Mekong Bob Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 looking for letter-size (8.5-in X 11-in) computer paper in Chiang Mai. any ideas? thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar2 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 "A4" sold literally everywhere; i.e. paper shops, Tesco, Big C, 7-11, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 8.5 x 11.5 is the A4 paper I use with the printer and it can be found almost anywhere,Big C, Tesco ,Makro, ,just check the quality,the more expensive will be better for using as letters. regards Worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FolkGuitar Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 (edited) "Letter-size" is a U.S. convention. Most of the world uses the metric 'A4-B4' sizing. Envelopes match. There are only one or two other countries that still use letter-size. Most people in the US are completely unaware that this is so, and often are surprised when trying to find envelopes to match returned forms when out of the country. I brought a few letter-size sheets of paper and envelopes with me when I moved to Asia. Pretty much the only way you will get 'letter size' paper is to cut down B4 size. Letter size is 8.5x11. A4 size is 8.2x11.5 The only recourse is B4 size and a pair of scissors. Edited February 17, 2014 by FolkGuitar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Bob Posted February 17, 2014 Author Share Posted February 17, 2014 "A4" sold literally everywhere; i.e. paper shops, Tesco, Big C, 7-11, etc. Sorry, A4 is not letter size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiengmaijoe Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Try the big books/stationery store near the UN Irish pub. I don't know it's name but it is on the same side of the road a block down, heading towards the moat. On the third floor they have lots of paper and I've bought F14 there, which is usually hard to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rama Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 8.5 x 11 is 'letter size' in the US. A4 is 'letter size' almost everywhere else in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LookChang Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Hum... there are only three countries in the world which have not adopted the Metric System and its International system of Units. They are Burma, Liberia and the United States. However, reports published since 2007 hold this is no longer true of Liberia or Burma... Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_system I think this evolution is not reversible so why not use A4? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FolkGuitar Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 If you need to use US 'letter size' paper, I'd reccommed ordering a small stationary set; 'paper and envelopes,' on line. There are times when we NEED to use letter-size for dealing with US situations, and having a small package of it available comes in handy. However, the reality of it is that because very few Americans even realize there is a difference in size, you can often get away using A4 without them even noticing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simoncnx Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 For gods sake. Just go to any paper supply company and get it cut on the premises Sent from my GT-I9300 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard10365 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 If you want letter size, have someone in the USA mail it to you. It is not sold in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hml367 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Double A paper, Thailand shows size A11, which is very close to 8.5x11, if not actually that size. There is a Double A store near CMU on Suthep Road. Or you could contact them on the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carib Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Set printer to A4 size, buy A4 paper > problem solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FolkGuitar Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Double A paper, Thailand shows size A11, which is very close to 8.5x11, if not actually that size. There is a Double A store near CMU on Suthep Road. Or you could contact them on the internet. Double A paper measures 8.2"x11.5" This becomes more of a problem when trying to use locally purchased envelops with documents sent from the US that don't fit! Set printer to A4 size, buy A4 paper > problem solved. I'd guess that the OP isn't having a printer problem. That's easy enough to resolve. But frequently we are asked to submit various documents on 'letter-size' paper, or else we do not want people in the US to know that we are writing from a different country and wish to use the US size paper even though we are not currently in the country. I ran into this same problem in reverse when living in the US and asked by a Japanese university to submit documents on A4 sized paper. At the time, I had no idea what that even was! Regardless, it's a problem easy enough to solve, with several different solutions offered in this thread. It's not as if the OP needs to build a mass spectrometer with parts locally obtained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hml367 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Double A paper, Thailand shows size A11, which is very close to 8.5x11, if not actually that size. There is a Double A store near CMU on Suthep Road. Or you could contact them on the internet. Double A paper measures 8.2"x11.5" This becomes more of a problem when trying to use locally purchased envelops with documents sent from the US that don't fit! Set printer to A4 size, buy A4 paper > problem solved. I'd guess that the OP isn't having a printer problem. That's easy enough to resolve. But frequently we are asked to submit various documents on 'letter-size' paper, or else we do not want people in the US to know that we are writing from a different country and wish to use the US size paper even though we are not currently in the country. I ran into this same problem in reverse when living in the US and asked by a Japanese university to submit documents on A4 sized paper. At the time, I had no idea what that even was! Regardless, it's a problem easy enough to solve, with several different solutions offered in this thread. It's not as if the OP needs to build a mass spectrometer with parts locally obtained. Folkguitar, I am not talking about A4... did you look at the screen capture? A11 size is 216x279.... That converts to 8.5x10.98.... my guess is Letter size. I have seen letter size paper in Chiang Mai in the past. CMU students in a Masters or Doctorate program sometimes submit paperwork to colleges or universities in the USA and it has to be on letter size paper. Double A paper, and many of the others, have many sizes of paper... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FolkGuitar Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 (edited) Double A paper, Thailand shows size A11, which is very close to 8.5x11, if not actually that size. There is a Double A store near CMU on Suthep Road. Or you could contact them on the internet. Double A paper measures 8.2"x11.5" This becomes more of a problem when trying to use locally purchased envelops with documents sent from the US that don't fit! Set printer to A4 size, buy A4 paper > problem solved. I'd guess that the OP isn't having a printer problem. That's easy enough to resolve. But frequently we are asked to submit various documents on 'letter-size' paper, or else we do not want people in the US to know that we are writing from a different country and wish to use the US size paper even though we are not currently in the country. I ran into this same problem in reverse when living in the US and asked by a Japanese university to submit documents on A4 sized paper. At the time, I had no idea what that even was! Regardless, it's a problem easy enough to solve, with several different solutions offered in this thread. It's not as if the OP needs to build a mass spectrometer with parts locally obtained. Folkguitar, I am not talking about A4... did you look at the screen capture? A11 size is 216x279.... That converts to 8.5x10.98.... my guess is Letter size. I have seen letter size paper in Chiang Mai in the past. CMU students in a Masters or Doctorate program sometimes submit paperwork to colleges or universities in the USA and it has to be on letter size paper. Double A paper, and many of the others, have many sizes of paper... Nope! I didn't enlarge it so never noticed that! Thanks for the heads-up! I wish I knew about this 10 years ago. It would have come in handy! These days I haven't any need for more, as I still have a small box of Strathmore Bond on the shelf. Do they sell matching envelopes for it as well? Edited February 19, 2014 by FolkGuitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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