bedbugy 49 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 went today to get a key deposit from my p o box I had 27 years of recipes and the 300 baht recipe she was on phone for over 10 mins then she started looking through heaps of paperwork unable to find what she was looking for I said give me my 300 baht you can do what you need to do I have things to do off she went to a computer took a scan of 27 yo receipt another 10 mins gone then back to me on phone again now there's a crowd of staff just give me my money passport she snaped you have 3 already each year you have to submit you have unable find she said passport i said look there's 27 years of renewal recipes i want a passport copy so i had to return home with copy in mobile she took pic with her phone printed copy sign here only then did she give me my money you can't post a letter without your passport at thai post Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Liverpool Lou 13497 Posted December 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 30, 2022 17 minutes ago, bedbugy said: went today to get a key deposit from my p o box So why didn't you just take your passport and save you, and her, the hassle if you knew that even posting a letter needs a passport? 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackcab 9712 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Off topic posts have been removed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie 60639 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 I am confused ... but I when to PO and they wanted to see what was inside the Christmas cards before they would accept them , not just parcels and yes they wanted ID ,that's official Post Offices , but this does not happen at unofficial or agent P.O. , so if you have anything to smuggle send it from them..... regards worgeordie 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritsSikkink 18755 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 You would only need the receipt from the deposit and your passport. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStar 3560 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 11 hours ago, bedbugy said: you can't post a letter without your passport at thai post Did you try with your pink card? Works fine in Pattaya. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jerno 2873 Posted December 31, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 31, 2022 Try some punctuation and readable sentences and we'll understand what you really mean. 17 3 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nigelforbes 4879 Posted December 31, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 31, 2022 I don't understand what the OP's talking about, recipe's, 27 year olds, 300 baht, frankly it all sounds dodgy. 6 1 1 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post scorecard 27736 Posted December 31, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 31, 2022 7 minutes ago, nigelforbes said: I don't understand what the OP's talking about, recipe's, 27 year olds, 300 baht, frankly it all sounds dodgy. Maybe he's an English language teacher? 3 15 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
it is what it is 2014 Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 sounds like you've been here for 27 years and learnt nothing, sometimes you just have to sit back, stay calm and go with the flow... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Doctor Tom 3245 Posted December 31, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 31, 2022 21 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said: So why didn't you just take your passport and save you, and her, the hassle if you knew that even posting a letter needs a passport? too easy, some people just like to make life difficult for themselves. 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BenCrew 131 Posted December 31, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 31, 2022 'Recipes' ? 😆 That must be the worst attempt at spelling 'receipts' that I 've ever seen! 4 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post d4dang 861 Posted December 31, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 31, 2022 in some countries the guy would have been shot....disgruntled postal employees can be armed and dangerous 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers 48865 Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 (edited) Before I went home for last time I must have posted about 50 parcels ( not all at the same time- over about 2 weeks ). P O staff always polite and helpful. PS I had my passport with me. Edited December 31, 2022 by thaibeachlovers 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnx1204 133 Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 (edited) 11 hours ago, BigStar said: Did you try with your pink card? Works fine in Pattaya. Yes, I, too, just show my Thai pink ID and off my post goes, letter or box. The only questions I get are "over night" or just registered. EDIT: But that was not the issue. I should not have included that. Bedbugy, As Jerno said, punctuation and separate sentences would help. On re-reading I think you were saying you wanted to close the PO Box you have had for 27 years and get your deposit back. The PO wanted identification. Over 27 years you would have had to renew your passport several times, just like the clerk said: 3 different passports on your record. So they want to see the current one to identify you are you before giving YOUR money to someone else. Right? Edited December 31, 2022 by cnx1204 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Doctor Tom 3245 Posted December 31, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 31, 2022 11 hours ago, BigStar said: Did you try with your pink card? Works fine in Pattaya. My Thai DL does the job at my local PO 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard 27736 Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Doctor Tom said: too easy, some people just like to make life difficult for themselves. Perhaps communicate by e.mail, free, instantaneous, can corrrect immediately if some misunderstanding, portable, easy to add photos/videos, fun! Edited December 31, 2022 by scorecard Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CharlieH 43643 Posted December 31, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 31, 2022 Pink ID cards works just fine for me at the Post Office. 😀 or anywhere else come to that, Immigration is the only one that gets the passport. 1 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maybole 576 Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 I use both Hang Dong and Sanpatong P.O.s regularly for registered Air Mail. I have yet to be asked for any form of I.D. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
markclover 333 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Hire a Thai woman to do all the post office work for you. They know how to work the system. The chances of the foreigner being able to handle all the paperwork for a business is very slim. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard 27736 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 On 12/31/2022 at 9:21 AM, BenCrew said: 'Recipes' ? 😆 That must be the worst attempt at spelling 'receipts' that I 've ever seen! Reminds of 'bath' or 'Bahts' instead of Baht. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard 27736 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 On 12/31/2022 at 9:18 AM, Doctor Tom said: too easy, some people just like to make life difficult for themselves. Or, 'but I don't have to take my passport to the PO to post a letter in Kenya!' 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSilverHaze 475 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Pink ID card brigade 555 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSilverHaze 475 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Funniest is roadblock cops taking your passport, pretending to scrutinize it and handing it back to you. No idea what they're looking at or for. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ71 2354 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 15 minutes ago, SuperSilverHaze said: Funniest is roadblock cops taking your passport, pretending to scrutinize it and handing it back to you. No idea what they're looking at or for. why would you even give it to them? 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimTripper 1486 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 We live in an Id society now. Seems like you have to prove everything or verify who you are or have some sort of security code for every little thing. Likely to get much worse in the future. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard 27736 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 (edited) On 1/1/2023 at 9:31 PM, SuperSilverHaze said: Funniest is roadblock cops taking your passport, pretending to scrutinize it and handing it back to you. No idea what they're looking at or for. - Edited January 2 by scorecard Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemsta69 3763 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 they like to see passports for all foreigners, not just farang, so please don't feel too discriminated against. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess 10560 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 On 12/31/2022 at 9:21 AM, BenCrew said: 'Recipes' ? 😆 That must be the worst attempt at spelling 'receipts' that I 've ever seen! I was so confused I though he was talking about 27 years of old recipes, 😜 and then give me my 300 baht ? 😕 On 12/30/2022 at 11:11 AM, bedbugy said: I said give me my 300 baht you can do what you need to do Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess 10560 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 On 1/1/2023 at 9:47 PM, PJ71 said: why would you even give it to them? Coz they can ask for it ! jeez. or would you sit there and argue your rights to the RTP. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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