hardy1943 Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 (edited) Farang prices? My Thai wife and I received each a package this last week from the USA hers was $260 value and had to pay 1400 Baht when she complained never had to pay before she was told NEW LAW .Mine was $180 value she had to pay 1100 Baht . I have my medication coming next month wondering how much they hit me for. Edited June 15, 2014 by hardy1943 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nottocus Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 You were going to cook something tasty and decided not to over 20 baht? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWPattaya Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 This reminds me of the time I was buying a new mobile phone in Tuk Com, Sri Racha. The vendor, named Oil, wouldn't tell me the price because she was selling the same model to a Thai customer. She looked at me and pressed a finger to her lips to tell me to keep quiet. When the Thai customer had paid for the phone and left she charged me a few hundred Bt less. I must add that I have known her for several years, bought several phones and taken friends there as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maderaroja Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 OP please give your wife my hearty congratulations for having principles and standing up for them. Sounds like a good woman and there are far too few. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weegee Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Farang prices? My Thai wife and I received each a package this last week from the USA hers was $260 value and had to pay 1400 Baht when she complained never had to pay before she was told NEW LAW .Mine was $180 value she had to pay 1100 Baht . I have my medication coming next month wondering how much they hit me for. Isnt it just great, to get charged TAX for the freight charges as well as the item???..... Item cost 100 USD...airfreight $70USD....total charges this end,TAX on the $170USD............... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janpharma Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 I fully agree, this is really frustrating...A few months ago I wanted to buy watermelon at the market, no price was mentioned but the lady seller wanted me to pay 50 Thb....I noticed that at another market they sold at 25 to 30 Thb for the same. I told the lady in "Thai" about this and she protested...One week later the same hapened...I told her she was acting (in Thai) like a thief...and everybody around could here this. One week later she sold at 30 Thb to everyone. Don't give up! Show them that tey lose face...they will adapt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somchaismith Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 (edited) I fully agree, this is really frustrating...A few months ago I wanted to buy watermelon at the market, no price was mentioned but the lady seller wanted me to pay 50 Thb....I noticed that at another market they sold at 25 to 30 Thb for the same. I told the lady in "Thai" about this and she protested...One week later the same hapened...I told her she was acting (in Thai) like a thief...and everybody around could here this. One week later she sold at 30 Thb to everyone. Don't give up! Show them that tey lose face...they will adapt. That's good advice. Next time I'm down at the market I'm going to call any stall holder who charges a more expensive rate, than another market, a thief. Thanks again, signing off now. I will return with an update of how they reacted. I expect to return with stories of great monetary savings. Edited June 15, 2014 by somchaismith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggt Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Thanks for your story...she surely is a rare and valuable treasure..."a keeper"...as my family would say...good for you... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidmann Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 in swimming pool in france theres the price for locals and none locals ,world over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirchai Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 You seem to be different to a German guy, I've met a couple of moons ago. He'd payed 30 baht, instead of the usual 20 baht for some flowers from street vendors waiting at traffic lights. He freaked out and got\t so upset about the whole country, I tried to calm him down and said\d that he might have made a good deed, as the woman might have ten kids to feed. Finally, it got into an argument between the guy and me, because I had to fell him to frog off here, as he made his wife have unprotected sex with a ladyboy. Then it turned out that both were HIV positive and the German guy died after a car accident.Have you ever thought about different sizes of squid, which also means a different price for it? Or maybe it was a customer who bought seafood freaking every day? Don't you think that customers let's say at the fish market in let's say Hamburg/Germany get a better deal, when they buy more and every day? The moral of the story is that you won't be happy in this country, when you're not trying to understand certain things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirchai Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 in swimming pool in france theres the price for locals and none locals ,world over That's why i always speak French when in France..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somchaismith Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 in swimming pool in france theres the price for locals and none locals ,world over That's why i always speak French when in France..... What, your second to last post on this thread wasn't? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Mamma Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 (edited) My favorite is when the wife checks into a nearly full hotel and then they see me and my half Thai son and try to charge more and the wife rips them a new one. Edited June 15, 2014 by Joe Mamma 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucifer Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 in swimming pool in france theres the price for locals and none locals ,world over Not the same. The locals paid to have the pool built, so they receive a discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bpuumike Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Under those circumstances my wife would have given the vendor some extremely loud verbal abuse. Probably would have left ฿100 and walked away with 2kg squid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardy1943 Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 (edited) <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> Farang prices? My Thai wife and I received each a package this last week from the USA hers was $260 value and had to pay 1400 Baht when she complained never had to pay before she was told NEW LAW .Mine was $180 value she had to pay 1100 Baht . I have my medication coming next month wondering how much they hit me for. Isnt it just great, to get charged TAX for the freight charges as well as the item???..... alt=blink.png> Item cost 100 USD...airfreight $70USD....total charges this end,TAX on the $170USD............... alt=w00t.gif> I would have known it I would told them to send it back and not paid for it. New Law!Yes new way to ripp off Farang Edited June 15, 2014 by hardy1943 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soidogbob Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 A simple question and all these shit replys are why I have never contributed to TVF. 15 years here and I find the flamers and trolls a disgrace to the point I look at the OP's post and then move on. Good luck and and happy BS, where is the remove account button? I would'nt start a thread on here for shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattayaPhom Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 No 2 ways about it, anyone that trys charging more just because you are or are with a Foreigner is a greedy little piggy, whether it be 5 Baht or 5,000 Baht, same, same as they say....I had it a few months ago with limes, 60 Baht she wanted for 5....up the road was only 20 Baht..greedy, greedy, little piggy woman....must think we are stupid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseFrank Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Farang prices? My Thai wife and I received each a package this last week from the USA hers was $260 value and had to pay 1400 Baht when she complained never had to pay before she was told NEW LAW .Mine was $180 value she had to pay 1100 Baht . I have my medication coming next month wondering how much they hit me for. Isnt it just great, to get charged TAX for the freight charges as well as the item???..... Item cost 100 USD...airfreight $70USD....total charges this end,TAX on the $170USD............... Weegee, I think you should know that it is worldwide the same. Import duties are everywhere calculated on the fob price + freight + insurance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradinAsia Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 The topic of principles could be a very important subject in the coming months and years. It will take principled people to rid the country of corruption. Surely you are not suggesting that certain nationalities have principles and others do not. Some folks have principles and some do not, no matter what nationality. Some folks have "strong" principles, but at times fail to live by them. Inconsistency seems to be a common trait among humans. Painting an entire population with one brush is very easy and handy and makes some folks feel so comfy doing it, but most often it is far from realistic or reasonable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick1968 Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 he gave you a price you were happy with. what is the problem ? Yeah, I was waiting for that point to be brought up. It wasn't me, it was the wife. She doesn't see why we should be charged more. I don't see it either. Look at it the other way, the vendor was happy to receive the lower price, why should we give more? We are not a charity and the vendor is not destitute. But actually off-topic because I'm not trying to discuss the ins and outs of 2-tier pricing. you always find an smart ass answer that thing his right when he said : he gave you the price you where happy with ... what the hell with this ASS/H .. it"s not about that it is about why we always have pay More?? if goes to my country he want be charge as a Asian price we don't have shit like that ,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradinAsia Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Farang prices? My Thai wife and I received each a package this last week from the USA hers was $260 value and had to pay 1400 Baht when she complained never had to pay before she was told NEW LAW .Mine was $180 value she had to pay 1100 Baht . I have my medication coming next month wondering how much they hit me for. Let me guess... you had it shipped by Fedex? Seems like Fedex has some kind of deal going on with the customs folks. We ordered cosmetic items from Philippines valued at 3,000 baht, shipped by Fedex. We had a 2 week nightmare with Fedex. First they called and said I need to renew my import license. I had to go find the customs office at the airport -- a huge waste of time since I'm not an importer. Then Fedex called and said I need to pay 2,000 to correct my name on my import license, change the middle initial to middle name to match my passport. Then they called and said the customs duty was 5,000 baht. I wanted to suggest that they put the items where the sun don't shine, but that would accomplish nothing. I lost 3,000 baht, which is a lot better than losing 7,000. Two weeks ago we ordered the same items but shipped by Express Mail Service. Four days later, the small carton was delivered to the gate guard at our mooban, zero hassle, didn't hear anything from customs and didn't have to pay anything at all. Several times I have tried using Fedex and always the same hassle -- but never again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimbuman Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 It all gets a lot more serious when the service you are being charged for at a higher rate is medical treatment. It gets dangerously serious when the higher 'Farang' price puts that medical service out of your financial reach - or more typically discourages a foreigner from getting early check-ups/interventions. I step aside now for the apologists.... Absolutely, I've had VIP treatment as they call it for 20.000 baht in a hospital full of Thai people who probably could't even afford a tenth of that, So I have some decent insurance now that will prevent them giving me so called VIP treatment again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimbuman Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Farang prices? My Thai wife and I received each a package this last week from the USA hers was $260 value and had to pay 1400 Baht when she complained never had to pay before she was told NEW LAW .Mine was $180 value she had to pay 1100 Baht . I have my medication coming next month wondering how much they hit me for. Let me guess... you had it shipped by Fedex? Seems like Fedex has some kind of deal going on with the customs folks. We ordered cosmetic items from Philippines valued at 3,000 baht, shipped by Fedex. We had a 2 week nightmare with Fedex. First they called and said I need to renew my import license. I had to go find the customs office at the airport -- a huge waste of time since I'm not an importer. Then Fedex called and said I need to pay 2,000 to correct my name on my import license, change the middle initial to middle name to match my passport. Then they called and said the customs duty was 5,000 baht. I wanted to suggest that they put the items where the sun don't shine, but that would accomplish nothing. I lost 3,000 baht, which is a lot better than losing 7,000. Two weeks ago we ordered the same items but shipped by Express Mail Service. Four days later, the small carton was delivered to the gate guard at our mooban, zero hassle, didn't hear anything from customs and didn't have to pay anything at all. Several times I have tried using Fedex and always the same hassle -- but never again. Yes, had similar shit with Fedex and smooth service with other Couriers. Fedup with Fedex too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salavan Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 after discovering i paid a higher price when i was with my thai wife she told me she knew they were charging me double but didnt like to tell me as her duty's lie with her own country people 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somchaismith Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 after discovering i paid a higher price when i was with my thai wife she told me she knew they were charging me double but didnt like to tell me as her duty's lie with her own country people Unfortunately, that's true in a lot of cases. However, wrong on so many levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardy1943 Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> Farang prices? My Thai wife and I received each a package this last week from the USA hers was $260 value and had to pay 1400 Baht when she complained never had to pay before she was told NEW LAW .Mine was $180 value she had to pay 1100 Baht . I have my medication coming next month wondering how much they hit me for. Isnt it just great, to get charged TAX for the freight charges as well as the item???..... alt=blink.png> Item cost 100 USD...airfreight $70USD....total charges this end,TAX on the $170USD............... alt=w00t.gif> Weegee, I think you should know that it is worldwide the same. Import duties are everywhere calculated on the fob price + freight + insurance. Been here for 10+ years never got charge a penny until last week.Send stuff from here to the Usa and Germany ,they never paid for anything either.Have no Idea where your Info.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairynuff Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 It never ceases to amaze me how many foreigners here are quite happy to be ripped off, taken for a mug or made a fool of...call it what you like, but IMO its morally wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benalibina Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 It never ceases to amaze me how many foreigners here are quite happy to be ripped off, taken for a mug or made a fool of...call it what you like, but IMO its morally wrong. The 1s lacking morals adapt the easiest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datebayo Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Not sure if related, but I guess same principle as OP. I have an very open minded Thai female friend, with whom I sometimes hang out with (platonic friend). I got cheated by my gf, and I wanted revenge before breaking up with her, so I slept with her best friend. I told my friend about this and she said she think it was ok for me to do it cuz she cheated on me first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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