Doing Business In Thailand

[muay_thai]

I was thinking of setting up a small business import to UK with help of gf,

but after a recent small shopping transaction have been a bit discouraged as

follows:

About 4 months ago I ordered some tailor made thai boxing shorts with my name and th gf's name in thai written on them at one of the boxing stadiums.

My gf done the order and they told her they would call her when readu, they also

had my email and phone number.

After about 2 months and I'd called them I just forgot about them, until last week !

My gf went back to the shop to buy me something and there on the rack

"for general sale" where my personalised shorts with my name on !!

Has anyone else found that dealing with the thais is at the least not straight

forward any examples would be helpful !!

[Richard Hall]

I was thinking of setting up a small business import to UK with help of gf,

but after a recent small shopping transaction have been a bit discouraged as

follows:

About 4 months ago I ordered some tailor made thai boxing shorts with my name and th gf's name in thai written on them at one of the boxing stadiums.

My gf done the order and they told her they would call her when readu, they also

had my email and phone number.

After about 2 months and I'd called them I just forgot about them, until last week !

My gf went back to the shop to buy me something and there on the rack

"for general sale" where my personalised shorts with my name on !!

Has anyone else found that dealing with the thais is at the least not straight

forward any examples would be helpful !!

Dealing with some Thai companies can be indeed very frustrating particularly when it comes to keeping deadlines.

Therefore before placing an order just point out CLEARLY what it means to deal with a farang. Tell them you expect a fixed date when the merchandise is actually ready. When in doubt, tell them to better to build in a couple of extra days than setting the deadline too tight. Should the merchandise not be ready by then you will either cancel the order or cut down on the payment. Ask your possibly pale turned discussion partner whether he/she can cope with this. If there is a clear yes go for it if not forget it. Takes a while to identify capable and reliable business partner but on the other hand it can be very rewarding.

Good luck.