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

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?

Off topic posts have been removed.

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

You would only need the receipt from the deposit and your passport.

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.

Try some punctuation and readable sentences and we'll understand what you really mean.

I don't understand what the OP's talking about, recipe's, 27 year olds, 300 baht, frankly it all sounds dodgy. 

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?

 

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...

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. 

'Recipes' ? ???? That must be the worst attempt at spelling 'receipts' that I 've ever seen! 

in some countries the guy would have been shot....disgruntled postal employees can be armed and dangerous

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, 20223 yr by thaibeachlovers

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, 20223 yr by cnx1204

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 

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, 20223 yr by scorecard

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!'

Pink ID card brigade 555

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.

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?

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.

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.

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Edited January 2, 20233 yr by scorecard

they like to see passports for all foreigners, not just farang, so please don't feel too discriminated against.

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

 

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.