Can't break a 1000 baht note?

[flyingsaucersarereal]

So I seem to get this a lot.

You go to a mom and pop shop and pay with a 1000 baht note and no one has enough change to take it.

Yesterday I bought 323 baht worth of stuff gave the lady a 1000 baht note but she couldn't take my money because she didn't have enough change.

I just don't get this if you are operating a shop why don't you come prepared with change?

Its not like I tried to buy something for 20 baht with 1000 baht.

If you have enough money to own a shop you should have enough money to have baht in small denominations.

[Jingthing]

That's what 7-11s are for!

[phazey]

Open a 1000baht tab. I did.

[mrtoad]

So many things just seem to happen to the OP.

Bless him.

[David48]

The OP's pension just came in?

Maybe the next topic will be ... why the Taxi driver won't change his 1,000 Bt Note.

Actually, I've just made a brew ...

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[sipi]

I'll change it for two hundreds and a twenty.

[konying]

The OP's pension just came in?

Maybe the next topic will be ... why the Taxi driver won't change his 1,000 Bt Note.

Actually, I've just made a brew ...

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Nah, must be left over notes from the beachfront condo he just bought

[neverdie]

Clearly the answer to the situation is........Leave A tip, you cheap wad.

I often throw the change away in any case, I figured my face is so much bigger when I open my wallet and only pun notes are in there.

.....it's only money, easy come, easy go

[In Search of Space]

my problem is pockets full of 20 baht notes

[MAJIC]

A 1000 baht note may be nothing to a Farang, but look at it as a quarter of a month salary,and suddenly it takes on a new meaning!

[Rooo]

Moved to Pub.

[kannot]

my problem is pockets full of 20 baht notes

Mines 5000 kilos of 1 baht coins.......in fact any coins, I usually give them to the staff

[kannot]

A 1000 baht note may be nothing to a Farang, but look at it as a quarter of a month salary,and suddenly it takes on a new meaning!

I dont know any Thais on 4000 a month but I wish i did as id offer them a job at 8000 a month,,,,,,,,,,still no takers from our ad outside our land

[Jdiddy]

I break up 1000s at shops that have tills, no probs with purchases 200-400 baht

[Gsxrnz]

Maybe she had three other Falangs do the same thing to her and cleaned her out of change before you turned up.

[geronimo]

If you go to a small corner shop, you should have already broken the note in the 7 - 11 next door!

[Crazy chef 1]

did you ever tried a bank???heard the can change it...

[Ulysses G.]

My shop has lots of change every day, but we run out quickly because so many people pay with 1,000 baht notes and we have to find a bank that is open to get more. I can understand why some places won't take them. Sometimes I say no, if it is for a very small purchase.

[samsensam]

1000 baht note is a lot of money to a small shop - they dont have the cash flow to carry a large float in their till.

possibly comparable to trying to pay with a 100 USD or GBP note in a small shop back home.

OP some understanding of the country and culture you are in would help. patience please.

[Questador]

I spent time with a small noodle-soup vendor, and having sufficient change was a constant challenge. There was no 7/11 or similar in their village, the nearest ATM was 15 km away (which was not much use as a source of small bills) and the nearest bank about 30 km. The first customer of the day could show up and eat 30 baht soup and then try and pay with 1000 baht. The village just did not have anywhere to break large bills, and there was a daily challenge as villagers tried to find somewhere to offload them. The vendor did once make an effort to get a lot of change by making a special trip to the bank, however once it was known that her place was somewhere you could break large notes, the whole village came running. As she was making soup, not providing banking services, she soon stopped that. Consequently, I always try and keep a large number of of small bills on me to make their lives easier.

[noahvail]

did you ever tried a bank???heard the can change it...

[elgordo38]

A 1000 baht note may be nothing to a Farang, but look at it as a quarter of a month salary,and suddenly it takes on a new meaning!

Who works for 4000 baht a month anymore???

[sustento]

1000bt is 3 days minimum wage...

[konying]

Whats the difference how much 1000 is worth to a Thai.

Point is OP is a troll, who does not seem to grasp basic concepts, aside from that, he also has problems with pretty much anything he does, yet speaks fluent enough Thai.

Shops do not want to break 1000 because they need the change.

Nothing wrong or unusual about that.

If every customer paid with 1000, shop owners, especially mom & pop type would be spending most of the day in the bank changing the money instead of being in the shop selling.

It is mom & pop shop ie small sales like cigs, drink, etc, not exactly a profit making machine.

[thrilled]

When I go to the bank and change US dollar,I ask for small baht. Many 20's,50's and 100 baht.Problem solved.I also do the same

At ATM machines.I go right to the bank.

[xen]

Wasn't there a few counterfeit 1000 baht notes going around some time ago and if you cop one you are stuck with it unless you pass it onto somebody else . Yes i know most of them are passed of in bars and places where the light is not so good to examine them but still maybe the shopkeepers are still wary of of giving out good legal tender and getting a problem in exchange.

[Berkshire]

Whats the difference how much 1000 is worth to a Thai.

Point is OP is a troll, who does not seem to grasp basic concepts, aside from that, he also has problems with pretty much anything he does, yet speaks fluent enough Thai.

Shops do not want to break 1000 because they need the change.

Nothing wrong or unusual about that.

If every customer paid with 1000, shop owners, especially mom & pop type would be spending most of the day in the bank changing the money instead of being in the shop selling.

It is mom & pop shop ie small sales like cigs, drink, etc, not exactly a profit making machine.

Yes, agreed. Real basic, common sense type stuff. Makes you wonder how the OP made it this far in life with no common sense. Maybe that's why he only manages to attract women who are only interested in his money. Because he has absolutely nothing else going for him.

[newatthis]

Next time you go to your bank's atm take out 900baht instead of 1000. Do it twice if you have to! It saves the hassle of getting larger notes changed by smaller businesses or even if I want to buy off the local ice-cream motorcycle vendor.

[flyingsaucersarereal]

As a store owner come prepared for work with lots of change how about that.

Oh that's right it always someone else's fault.

Can't break a 1000 baht note then lose a sale as simple as that.

Edited November 30, 2014 by flyingsaucersarereal

[Baa_Mango]

it may be cause they don't have money.

Try to use 1000's for only real stores/shops. Ie FAMILY MART - 7-11, BTS blah blah blah

street vendors and independent shops are just a headache for all parties involved.

old ass people using calculator and counting ten baht coins to break your 1000, other customers waiting etc. I will usually break up a few 1000 baht notes at 7/11 or BTS just so i can buy ice coffee, use motor bikes, etc etc.

GET IN THE GAME MATE!!! keep ya stick on the ice.