Wellington Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Sending 3000 bht for a birthday present for a relative in France,we came to a halt when,after completing the form we were asked for 1700bht commission. Staggering, more than 50%. Has anyone faced such a rip off from a major Thai Bank,branch in Central, name begins with A. ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenBravo Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Not really out of the ordinary. A fixed charge. About what my UK bank charges me for a TT transfer whether it's $50 or $50,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shot Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 1500 standard fee, here and in most places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patongphil Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Just paid 480 baht for a 400,000 baht deposit into Krung Thai bank because it was into a branch in another province - not happy!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaeagle Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Takes the same amount of effort to send 3000 baht as it does to send 3million baht. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiIand Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 moneygram is the cheapest way to send small sums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyoldman Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 SCB dings me 1% but I don't ever transfer overseas anything under 100,000thb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterMan Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 so what is the best option? I know this probably answered in the banking forum but since we are here.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissChris Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 What about those ATMs that accept cash and transfer for 20 THB? Or is that only in Thailand? Personally, when in Phuket, I use my offspring as my personal banker. He gives me THB in notes and I transfer on the internet from my bank account to his. No fees )) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludditeman Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Paypal, or find someone in Thailand with a bank account in the relevant country and Internet banking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterMan Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Paypal? Paypal for what the best rates? US$ Bank accounts in Thailand have awful rates too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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