Popular Post webfact Posted May 22, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 22, 2023 Photos via Facebook | ส้มตำยำ3อ่าว by leah A European tourist was reunited with his bag containing money and assets worth 200,000 baht yesterday thanks to the honest owner of a som tam restaurant in Phuket, southern Thailand. The restaurant, Som Tam Yam 3 Aow, posted photos of the smiling tourist with a big stash of cash on Facebook with the caption… “From the incident where a customer had forgotten a bag at the shop yesterday containing cash and assets worth almost 200,000 baht… “Today, the customer has contacted me and has already come to collect his bag. The customer checked the assets inside already. Everything is still there. “Customers can be assured that the restaurant will look after anything they leave behind. It will not disappear for sure. “Right now the restaurant is holding many lost items including hats, kids’ shoes, water bottles, and sunglasses. If you’ve lost anything you can come and collect it or let us know and we will send it back to you.” Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/phuket-som-tam-restaurant-returns-200000-baht-to-european-tourist -- © Copyright Thaiger 2023-05-22 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. 3 1 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Chance Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 Always use a money belt that you wear around your waist. Only take it off to stash it in your room or safe. When you take your passport out put it back in. Keep track of much money is in your money belt incase someone sneaks in and takes a few. Have a mini lock for a zipper pouch to prevent tampering. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cnx101 Posted May 22, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 22, 2023 Hope he gave them a good tip 5 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted May 22, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 22, 2023 1 hour ago, webfact said: If you’ve lost anything you can come and collect it or let us know and we will send it back to you.” Have you found a Rolex lately? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post phitsanulokjohn Posted May 22, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 22, 2023 It's refreshing to read honesty is still thriving.Well done to the restaurant owner,and hope the tourist offered up a reward. 11 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post arick Posted May 22, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 22, 2023 Of course they know that he's going to come back all his ID and credit cards are all in one place only going to take him 5 minutes to realize where he left it 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chongalulu Posted May 22, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 22, 2023 1 hour ago, cnx101 said: Hope he gave them a good tip Tommy Cooper once famously stuffed something into a taxi driver's top pocket winking ”have a drink on me.” Later on checking the cabbie retrieved a tea bag.. ???? 1 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post john11k Posted May 22, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 22, 2023 No’ 1. Why on earth would you carry that much around with you , Anywhere. !! and 2, Walking out, and forgetting it , Can’t teach stupid. !! 6 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JeffersLos Posted May 22, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 22, 2023 No taxi driver was available? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gandtee Posted May 22, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 22, 2023 26 minutes ago, nchuckle said: Tommy Cooper once famously stuffed something into a taxi driver's top pocket winking ”have a drink on me.” Later on checking the cabbie retrieved a tea bag.. ???? If that happened here, trouble would be brewing.???? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olav Seglem Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 What kind walk around with that amount in cash ? Legal money ?? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spock Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 38 minutes ago, john11k said: No’ 1. Why on earth would you carry that much around with you , Anywhere. !! and 2, Walking out, and forgetting it , Can’t teach stupid. !! And if you do, how could you forget it and leave it in a restaurant? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chongalulu Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 20 minutes ago, Gandtee said: If that happened here, trouble would be brewing.???? Especially if that God awful Lipton's ???? ! ???? Yorkshire tea only! ???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 54 minutes ago, nchuckle said: Tommy Cooper once famously stuffed something into a taxi driver's top pocket winking ”have a drink on me.” Later on checking the cabbie retrieved a tea bag.. ???? Thanks. I needed that laugh... ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie baby Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 I suppose its just as well he got back to the restaurant before the police turned up ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, arick said: Of course they know that he's going to come back all his ID and credit cards are all in one place only going to take him 5 minutes to realize where he left it And it's in Euros try changing that with no ctv present Edited May 22, 2023 by brianthainess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roo860 Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 58 minutes ago, Olav Seglem said: What kind walk around with that amount in cash ? Legal money ?? non of your concern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavideol Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 smells/sounds too much like a made up TAT story 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4MyEgo Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 7 hours ago, webfact said: The restaurant, Som Tam Yam 3 Aow There's some smart advertising for you ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRS1301 Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 14 hours ago, JeffersLos said: No taxi driver was available? That was my thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 what a load of hogwash .... if you believe these honesty stories you believe anything. TAT making stuff up again to woo tourists .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 16 hours ago, Olav Seglem said: What kind walk around with that amount in cash ? Legal money ?? Hoping to ring a bell or two in a GGB later? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcmj Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 Thailand is a cash based country. Who cares if it’s legal. There are many reasons people run around with a lot of money. Rental deposit, condo down payment etc. I’m certainly not saying it’s smart to be running around with that much cash on you but there could have been a reason behind it. He’s lucky he got it back and hopefully isn’t stupid enough to do it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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