Phuket som tam restaurant returns 200,000 baht to European tourist

[webfact]

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

 

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[Don Chance]

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.

[cnx101]

Hope he gave them a good tip

[hotchilli]

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?

[phitsanulokjohn]

It's refreshing to read honesty is still thriving.Well done to the restaurant owner,and hope the tourist offered up a reward.

[arick]

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

[Chongalulu]

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.. ????

[john11k]

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.   !! 

[JeffersLos]

No taxi driver was available?

[Gandtee]

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.????

[Olav Seglem]

What kind walk around with that amount in cash ?

Legal money ??

[Spock]

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?

[Chongalulu]

20 minutes ago, Gandtee said:

If that happened here, trouble would be brewing.????

Especially if that God awful Lipton's ???? ! ????

Yorkshire tea only! ????

[StayinThailand2much]

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... ????

[Frankie baby]

I suppose its just as well he got back to the restaurant before the police turned up ? 

[brianthainess]

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

[roo860]

58 minutes ago, Olav Seglem said:

What kind walk around with that amount in cash ?

Legal money ??

non of your concern

[Mavideol]

smells/sounds too much like a made up TAT story

 

 

 

[4MyEgo]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

The restaurant, Som Tam Yam 3 Aow

There's some smart advertising for you ????

 

[RJRS1301]

14 hours ago, JeffersLos said:

No taxi driver was available?

That was my thought

[steven100]

what a load of hogwash ....  if you believe these honesty stories you believe anything.

TAT making stuff up again to woo tourists ....  

[jacko45k]

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?

[jcmj]

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.