Aeons Atm

[chiangrai]

hi,

i've read on other forums that aeon atm machines are the last atm's in thailand that

don't charge 150baht for withdrawals from forign bank accounts,

on their website they say they have machines at tesco-mae sai

and

api square plaza department

udonkit road

weang muang,

chiang rai

anywone know where the last one is,

thanks in advance

[mumbojumbo]

spit my card back out

[Kitsch22]

spit my card back out

I used the one at Tesco-Lotus Mae Sai successfully and fee-free on 16 November.

No idea where Udonkit Road is, though. Where precisely did this spitting out occur? Directions related to some local landmark would be really helpful and much appreciated.

[sceadugenga]

I've been told that there's an Aeons ATM on the super highway a short distance north of Big C on the same side of the road. I keep meaning to check it out but haven't to date.

[jubby]

The Aeon ATM your referring to (I think ) is in the shopping mall which incorporates TOPS. I found it (I think there's 3 machines 24x7) last week. works fine for me. Can't give directions but I'm sure someone else can.

[chiangrai]

The Aeon ATM your referring to (I think ) is in the shopping mall which incorporates TOPS. I found it (I think there's 3 machines 24x7) last week. works fine for me. Can't give directions but I'm sure someone else can.

thank you jubb,

so........anybody have directions for the shoping mall with TOPS,

or EPI SQUARE DEPARTMENT

thanks for the help

[lannaman]

Do Aeon charge for issuing the card? Do you have to have an account with them to obtain one?

[Kitsch22]

Do Aeon charge for issuing the card? Do you have to have an account with them to obtain one?

Aeon are, in substance, a finance company specialising in the provision of hire purchase or similar facilities, but they also issue a range of credit cards for which they charge (a range of) annual fees. I know a couple of Thais who have their cards, but am not personally aware of any farang members.

Fortunately their ATM machines accept many (though not all) western-issued credit cards, debit cards and similar ATM fodder without the 150 baht per-transaction fee that is now otherwise ubiquitous within Thailand.

[Limbo]

so........anybody have directions for the shoping mall with TOPS,

or EPI SQUARE DEPARTMENT

Api Plaza burnt down, so that leaves us with Api Square.

Let's say that King Mengrai, the noble man in bronze at Hi Yek (since 1957), would look backwards over his right shoulder.

He would see the new location of the Tourist Police (though the big sign at the Night Bazaar still wants to tell the needy-for-help tourist that he or she can get assistence of this strange brand of police opposite the Office of the Public Roads, without telling where this could be), he would also see the office of the TOT where you in former times had to pay your telephone bills and still can do and ten meters further on at the same side a big building with small miserable appartments (costing only 1200 Baht a month) and a big department store bottom floor. I think there the machine is, between the TOT office and the side entrance of Api Square.

There is namely a kind of bank look-a-like office with a money producing machine.

Some people say that you indeed don't have to pay the 150 Baht fee, but some others say that this is only to your advantage when you want to withdraw small amounts of the machine.

The reason that they say this is that they noticed that the exchange rates of this financial institute are not really the ones you would like them to be...

I have the strong feeling that it is better to open an account here and transfer money from your bank abroad to your account here.

And then take it out with a local card (free at your own bank and 20 Baht elsewhere).

Yes, I know, you don't get interest here, so keep your millions at home and just send some lousy hundred thousands here once in a while

Limbo

[lannaman]

Do Aeon charge for issuing the card? Do you have to have an account with them to obtain one?

Aeon are, in substance, a finance company specialising in the provision of hire purchase or similar facilities, but they also issue a range of credit cards for which they charge (a range of) annual fees. I know a couple of Thais who have their cards, but am not personally aware of any farang members.

Fortunately their ATM machines accept many (though not all) western-issued credit cards, debit cards and similar ATM fodder without the 150 baht per-transaction fee that is now otherwise ubiquitous within Thailand.

Thanks, that's useful info. Let's hope the don't get greedy like the bank's racist 150baht charge!

[Limbo]

Do Aeon charge for issuing the card? Do you have to have an account with them to obtain one?

Aeon are, in substance, a finance company specialising in the provision of hire purchase or similar facilities, but they also issue a range of credit cards for which they charge (a range of) annual fees. I know a couple of Thais who have their cards, but am not personally aware of any farang members.

Fortunately their ATM machines accept many (though not all) western-issued credit cards, debit cards and similar ATM fodder without the 150 baht per-transaction fee that is now otherwise ubiquitous within Thailand.

Thanks, that's useful info. Let's hope the don't get greedy like the bank's racist 150baht charge!

Dear Lannaman,

I think we were writing at the same time.

Do us a favour and take some cash out of the wall in two financial institutes, a common bank and this particular financial institute, and compare the exchange rates.

I pay you a beer next time we meet to cover the possible damages 555!

Limbo

[sceadugenga]

What a gloomy chap you are Limbo. I thought the Aeon ATMs sounded too good to be true.

No beer for me thanks, I am now more than a year free of the dreaded drink.

[Kitsch22]

so........anybody have directions for the shoping mall with TOPS,

or EPI SQUARE DEPARTMENT

Api Plaza burnt down, so that leaves us with Api Square.

Let's say that King Mengrai, the noble man in bronze at Hi Yek (since 1957), would look backwards over his right shoulder.

I hope that's "Haa Yek"; the other does not bear thinking about

He would see the new location of the Tourist Police (though the big sign at the Night Bazaar still wants to tell the needy-for-help tourist that he or she can get assistence of this strange brand of police opposite the Office of the Public Roads, without telling where this could be), he would also see the office of the TOT where you in former times had to pay your telephone bills and still can do and ten meters further on at the same side a big building with small miserable appartments (costing only 1200 Baht a month) and a big department store bottom floor. I think there the machine is, between the TOT office and the side entrance of Api Square.

There is namely a kind of bank look-a-like office with a money producing machine.

Thanks; that is very helpful. I shall attempt to check it out on Thursday.

Some people say that you indeed don't have to pay the 150 Baht fee, but some others say that this is only to your advantage when you want to withdraw small amounts of the machine.

The reason that they say this is that they noticed that the exchange rates of this financial institute are not really the ones you would like them to be...

I have the strong feeling that it is better to open an account here and transfer money from your bank abroad to your account here.

And then take it out with a local card (free at your own bank and 20 Baht elsewhere).

Yes, I know, you don't get interest here, so keep your millions at home and just send some lousy hundred thousands here once in a while

Limbo

If you are suggesting (as you appear to be) that Aeon plays any part in the currency exchange transaction (when the card is not their own), then could you please explain. My last transaction was with a Nationwide card displaying the VISA logo and my understanding is that in the circumstances the exchange rate depended solely upon the VISA dynamic conversion carried out at the time and that the identity of the institution owning the paying ATM had no effect whatsoever. If that is wrong, then I must rethink my entire cash withdrawals strategy.

[jubby]

I'm pretty sure the Conversion is done by VISA. I'm using a Nationwide card also.

I'll withdraw from aeon and Bank of Ayyudya (krunsri) on Wednesday.

I'm pretty sure the difference won't cover a beer for Lannaman unfortunately

[chiangrai]

thanks limpo.

i think i know that place,

it's a bank that doesn't look like a bank across from u.o.b bank

with an underground car park,

will see how ye exchange rate is

[lannaman]

I'm pretty sure the Conversion is done by VISA. I'm using a Nationwide card also.

I'll withdraw from aeon and Bank of Ayyudya (krunsri) on Wednesday.

I'm pretty sure the difference won't cover a beer for Lannaman unfortunately

I just checked my internet banking statement for last month. AEON 53.4245 Baht to the pound BKK Bank 53.4267,

so indeed that difference, a sniff of beer only!

[jubby]

I'm pretty sure the Conversion is done by VISA. I'm using a Nationwide card also.

I'll withdraw from aeon and Bank of Ayyudya (krunsri) on Wednesday.

I'm pretty sure the difference won't cover a beer for Lannaman unfortunately

I just checked my internet banking statement for last month. AEON 53.4245 Baht to the pound BKK Bank 53.4267,

so indeed that difference, a sniff of beer only!

I never did get around to checking it. A sniff of the Landladys apron perhaps.