girlx Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 I went to Pantip today to stock up on DVDs. I always go to the same stall, most of the guys there remember me.... I know from past experience you buy 10 DVDs you get 2 free, so I picked out 12. The guy asked for 1200b instead of the 1000 it should have been. I said, hmmm I remember I should get 2 for free, and he said no, now Thai people we have big problem, you know Suvarnabhumi, we can not give free anymore. I shrugged and took my receipt. Came back early to pick them up and heard one of the other guys tell a customer he got 2 free... and I looked at my receipt and the guy had written down that I paid him only 1000b. So I called him on it... he tried to lead me somewhere quieter to sit so no one would hear me. I refused. In the end I just let it go because he just kept lying to my face about it... it was only 200 baht, but still, a day's wages he stole from me. It's really not surprising at Pantip but I can't believe they are using the protests as an excuse to steal now too. Scumbags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girlx Posted December 1, 2008 Author Share Posted December 1, 2008 oops meant to post this in the tech forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiakaha Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 you might have a valid point if you weren't complaining about the price of stolen contraband. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverdie Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 how many times can one item be stolen.....i wonder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdinasia Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Those people that I am buying illegal goods from (and still paying too much for!) are soooo bad! My last trip there I paid less than 70 a disc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girlx Posted December 1, 2008 Author Share Posted December 1, 2008 (edited) yeah yeah i see your point, but still, it is a business, and the guy pocketed 200 baht and lied to my face, and used the protests as an excuse for it. Edited December 1, 2008 by girlx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soutpeel Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 yeah yeah i see your point, but still, it is a business, and the guy pocketed 200 baht and lied to my face, and used the protests as an excuse for it. And you have been living in Thailand how long ? and you are suprised that you where ripped off and lied to.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girlx Posted December 1, 2008 Author Share Posted December 1, 2008 no, not surprised, but it still pisses me off... i was more surprised that he used the protests as justification for taking the money... sign of things to come??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imaneggspurt Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 yeah yeah i see your point, but still, it is a business, and the guy pocketed 200 baht and lied to my face, and used the protests as an excuse for it. And you have been living in Thailand how long ? and you are suprised that you where ripped off and lied to.. And by a black market at that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soutpeel Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 yeah yeah i see your point, but still, it is a business, and the guy pocketed 200 baht and lied to my face, and used the protests as an excuse for it. And you have been living in Thailand how long ? and you are suprised that you where ripped off and lied to.. And by a black market at that There is just no honour among theives these days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girlx Posted December 1, 2008 Author Share Posted December 1, 2008 oh come on, so if you guys caught someone ripping you off at a girly bar, you wouldn't be bothered? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendix Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 no, not surprised, but it still pisses me off... i was more surprised that he used the protests as justification for taking the money... sign of things to come??? So why not just walk away from the deal? If you're not happy with a transaction, it's kinda weird to complete the transaction (an implicit act of acceptance of terms you knew about in advance and accepted), and then come to complain on an internet forum. Surely the more effective strategy would have been to go to the stall next to his and buy from his competition? I dunno - with a mind like mine, everyone would be bloody geniuses too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girlx Posted December 1, 2008 Author Share Posted December 1, 2008 honestly, because when i am really pissed off i cry- so i had to get out of there before i made a fool of myself! i just let it slide, but the other guys there know me and will see me buy from another stall next time. to be honest, i never really get ripped off so much in thailand! never had the gem scam pulled on me, no attractions closed today, my bills are usually on target... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soutpeel Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 oh come on, so if you guys caught someone ripping you off at a girly bar, you wouldn't be bothered? Depends what the girl was ripping off me....or what I was ripping of the girl... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girlx Posted December 1, 2008 Author Share Posted December 1, 2008 p.s. anyway it wasn't so much the ripoff as the excuse he used... but i guess no one else is disturbed by that so never mind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendix Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Crying might have helped. It works for me all the time. I was in a taxi once and the guy wouldnt put the meter on. I blubbed like a baby. He was so sorry for me he not only turned the meter on but insisted on giving me the fare at the end, rather than the other way round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girlx Posted December 1, 2008 Author Share Posted December 1, 2008 harty har Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverell Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 The problems at the airports are going to be an excuse for months to come to try and get a few hundred more baht from farang. No matter where you are. The number of farang coming here is decreasing all the time.... the Thai want the same money in their pocket as before, so prices will go up for farang !! Normal Thai bisiness mentality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyHeather Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 it was only 200 baht, but still, a day's wages he stole from me. You only make 200 baht a day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girlx Posted December 1, 2008 Author Share Posted December 1, 2008 no but Thais do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyHeather Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 no but Thais do Really? All of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girlx Posted December 1, 2008 Author Share Posted December 1, 2008 what's your point? my point was that was a lot of money to take, from a Thai perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyHeather Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 That 200 baht is not alot of money to take from a Thai perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Who, me ? Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 anyway, it is a bit funny to buy pirated goods, and then to come and complain for 200 baht !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girlx Posted December 1, 2008 Author Share Posted December 1, 2008 (edited) That 200 baht is not alot of money to take from a Thai perspective. it is for the guys at Pantip... anyway, it is a bit funny to buy pirated goods, and then to come and complain for 200 baht !!! yeah, it's been said already... and i said: it wasn't so much the ripoff as the excuse he used... but i guess no one else is disturbed by that so never mind... Edited December 1, 2008 by girlx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWalkingMan Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 The problems at the airports are going to be an excuse for months to come to try and get a few hundred more baht from farang. No matter where you are. The number of farang coming here is decreasing all the time.... the Thai want the same money in their pocket as before, so prices will go up for farang !! Normal Thai bisiness mentality. Ha! I keep having visions of a large sign with big bold letters at the arrivals at Swampy... Welcome! We are open! And then in small print.... Due the previous crisis - all fees, charges and tariffs have been increased by 20%... Surely you did not expect us to eat the losses associated with the closing... did you? And yeah, some type of smiley face at the end. TheWalkingMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Who, me ? Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 That 200 baht is not alot of money to take from a Thai perspective. it is for the guys at Pantip... anyway, it is a bit funny to buy pirated goods, and then to come and complain for 200 baht !!! yeah, it's been said already... and i said: it wasn't so much the ripoff as the excuse he used... but i guess no one else is disturbed by that so never mind... so....? If I am ripped off after I buy fake or pirated goods, I just shut up..... because buying fake or pirated goods is ripping off , and surely much more than 200 baht for 10 pieces..... Now, up to you not to fall for this "scam" , especially such a lame one..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girlx Posted December 1, 2008 Author Share Posted December 1, 2008 (edited) well in that case most of the stalls in thailand (with knock off goods) should be able to rip you off without your making any comment, is this what you are saying? and again, point taken about the pirated goods thing, but what actually pissed me off about it was his justifying it by the current political situation. Edited December 1, 2008 by girlx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Who, me ? Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 well in that case most of the stalls in thailand (with knock off goods) should be able to rip you off without your making any comment, is this what you are saying?and again, point taken about the pirated goods thing, but what actually pissed me off about it was his justifying it by the current political situation. yes....because if I buy a pirated item, I commit an offense..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girlx Posted December 1, 2008 Author Share Posted December 1, 2008 ok well most of the country and it's visitors are criminals.... but it is still not my point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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