Strange and annoying things here in land of smiles

[GammaGlobulin]

12 minutes ago, marcusb said:

I bought a brand new iPhone SE at  a nationwide electronics shop in Loei. She unpacked it and started setting it up. I told I will do that at home, no worries.  I go home spend an hour setting it up and the thing is hot to the touch.  I let it rest and play some more and still gets really hot.  Next day take it back to the shop to exchange- no way, can not must send to Udon to authorized repair!   3 or 4 weeks was estimated repair time.  

 I will test everything now before paying and going home. 

 

 

Also, impossible to return a phone, even if only an hour old.

It disgusting.

I insisted upon returning a phone when the dumb clerk opened it and began setting it up without my permission.

I had no way of knowing if the phone was new or not...he had broken the Samsung seal away from my presence.

What a wingnut.

But, the store refused to give me replacement in an unopened box.

 

NEVER BUY in Thailand.

This is the only solution.

Buy Amazon, etc.

At least you get decent after sales service.

 

Staff are always poorly trained, except for one I like at JIB, who is intelligent.

 

[NanLaew]

On 1/8/2025 at 5:03 PM, proton said:

Looking at something in the shop for ages, fridges, tiles, tv's etc with the assistant hovering. Finally Mrs decides which one she wants only to be instantly informed- NO HAVE. Ok we will have the second choice- NO HAVE, you know there is no point asking why they did not tell you before. Looking at a fridge once on special offer today and tomorrow, bloke measured it up for us, decide we will have it- NO HAVE mrs asked, oh sold them all already- er no not get in shop yet. 

 

How on earth do you, the OP and people like you manage to get through each day here?

 

I know one chap up where I live who carps on about similar annoyances, but he's skint and trapped here.

 

So what's your excuse?

[it is what it is]

 

there’s like 20 staffs standing there looking at you

 

i've told you a million times not to exaggerate.

 

though in truth, sounds like thailand may not be the place for you.

[BarBoy]

40 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

 

How on earth do you, the OP and people like you manage to get through each day here?

 

I know one chap up where I live who carps on about similar annoyances, but he's skint and trapped here.

 

So what's your excuse?

Some of us are just masochistic by nature..

[dingdongrb]

Oh, the other thing that annoys me is when I go to a petrol station such as PTT and the first thing they do is put that magnetic placard on my hood.

[BarBoy]

35 minutes ago, it is what it is said:

though in truth, sounds like thailand may not be the place for you

Thailand should change it's ways and become more logical. 

[BarBoy]

Just now, dingdongrb said:

Oh, the other thing that annoys me is when I go to a petrol station such as PTT and the first thing they do is put that magnetic placard on my hood.

Well said. So bloody infuriating.

 

And how about the free cat piss water they give out?

 

The amount of plastic wasted here is atrocious.

[SiSePuede419]

I recommend you stay away from mushrooms. 🍄‍🟫

[FritsSikkink]

On 1/8/2025 at 3:15 PM, villageidiotY2K said:

Hi folks, as the subject i have been thinking for a while and want to let it go about these bizzare and mostly annoying behavior of our citizens of los 

 

1. when you buy electronics such as 50k baht iphone or a flat screen tv 

thai staff open up the brand new phone fiddling with their possibly dirty hands 

Shows you that the phone actually starts 

then stuffing everything back inside the box like being scratch ain’t their problem 

2. When you buy a new car thai staff rides your car without much care then proceeds to put a dirty dealer logo and a big silly ribbon on the bonnet possibly scratching a few  and demands to take a picture as if  they added any value to the sale without making customers annoyed or worried 

not to mention the horror stories of their so called after service 

like ur taking it to them to get more damages , depreciates and what not 

 

3. When you go to a Home Depot like places , there’s like 20 staffs standing there looking at you , following you, begging to ask them for something  I feel like being hunted and if I reply maipenrai they start coughing or clicking pens like it’s not my fault u gotta do this 

 

I just strongly feel it’s so bizzare and upsets me when I encounter these moments with the citizens of los and can ruin my mood and day 

 

On the contradictory it’s alright to have some booze with the citizens of los 

what ever class they are from 

 

Amy one feel me?

 

 

No, see a doctor.

[Rampant Rabbit]

On 1/8/2025 at 7:56 PM, riclag said:

I  went car shopping

Im doing that now but its  like dealing with retards, told the wife  tell em exactly what you want 

Toyota  Corolla  Premium Luxury NEW ONLY/colour etc and  that we are cash buyers dont want any stupid tinted windows or window deflectors , mats, vouchers or any other worthless  crap  and the maximum budget of 1050000 baht  ( thatll make em wince) list 1.2million

Most offfer the wrong  model the wrong colour, some secondhand...................duh its "cant you read time" with them.

Anyway you c an cleave at least 100k off a  current corolla premium luxury but Im after another 50k, will see what transpires

Toyota sells  a lot more Yaris Cross than Corolla  Cross although both are crap IMO but its fer the wife and its her money, no she doesnt want electric, buyers market dont know how many of these sellers stay in business

[alien365]

For me, what's strange is when I order food and they bring my warm rice, then it sits going cold for 15 minutes before they bring the rest of the food I ordered.