Viral video: Attendant at expressway booth refuses to count coins - driver has to reverse to another booth

[webfact]

Daily News Thai Caption: Coins not accepted?

 

Daily News reported on a viral TikTok video posted by a user called kiw.nattapong40.

 

He was on the Chalong Rat expressway and had forgotten to get cash and only had coins to pay with.

 

He asked the female attendant to help him count them for him but she refused advising him to reverse and go to another booth.

 

This he did where there was a male attendant. He said "Really?" when the driver recounted that he had not been able to pay with coins at the other booth.

 

He accepted them.

 

@kiw.nattapong40 ตอบกลับ @lukman.1646 ♬ เสียงต้นฉบับ - Kiw.Nattapong40

 

Netizens commented in droves  pointing out that coins must be accepted as they are legal tender.

 

But motorists should prepare the correct amount and not expect attendants to count their money for them.

 

This seemed to be at the crux of the case.

 

@kiw.nattapong40

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♬ เสียงต้นฉบับ - Kiw.Nattapong40

 

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[petermik]

That time of the month for the lady attendant perhaps..........LOL

[PJ71]

Tolls are only about 30 baht, maybe not enough fingers to count with?

[steven100]

The supervisor should let the attendant go ..... she's not customer friendly ....  she's not in line with the Toll company's ethics & behavior principles.  

[richard_smith237]

There was no barrier... If the attendant refuses to count the coins just drive on.. You’ve paid already !

 

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Way back in the early days I used to get irritated by everything at 7-11’s being priced to the nearest 25 satang...  over the years I acquired a large cup full of 25 and 50 satang coins from nearby 7-11.

A house mate had the same issue. 

 

We went to 7-11 to exact some childish revenge...  Mate went first... bought a couple of items and handed a cup full of satang coins - the staff fastidiously counted them and left the remainder with my friend. 

My turn, I did the same, handed the cashier the cup full of satang... the cashier’s response was brilliant - Exact !!!....  She’d stated that the money in the cup was exactly the correct amount...  all rather humorous and the cashier handled it brilliantly !!...  It was always smiles and hello’s after that...

 

 

 

 

 

[watchcat]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

He asked the female attendant to help him count them for him but she refused

Hopefully she don't have to count her salary next month.

[kotsak]

2 hours ago, PJ71 said:

Tolls are only about 30 baht, maybe not enough fingers to count with?

Well, can be a hassle counting quarters..  That would be 120 coins. ????

 

[MrJ2U]

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

large cup full of 25 and 50 satang

Most stores will only except up to 10 satangs in one purchase. 

 

Probably to deter people from bringing in handfuls of the irritating and useless.

 

Your best bet is to bring them to a bank Your affiliated with as if you aren't there customer they'll also decline to waist there employees time counting small change. 

[stoner]

1 hour ago, steven100 said:

ethics & behavior principles.

you live in thailand right ? 

[prakhonchai nick]

This morning in my local Lotus'sssssss,, various chicken and pork cuts were priced in whole baht per kilo.   But buy 3 kilos, and the price was........x baht and 25 satang per kilo!!!!  How pathetically stupid!

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, petermik said:

That time of the month for the lady attendant perhaps..........LOL

Crossed my mind too.

[Regyai]

Seems like she's studying for a female Immigration post at Suvarnabhumi

[ignore it]

Yep and that's why Thailand is only  #3 happy in SEA.

[Burma Bill]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

forgotten to get cash and only had coins

Aren't coins cash??? I presume the person had no paper money.

[PB172111]

4 hours ago, prakhonchai nick said:

This morning in my local Lotus'sssssss,, various chicken and pork cuts were priced in whole baht per kilo.   But buy 3 kilos, and the price was........x baht and 25 satang per kilo!!!!  How pathetically stupid!

Just the same when uk charge £4.99.

stupid is as stupid does

[billd766]

I save all the 1, 2, 5 and 10 baht coins, and every so often I count them into 50 or 100 baht stacks, bag them up and my wife takes them to the fresh market where they are always welcome.

 

I do the same with the 25 and 50 satang coins,  but they end up back at the 7/11 where the staff are happy to take them.

[RichardColeman]

If nobody wants their small coins, my 6 year old daughter will quite happily accept them in her piggy bank 

[CanadaSam]

I have NEVER seen any type of Satang coin in over two years in Pattaya.  Minimum 1 Baht.