tokyu Department Store in MBK (MahBoonKhrong) had to show the checkout lady her passport because she had 2,160 Baht of groceries.

Tell her to hold onto an item so that your total is less than 2000 baht. Then after you pay, come back into the line and pay for the remaining item.

Never been asked for ID for paying with cash in a super market, and never will. 

If this is real I will need to gather evidence and send it to the western press.

I think in the Big C in our area it's impossible to come over 2'000 baht (Except you buy one big item) as they always stop after 1'000 or 1'500... and start with a new bill, so you can receive an discount voucher from the first one.

 

But even they would ask for a passport, I not see a reason for that question and never encountered like that before. seems strange

They can ask me all they want as I do not carry it.

Leave the stuff at the checkout and walk away.

 

13 hours ago, whiteman said:

They will be asking for your passport next to go and have a shit in MBK. where as Thai can shit for free

 

Only if it is a big job.

 

Normally a Thai driving licence will suffice.

Leave all the stuff on the counter and say I'm just going back home to get my passport, keep everything there for me and then don't come back of course.

14 hours ago, Lamkyong said:

and Chinese

They just do it at the side of the road ,free ,my wife was told by a toilet attendant ,just to save 5 baht .

Having slept on this, now I wonder if they thought you might want a VAT receipt.  I believe two thousand is the level at which a purchase qualifies for tax refund at the airport.  That would be the only way this makes any sense.

11 minutes ago, attrayant said:

Having slept on this, now I wonder if they thought you might want a VAT receipt.  I believe two thousand is the level at which a purchase qualifies for tax refund at the airport.  That would be the only way this makes any sense.

Occam's razor tells us that would be the reason. Staff are only trying to be helpful.

 

Edited July 5, 20197 yr by Farangwithaplan

Leave all the stuff on the counter and say I'm just going back home to get my passport, keep everything there for me and then don't come back of course.

Telling them that you go home for what? Will only give them an extra laugh about the forgetful 'falang'...

Just leave all the shopping at the checkout and walk away; showing them how ridiculous, stupid, and bad for their business this practice is!

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Occam's razor tells us that would be the reason. Staff are only trying to be helpful.
 

Possible. Oh well, the language barrier...

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2 minutes ago, StayinThailand2much said:

Telling them that you go home for what? Will only give them an extra laugh about the forgetful 'falang'...

Just leave all the shopping at the checkout and walk away; showing them how ridiculous, stupid, and bad for their business this practice is!

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You mean you wouldn't even bother to ask why they would like the passport, in the hope that you could clear up any misunderstanding? Seems like you would cut off your nose to spite your face in this instance. You waste time collecting groceries or whatever, then without spending a couple of minutes to discuss you situation you walk off in a hissy fit with no groceries and all that time lost.

 

That strikes me as a very odd strategy.

 

Edited July 5, 20197 yr by Farangwithaplan

Surely you cannot claim tax back on groceries

The way things is going in Thailand it will not be long until they ask for your grand mother maiden name to buy a beer from 7-11. Life used to be great and uncomplicated before in Thailand before, what went wrong?

9 minutes ago, Orton Rd said:

Surely you cannot claim tax back on groceries

additionally; you'd have to lug all your groceries along to the Airport Conter, so that they can acquit all items against the list ???? oh the humanity! all that, by then, melted coconut icecream tubs