worgeordie Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 Went to P.O. today to post parcel to my daughter in UK, had the parcel nicely packed, just under 2 Kg, so would pay the 2 Kg price, the lady at, the desk says we now have to open parcels to check what's in them, So took it over to another desk, opened it, cannot send these. Some packets of dried fruit, Cashew nuts, no label saying what they are , made no difference that the packets were clear and you could see what they were. so now ended up with a parcel just over a Kilo, which ment I still had to pay 2 kilo price, 1,490 Thb , But another reason I was sending the parcel was I had poked open the corrugation of the bottom of the box and rolled up 12 50 quid notes and inserted them in ,these are the old 50's , with writing on,so cannot change here, and no idea when my daughter will be able to get here, so she could take back, so had to take a chance ,before they go out of circulation next year .fingers crossed.???? regards Worgeordie. anybody else experience having to open up parcels ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phetphet Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 You should have maybe tried another post office first before opening. BTW. I had he same idea re 50's. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johng Posted October 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 5, 2021 The bank notes will always be changeable at a UK bank.. I would not risk sending them in the post. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
userabcd Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 (edited) It seems the few drug and contraband smugglers have made problems for the many innocents trying to send legit parcels and goods through the post. A bit risky sending cash by post. Edited October 5, 2021 by userabcd 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 (edited) This indecent of opening parcels is highly irregular practice at a Thai post office, 99% of the times they don't care or ask, you should have gone to another post office, as for the timing and arrivals of posted items, most postal services around the world are working at a slow/half speed/capacity so don't hold your breath and always send using a tracking number... Edited October 5, 2021 by ezzra 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno123 Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 (edited) I used to send cashew nuts on a regular basis and the woman at the post office used to help me to pack them. Your situation doesn't sound right at all. Edit: Just noted that you stated that the packs had no label. It could be that made all of the difference. Mine were always branded. Edited October 5, 2021 by Bruno123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted October 5, 2021 Author Share Posted October 5, 2021 55 minutes ago, johng said: The bank notes will always be changeable at a UK bank.. I would not risk sending them in the post. The problem is I am never going back to UK, and my daughter who is Vegan and animal rights ( which I respect very much), will not get the vaccine, because it's tested on animals, so that's why I had to do it, could not see any other way regards Worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobandyson Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 Back in the 90's I had 7 or 8 pound coins that couldnt be exchanged. So I walked around Silom and exchanged them with Brit tourists. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmaxdan Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 Recently, my wife tried to send some longan from Chiang Mai to Bangkok for her daughter. They opened the package at the post office to check the contents and then told my wife that currently in Thailand you cannot send fruit of any kind via mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted October 15, 2021 Author Share Posted October 15, 2021 Happy to report my 600 quid arrived safe and sound in the UK, now mulling whether to have my daughter send me new 50's back the same way. or just use Wise ... regards Worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 3 minutes ago, worgeordie said: Happy to report my 600 quid arrived safe and sound in the UK, now mulling whether to have my daughter send me new 50's back the same way. or just use Wise ... regards Worgeordie Use Wise ! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RafPinto Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Be wise and use Wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
internationalism Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 On 10/5/2021 at 12:47 PM, Dmaxdan said: Recently, my wife tried to send some longan from Chiang Mai to Bangkok for her daughter. They opened the package at the post office to check the contents and then told my wife that currently in Thailand you cannot send fruit of any kind via mail. worth to try many post offices. the only ban on fruits was sometimes end of july I think, around x birthday, when there was very long weekend, and the PO couldn't deliver on time. still, there are couriers, albeit more expensive. So the army can send a large cargo military plane to pick up 2 tonnes of longan from CM to Krabi, but citizens can't post fruits for a small fraction of 1mln airlift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo1968 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 I have had letters / cards to the UK disappear that had 1,000 baht notes in them. Better to do a UK bank transfer and send card separately. I wonder if there is a scanner that recognizes the metal strip ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Speedo1968 said: I have had letters / cards to the UK disappear that had 1,000 baht notes in them. Better to do a UK bank transfer and send card separately. I wonder if there is a scanner that recognizes the metal strip ? Where I worked (central London news company) they did a survey on Xmas post, this was a few years back. They posted 20 cards in London, each with a 20 pound note inside. NONE of them were delivered, the opinion was the PO sorting machine could detect the metal strip in the money. Edited October 18, 2021 by BritManToo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will B Good Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 I guess there best thing to do is do all the packing in the PO, in front of their eyes (not the £50's though). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoorSucker Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Just read the title and checked if you brought a gun to the post office. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenBravo Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Could this situation be durian induced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo1968 Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 21 hours ago, BritManToo said: Where I worked (central London news company) they did a survey on Xmas post, this was a few years back. They posted 20 cards in London, each with a 20 pound note inside. NONE of them were delivered, the opinion was the PO sorting machine could detect the metal strip in the money. Not surprised Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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