Popular Post snoop1130 Posted May 15 Popular Post Share Posted May 15  A woman who sells durians roadside in Chumphon province might end up in prison for up to 7 years and fined 280,000 baht for tricking her customers with a rigged scale.  The situation came to the attention of authorities when a customer bought two durians that allegedly weighed 16 kg, for a price of 1,640 baht. However, while sending the durians to their mother, the customer noticed the actual weight was just 11.68 kg. This led them to report the seller to the Department of Internal Trade.  Undercover officers from the department, acting on the complaint, visited the stall and saw the seller using a doctored digital scale. The weight display and the unit price were hidden behind black tape, only showing the total price. This trick misled the customers into thinking they were being charged for the correct weight.  Further investigation showed that the seller broke several rules of the Weights and Measures Act. These violations included: use of a non-certified scale, a scale that showed wrong readings and tampering with a scale. On top of these, she was charged with fraud under Article 271 of the Criminal Code. This crime has a maximum punishment of 7 years in jail and a fine of 280,000 baht.  File photo for reference only. Courtesy of Google  -- 2024-05-15  Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailand Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 The internet will be on fire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
save the frogs Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 oldest trick in the book 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robert Paulson Posted May 15 Popular Post Share Posted May 15 Probably more news worthy if someone found an accurate scale 1 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 36 minutes ago, save the frogs said: oldest trick in the book  Resting one's thumb on the scales. An old butcher's trick. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DPKANKAN Posted May 15 Popular Post Share Posted May 15 At least it was only on Durians not real food!!!!😂🤣😂🤣 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loong Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 13 hours ago, snoop1130 said: two durians that allegedly weighed 16 kg, for a price of 1,640 baht. 100 Baht/kilogram seems very cheap, but maybe there is a lot of wastage with whole fruit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack61 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 15 minutes ago, DPKANKAN said: At least it was only on Durians not real food!!!!😂🤣😂🤣 I used to think that too but now I rate it as one of the best fruits out there. The only pitfall, I'm told, is the high cholesterol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 13 hours ago, snoop1130 said: A woman who sells durians roadside in Chumphon province might end up in prison for up to 7 years and fined 280,000 baht for tricking her customers with a rigged scale. Remind me again what Thaksin got? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickcage49 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Breaking news... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbee2022 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Why I'm not surprised 😂. Go to any market and check the scales🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 3 hours ago, Zack61 said: I used to think that too but now I rate it as one of the best fruits out there. The only pitfall, I'm told, is the high cholesterol. It is also dangerous to drink alcohol and eat durian as it can ferment in your stomach so I've been told. I'll stick with beer thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre0720 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Many sellers still use this outdated type of scales, because it allows them to give a guess at pricing. Always a rounded number. Â Lots of work there for controls of seller prices... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaSam Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 1 down, 100,000 to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavrik25 Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Oh They no likey when favor returned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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