Airport Scam Or Tourists Shoplifting At King Power Tax Free, Suvarnabhumi?

[CrossBones]

Its a scam and its been running a long time.............

Next time you go through the airport check out how well the different shops are seperated - they are not. Its easy to pick something up and wonder from one retail area into another retail without realising it.

And the guy that turns up each time negotiate "release" ... the translator attached to the Sri Lankan embassy - odd isn't it that the police call him - and he spins the same story each time. It'll go something along the lines of, "well, this can all be deal't with if you pay over x amount..... blah blah, blah blah .....".

The moral of the story: if you pick something up off a shelf in the duty free sales area, be carefull that you do not accidentaly walk into the retail space of an adjoining retailer before you've paid for it - and don't put it in your bag while walking around.

The moral of the story is not to go into the duty free shops at all

[david96]

If you have to purchase an item or items at a Duty Free shop always get a shop assistant

or sales girl to serve you, do not touch the merchandise yourself, remember the rule

"you break it you buy it". If there are CCTV these will be watching the staff also.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not trust anyone, remember you are not in your

home country.

Check you receipts against the items purchased before you leave the counter and keep them until the end of your journey.

But keep in mind that about 11M visitors travelled to Thailand last year, the problems mentioned are isolated incidents about six over the past 3 months perhaps?

My personal opinion of duty free shops is that they are all overpriced, not just in Thailand.

Edited August 10, 2009 by david96

[barrybike]

i used to always stop for cigarettes...i think i will be giving the duty free a miss from now on...

[F1fanatic]

Watching the video, the woman seems to pick up something and put it in her bag. This is not normal behaviour in a shop - in fact its asking for trouble!

The Thais may have tried to rip her off afterwards, but she brought it on herself by shoplifting.

Why all the sympathy and excuses, not to mention quoting of law in different countries?! She was shoplifting!!

[sunholidaysun1]

No further reports of the scam ??

Time to close maybe ??

[loser1]

OMG , i must unsubscribe from this thread, i'm losing the will to live. I've never ever bought anything from a duty free in my life anyway.

Edited August 11, 2009 by loser1