Exchanging Euro for baht in Korat - having problems

[dreaming]

A friend of mine has 1000 euro she is trying to exchange in Korat but the banks wont accept it - due to the coronavirus apparently. 

 

Does anyone know where she can exchange it in Korat.

 

Thanks

[CharlieH]

MOVED to Isaan forum for local knowledge

[uli65]

MOVED to Isaan forum for local knowledge, where is this????????

[CharlieH]

9 minutes ago, uli65 said:

MOVED to Isaan forum for local knowledge, where is this????????

Where is what ? The forum or Korat  or Isaan ?

[uli65]

where you moved this post???? so hard to understand. can not find anywhere.

 

 

 

[wilai]

14 minutes ago, uli65 said:

where you moved this post???? so hard to understand. can not find anywhere.

 

 

 

 

[dreaming]

Just a thought. Do gold shops exchange foreign currency?

[Enoon]

 

6 hours ago, uli65 said:

where you moved this post???? so hard to understand. can not find anywhere.

 

 

 

 

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/search/currency+exchange+korat/@14.984769,102.0787944,14z/data=!3m1!4b1

 

They're probably all shut for COVID.

 

 

 

Edited April 22, 2020 by Enoon

[LPCustom69]

I had the same problem in Pattaya. The bank said to use a non bank affiliated money changer.

[jimmjam]

its going to be very difficult exchanging it outside of places like bkk and pattaya, banks wont exchange at the moment.

 

[Ener54]

Hi Dreaming, did you found a solution ?

[Pedrogaz]

Go to any Kasikorn bank. They will change it.

[Max69xl]

9 minutes ago, Pedrogaz said:

Go to any Kasikorn bank. They will change it.

Kasikorn Bank stopped their exchange services weeks ago. I think they were the first bank to do it. 

[Max69xl]

3 hours ago, dreaming said:

Just a thought. Do gold shops exchange foreign currency?

Doesn't your friend know anyone like an expat with a bank account?

That friend can give your friend the equivalent to €1000 and change the money later. It's not exactly a fortune. 

[KhaoYai]

5 hours ago, Max69xl said:

Kasikorn Bank stopped their exchange services weeks ago. I think they were the first bank to do it

Oh wonderful - I left the wife quite a lot of GBP - told her to change it when the exchange rate went above 40. Now its above 40 but she can't change it.

[ubonjoe]

8 hours ago, KhaoYai said:

Oh wonderful - I left the wife quite a lot of GBP - told her to change it when the exchange rate went above 40. Now its above 40 but she can't change it.

I wonder if Superrich is open.

Source: https://www.superrich1965.com/home.php?language=en

[KhaoYai]

10 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

I wonder if Superrich is open.

Apparently not Joe. My wife tells me the only stores open in all the shopping malls are supermarkets. There's another exchange in The Mall - I think is called Twelve Victory, also closed.

Edited April 23, 2020 by KhaoYai

[brianthainess]

Is it not possible to deposit foreign currency into a normal Thai account ?