Poipet Nightmare Update

[Roobar]

Why is everyone so quiet today? Did anybody try poipet yesterday?

Oh I did. We all left 5:30 in the morning, and came back very late with jackygolf, much later than Rainman did last weekend. Pretty much embarrassed & didn’t listen to him, shame on me.

[thaiflyer1]

Unfortunatley the thread was deleted for some reason thereby not giving Thaivisa members the benefit of it...........shame really.

[rainman]

um, my thread was deleted? how, i thought it was quite a fair 'heads up' for other potential visa runners. i didn't blame jack's golf and said they used to be good, but it just doesn't work anymore under the current conditions. whatever, dont make a visa related forum if you don't want people discussing it. sorry to see you've had a horror trip.

[Nam Kao]

Its Jack Golf a paying TV sponsor

[Zarkow]

It was deleted since a user was promoting his own buisness while pretending to be one (several) satisfied customer(s), while one of them was registered under the same e-mail-adress as was used for contacting the company on the homepage...

Such actions should lead to instant ban. (Unfortuanly, the whole thread was removed, not just the multiple posts of the offence.)

[haha]

er... what happened???

somebody had a bad visa run to poipet?

I went last monday, and it was ok. actually faster than usual.

but how fast you get through really depends on the number of people in the line. when I went last monday, the were only about 5 persons ahead of me.

I took the 7am bus. because they don't have a 5:30am bus on monday.

anyway, when I went, I spoke to the jackgolf guys, and they told me horror stories about saturday and sunday. that's when all the thai folks swarmed into the casinos.

so, if you went on the weekends, expect the worse scenario...

oh, and one last thing, ....I don't work for jackgolf. hehehe.

[Roobar]

er... what happened???

somebody had a bad visa run to poipet?

I went last monday, and it was ok.  actually faster than usual.

but how fast you get through really depends on the number of people in the line.  when I went last monday, the were only about 5 persons ahead of me.

I took the 7am bus.  because they don't have a 5:30am bus on monday.

anyway, when I went, I spoke to the jackgolf guys, and they told me horror stories about saturday and sunday.  that's when all the thai folks swarmed into the casinos.

so, if you went on the weekends, expect the worse scenario...

oh, and one last thing, ....I don't work for jackgolf.  hehehe.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

You should start to find a new agent for your next visarun.

You were lucky once, but can’t be all the time.

[drummer]

You should start to find a new agent for your next visarun.

You were lucky once, but can’t be all the time.

you dont work for the competition, do ya, Roobar ?

just joking, but it seems that weekday jacks golf trips are as good or better than before. Its just the weekends that are the problem

[rainman]

It was deleted since a user was promoting his own buisness while pretending to be one (several) satisfied customer(s), while one of them was registered under the same e-mail-adress as was used for contacting the company on the homepage...

Such actions should lead to instant ban. (Unfortuanly, the whole thread was removed, not just the multiple posts of the offence.)

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Wouldn't it have been easier and nicer to only delete the advertisement instead of my entire thread and report which took me quite some time to type up? If you've noticed, it wasn't a "quick post" but quite an extensive report and discussion.

[Zarkow]

Don't ask me, I'm just a user that fully agrees with you...especially since I went through the trouble of writing my own long post about my first visa-run...

Edited July 25, 2005 by Zarkow

[Roobar]

You should start to find a new agent for your next visarun.

You were lucky once, but can’t be all the time.

you dont work for the competition, do ya, Roobar ?

just joking, but it seems that weekday jacks golf trips are as good or better than before. Its just the weekends that are the problem

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

How can you say the jack golf trips are better than before during weekdays? Was it based on the fact we all have to queue now? Believe me we didn't have to do this before, in the past we didn't deal with the Thai immigration at all. You said "JG trips are as good or better than before", does it make a sense? Who is working for the competition?

It really seems that some of us here do enjoy the new rule at poi pet.

[thaiflyer1]

Wouldn't it have been easier and nicer to only delete the advertisement instead of my entire thread and report which took me quite some time to type up? If you've noticed, it wasn't a "quick post" but quite an extensive report and discussion.

Totally agree.......... we had a quick whinge in the Forum Support section, but no joy

[Micke]

Wouldn't it have been easier and nicer to only delete the advertisement instead of my entire thread and report which took me quite some time to type up? If you've noticed, it wasn't a "quick post" but quite an extensive report and discussion.

Rainman, if you log in and use My Assistant and go to My last 10 posts you will actually see what you wrote despite your thread "Poipet Visa Trip Nightmare" having been deleted. At least that is what I could do.

So why don't you post this again, since I remember this was a good report.

It was deleted since a user was promoting his own buisness while pretending to be one (several) satisfied customer(s), while one of them was registered under the same e-mail-adress as was used for contacting the company on the homepage...

By whom were you told this? I haven't heard anything from anyone.

[drummer]

This is a pic of poipet last week.

I mid-week on Jacks Golf. The line wasn't quite that long, really, they hadn't opened the doors to let everyone inside yet, although there are people inside already.

Waiting in line sucked, but I got back at 3:45. Not so bad. The Thailand Arrivals line was rather short.

Thought sonmeone might enjoy these pics - cheers

Edited August 4, 2005 by drummer

[Roobar]

This is a pic of poipet last week. 

I mid-week on Jacks Golf.  The line wasn't quite that long, really,  they hadn't opened the doors to let everyone inside yet,  although there are people inside already. 

Waiting in line sucked,  but I got back at 3:45.  Not so bad.  The Thailand Arrivals line was rather short. 

Thought sonmeone might enjoy these pics - cheers

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Thanks, these pictures are just good enough to make me sick, make me recall the nightmare trip I had at Poipet.

[drummer]

Make you sick!!????

Man - and I thought my photography was getting better .....

[Lobsterman]

Waiting in line sucked,  but I got back at 3:45.  Not so bad.  The Thailand Arrivals line was rather short. 

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

what time did you leave in the morning?

[drummer]

just past 7.

[Roobar]

just past 7.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

You better learn how to be a white collar thief, 'cause you are not a good liar. In the old days, when we did not have to queue at poipet, we came back 3:45 as the earliest, now you still come back at the same time, you either had a bad watch or a bad memory, and perhaps you are working for them.

[Lobsterman]

just past 7.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

You better learn how to be a white collar thief, 'cause you are not a good liar. In the old days, when we did not have to queue at poipet, we came back 3:45 as the earliest, now you still come back at the same time, you either had a bad watch or a bad memory, and perhaps you are working for them.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Roobar, totally agree with you.

Sometimes a friendly lie makes friends suffer...............

[drummer]

just past 7.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

You better learn how to be a white collar thief, 'cause you are not a good liar. In the old days, when we did not have to queue at poipet, we came back 3:45 as the earliest, now you still come back at the same time, you either had a bad watch or a bad memory, and perhaps you are working for them.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Honest to god. I was worriedabout missing the 7:00 bus, and I got off the bus at Phetburi MRT at 3:47 PM. No waiting at the little depot thingie anymore, though, and less time at the buffet.

But thats what happened. It was still efficient, just had to actually wait in line ourselves. Immigration still had to go through all the passports and stamp them, just like now. The difference in work isn't that much higher, really just a matter of having each PP handed to the official directly by the owner.

Of course, the waiting in line isn't all that much fun.

Edited August 7, 2005 by drummer

[Roobar]

just past 7.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

You better learn how to be a white collar thief, 'cause you are not a good liar. In the old days, when we did not have to queue at poipet, we came back 3:45 as the earliest, now you still come back at the same time, you either had a bad watch or a bad memory, and perhaps you are working for them.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Honest to god. I was worriedabout missing the 7:00 bus, and I got off the bus at Phetburi MRT at 3:47 PM. No waiting at the little depot thingie anymore, though, and less time at the buffet.

But thats what happened. It was still efficient, just had to actually wait in line ourselves. Immigration still had to go through all the passports and stamp them, just like now. The difference in work isn't that much higher, really just a matter of having each PP handed to the official directly by the owner.

Of course, the waiting in line isn't all that much fun.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Sounds very doggy, not convincing at all.

In the past, the guide took all the passports into the immigration plus 100 baht per head for the hurry-up fee, and then quickly done by a few officers.

This time Khun Drummer and the others queued and handed in passport one by one without tea money at all, make it in & out just as quick as the old days.

[triplegee]

just past 7.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

You better learn how to be a white collar thief, 'cause you are not a good liar. In the old days, when we did not have to queue at poipet, we came back 3:45 as the earliest, now you still come back at the same time, you either had a bad watch or a bad memory, and perhaps you are working for them.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Honest to god. I was worriedabout missing the 7:00 bus, and I got off the bus at Phetburi MRT at 3:47 PM. No waiting at the little depot thingie anymore, though, and less time at the buffet.

But thats what happened. It was still efficient, just had to actually wait in line ourselves. Immigration still had to go through all the passports and stamp them, just like now. The difference in work isn't that much higher, really just a matter of having each PP handed to the official directly by the owner.

Of course, the waiting in line isn't all that much fun.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Sounds very doggy, not convincing at all.

In the past, the guide took all the passports into the immigration plus 100 baht per head for the hurry-up fee, and then quickly done by a few officers.

This time Khun Drummer and the others queued and handed in passport one by one without tea money at all, make it in & out just as quick as the old days.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Yep Rooboy - that's right - get used to it.

I did a Jack's Golf run today - had me back at the MRT by 4:30pm. As Drummer suggested, the key change is that we do the queing ourselves but otherwise it was an uneventful day. Even my 2 day overstay got overlooked!

IMHO Jack's Golf are doing the best they can in changing surrounds. I'll use them in 90 days.

[Roobar]

just past 7.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

You better learn how to be a white collar thief, 'cause you are not a good liar. In the old days, when we did not have to queue at poipet, we came back 3:45 as the earliest, now you still come back at the same time, you either had a bad watch or a bad memory, and perhaps you are working for them.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Honest to god. I was worriedabout missing the 7:00 bus, and I got off the bus at Phetburi MRT at 3:47 PM. No waiting at the little depot thingie anymore, though, and less time at the buffet.

But thats what happened. It was still efficient, just had to actually wait in line ourselves. Immigration still had to go through all the passports and stamp them, just like now. The difference in work isn't that much higher, really just a matter of having each PP handed to the official directly by the owner.

Of course, the waiting in line isn't all that much fun.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Sounds very doggy, not convincing at all.

In the past, the guide took all the passports into the immigration plus 100 baht per head for the hurry-up fee, and then quickly done by a few officers.

This time Khun Drummer and the others queued and handed in passport one by one without tea money at all, make it in & out just as quick as the old days.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Yep Rooboy - that's right - get used to it.

I did a Jack's Golf run today - had me back at the MRT by 4:30pm. As Drummer suggested, the key change is that we do the queing ourselves but otherwise it was an uneventful day. Even my 2 day overstay got overlooked!

IMHO Jack's Golf are doing the best they can in changing surrounds. I'll use them in 90 days.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Monday is supposed to be quietest day for the visa run, and that is why even JG only has 7:00 am trip. You came back almost an hour later than Khun Drummer, who was on the trip in the mid-week. Don’t you think it is a bit weird?

[Micke]

I did a Jack's Golf run today - had me back at the MRT by 4:30pm. As Drummer suggested, the key change is that we do the queing ourselves but otherwise it was an uneventful day. Even my 2 day overstay got overlooked!

IMHO Jack's Golf are doing the best they can in changing surrounds. I'll use them in 90 days.

Didn't have to pay for your overstay? I find that hard to believe!

And as Roobar is saying, it sounds like you are working for them.

[Shenanigan]

Yep Rooboy - that's right - get used to it.

I did a Jack's Golf run today - had me back at the MRT by 4:30pm. As Drummer suggested, the key change is that we do the queing ourselves but otherwise it was an uneventful day. Even my 2 day overstay got overlooked!

IMHO Jack's Golf are doing the best they can in changing surrounds. I'll use them in 90 days.

Don’t make your decision too early man, in Thailand you wouldn’t guarantee your girlfriend still with you in 90 days, how could you know what would be happening to Jack Golf then?

Maybe you are one of these rare guys, who really enjoy queuing with the others for hours. But most of us definitely not, thanks for the suggestion, only the stupid ones will take.

[The Dude]

You should start to find a new agent for your next visarun.

You were lucky once, but can’t be all the time.

you dont work for the competition, do ya, Roobar ?

just joking, but it seems that weekday jacks golf trips are as good or better than before. Its just the weekends that are the problem

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

How is this, dude? As good or better than be4? I've heard countless negative accts of horror trips of late and 1 count it, 1 positive trip. the nays have it. next

[The Dude]

just past 7.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

You better learn how to be a white collar thief, 'cause you are not a good liar. In the old days, when we did not have to queue at poipet, we came back 3:45 as the earliest, now you still come back at the same time, you either had a bad watch or a bad memory, and perhaps you are working for them.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Agreed dude, Drummer appears connected w/jack's in some way

[The Dude]

Yep Rooboy - that's right - get used to it.

I did a Jack's Golf run today - had me back at the MRT by 4:30pm. As Drummer suggested, the key change is that we do the queing ourselves but otherwise it was an uneventful day. Even my 2 day overstay got overlooked!

IMHO Jack's Golf are doing the best they can in changing surrounds. I'll use them in 90 days.

Don’t make your decision too early man, in Thailand you wouldn’t guarantee your girlfriend still with you in 90 days, how could you know what would be happening to Jack Golf then?

Maybe you are one of these rare guys, who really enjoy queuing with the others for hours. But most of us definitely not, thanks for the suggestion, only the stupid ones will take.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

These dudes are suffering big time for biz, dudes. They gotta work the msg boards extra time now w/multiple aliases. I won't be aboard their bus, ever, I assure you

[drummer]

Dude ... look at my profile ... I've been a member for a while. I don't work for JG. I cartainly don't like being called a liar.

I really did get of the bus 3:47 PM on a Wed. I remember specifically because I was going to meet a friend and I called him.

I really did leave a little after 7PM. The lines were long but they moved fairly quickly. Unlike in the past, my overstay was taken care of very quickly. Before the change, I once waited in the arrival office for 45 minutes for the 1 officer to process everyone with overstays. JG always waited for overstay folks. This was no exception, except the overstays (After a missing passport - if you like you can search for a thread I started about it) , including me, were taken care of at the same speed of the line. Just not a big time loss.

The total time spent in line was 1 hour, and traffic wasn't bad.

Take it or leave it, but this really isn't a JG's ad. I'll tell you what... I have pictures I took from various parts of the day. If you are really interested, I can email them to you, and you can look at the time stamp on them. Looks like a pic I took just ter the bus left is

Wednesday, July 27, 2005, 12:38:22 PM