Thai's not paying bills or leaving it to the very last minute?

[Keyser Soze666]

Not wanting to generalise too much here, hence the ?, as it maybe just my missus and her family, however unlikely.

 

So, do they ever pay on the due date? Mine don't. In Thailand most of the bigger corps will let you go at least one month overdue before cutting you off, which to me is fair enough, some close up to 2 months. My wife usually will go to 2 months overdue before she reluctantly pays, and even then may only pay the overdue amount.

 

I went to her family's house the other week in the sticks (was horrific, but that's not for now) We arrive, exchange pleasantry's etc, then I ask for the wifi password, so i can re-connect to civilisation 'Oh, no wifi, not pay bill for 3 months' is the retort. Ridiculous. Guess who ended up paying the 2k, yep old muggings here, but mainly because it would have literally been unbearable staying there with no wifi, plus my kids wanted to get online, of course.

 

So, is this just another 'Thai thing' do they miraculously think these debts may just go away if ignored?

 

My patience is close to the wall now dealing with these *fill in the missing word* 

[colinneil]

OP not only your family wait until the very last minute, it is very common here.

Recently i gave my wife money to pay for the internet, on her arrival home, i said you pay the internet, no it is not due for 3 days.... What it needs paying, why wait till the last day, what if for some reason you cannot get there on the last day, no problem they not cut for a few days.????

[Keyser Soze666]

5 minutes ago, colinneil said:

OP not only your family wait until the very last minute, it is very common here.

Recently i gave my wife money to pay for the internet, on her arrival home, i said you pay the internet, no it is not due for 3 days.... What it needs paying, why wait till the last day, what if for some reason you cannot get there on the last day, no problem they not cut for a few days.????

Sure. But at least she/you are paying month by month still. it's actually a month at least b4 they cut you off fyi.

[stouricks]

Pay the bills yourself. I do all from my Bkk Bank App, lekky, water, 3BB, AIS top up and spending money for her. Never been cut off.

[tifino]

How much @Keyser Soze666 would have instead cost you to pack your bags and, for the remainder of your stay - sit online 24/7 in an Internet cafe back in town? 

[Keyser Soze666]

4 minutes ago, stouricks said:

Pay the bills yourself. I do all from my Bkk Bank App, lekky, water, 3BB, AIS top up and spending money for her. Never been cut off.

I do pay the bills myself, or I'd be sitting here with no electric or water. The only one she pays is her True Move bill. I should have made that more clear tbf. Then there is her sister, although admittedly that would never normally effect me, but it still supports the argument.

[Lacessit]

Not just Thailand, plenty of people elsewhere do the same. A former GF of mine in Australia was quite incredulous I paid all my bills as soon as I got them. I explained I could then forget about them, never had to stress about an unpaid bill.

My Thai GF is pretty good at paying her bills on time with my money.

[Keyser Soze666]

Just now, Lacessit said:

Not just Thailand, plenty of people elsewhere do the same. A former GF of mine in Australia was quite incredulous I paid all my bills as soon as I got them. I explained I could then forget about them, never had to stress about an unpaid bill.

My Thai GF is pretty good at paying her bills on time with my money.

I think they cut you off earlier in the west for unpaid bills, think they are very fair here, probably know what Thai's are like ????

 

Yea, well my one still don't pay her only bill with my money.

[Bob A Kneale]

18 minutes ago, colinneil said:

OP not only your family wait until the very last minute, it is very common here.

Recently i gave my wife money to pay for the internet, on her arrival home, i said you pay the internet, no it is not due for 3 days.... What it needs paying, why wait till the last day, what if for some reason you cannot get there on the last day, no problem they not cut for a few days.????

Your wife was right!

[bkk6060]

26 minutes ago, Keyser Soze666 said:

So, is this just another 'Thai thing' do they miraculously think these debts may just go away if ignored?

No.

They are hoping someone else will come along and pay it.  Which you did.

Seems they are pretty smart.

[stouricks]

2 minutes ago, Bob A Kneale said:

Your wife was right!

Please tell us all how you come to that conclusion.

[Bob A Kneale]

12 minutes ago, Keyser Soze666 said:

Sure. But at least she/you are paying month by month still. it's actually a month at least b4 they cut you off fyi.

Not with the internet!  True will cut after about 5 days overdue; which internet company allows a month past due date without cutting service?

[Keyser Soze666]

Just now, bkk6060 said:

No.

They are hoping someone else will come along and pay it.  Which you did.

Seems they are pretty smart.

You genius. I weally weally wished I was like you.

 

Btw, why are you always angry?

[Bob A Kneale]

4 minutes ago, stouricks said:

Please tell us all how you come to that conclusion.

Certainly, personal experience. 

 

An overdue internet bill from True, for example, doesn't result in instant cancellation of the service, they wait a few days and then, if you call them, they will usually reconnect for another three days to allow you time to get the bill paid.

[Keyser Soze666]

1 minute ago, Bob A Kneale said:

Not with the internet!  True will cut after about 5 days overdue; which internet company allows a month past due date without cutting service?

Sorry, but that simply is not true (no pun intended) at all. I have True internet and they allow you to go at least a month overdue. I know this as a stone cold hard fact, so let's not go there.

[stouricks]

2 minutes ago, Bob A Kneale said:

Certainly.  Personal experience.  An overdue internet bill from True, for example, doesn't result in instant cancellation of the service, they wait a few days and then, if you call them, they will usually reconnect for another three days to allow you time to get the bill paid.

Which can be done INSTANTLY on the phone you just called them on via the internet, so why need three more days?   PML

[Bob A Kneale]

33 minutes ago, Keyser Soze666 said:

I ask for the wifi password... because it would have literally been unbearable staying there with no wifi

You didn't have your phone's internet service that could have been used as hotspot?

[ChipButty]

My wife's brilliant at paying bills with my money

[BritManToo]

42 minutes ago, Keyser Soze666 said:

So, is this just another 'Thai thing' do they miraculously think these debts may just go away if ignored?

They took my water meter away last year.

Misses had been given money, but didn't pay it (even though on her phone app).

Said I'd leave if the utilities were cut again. She hasn't dared forget a bill since.

[Bob A Kneale]

2 minutes ago, stouricks said:

5 minutes ago, Bob A Kneale said:

Certainly.  Personal experience.  An overdue internet bill from True, for example, doesn't result in instant cancellation of the service, they wait a few days and then, if you call them, they will usually reconnect for another three days to allow you time to get the bill paid.

Which can be done INSTANTLY on the phone you just called them on via the internet, so why need three more days?   PML

I don't need three more days, I'm just telling you what True offers it's customers as you did ask.  Seems as though my reply that backed-up my claim wasn't to your liking.

 

 

[Keyser Soze666]

Just now, BritManToo said:

They took my water meter away last year.

Misses had been given money, but didn't pay it (even though on her phone app).

She hasn't dared forget a bill since.

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[ChipButty]

8 minutes ago, Bob A Kneale said:

You didn't have your phone's internet service that could have been used as hotspot?

Lot of people dont have rely on wifi, do my head in that would

[Keyser Soze666]

1 minute ago, ChipButty said:

My wife's brilliant at paying bills with my money

At least she does!

[Keyser Soze666]

10 minutes ago, Bob A Kneale said:

You didn't have your phone's internet service that could have been used as hotspot?

Did try that but couldn't get it to work.

[Yorkshire Tea]

I pay my TOT & Dtac bills every 2 months.  Do I qualify for Thai citizenship?

[ChipButty]

Forgetting to pay the lekky bill where I live you only do it once unless you are a complete idiot, you have to drive to phuket town get a ticket sit behind 500 other people.

[Keyser Soze666]

3 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

Forgetting to pay the lekky bill where I live you only do it once unless you are a complete idiot, you have to drive to phuket town get a ticket sit behind 500 other people.

Same everywhere, the 7 eleven's can't accept them after the due date. same with water.

[toofarnorth]

9 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

My wife's brilliant at paying bills with my money

Mine much the same . ' My money is my money , your money is our money.  ATM stands for  After Thai Money.

[stouricks]

16 minutes ago, Bob A Kneale said:

I don't need three more days, I'm just telling you what True offers it's customers as you did ask.  Seems as though my reply that backed-up my claim wasn't to your liking.

 

 

I did not ask anything about True, and most of your replies are not to my liking anyway. Ignore list!

[Traubert]

19 minutes ago, Yorkshire Tea said:

I pay my TOT & Dtac bills every 2 months.  Do I qualify for Thai citizenship?

No. You can have a beer on the beach though.

 

But only one.