flyingsaucersarereal Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 That's what 7-11s are for! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phazey Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Open a 1000baht tab. I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mrtoad Posted November 28, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted November 28, 2014 So many things just seem to happen to the OP. Bless him. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David48 Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 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 ... . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sipi Posted November 28, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted November 28, 2014 I'll change it for two hundreds and a twenty. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konying Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 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 ... . Nah, must be left over notes from the beachfront condo he just bought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverdie Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In Search of Space Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 my problem is pockets full of 20 baht notes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJIC Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Moved to Pub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdiddy Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 I break up 1000s at shops that have tills, no probs with purchases 200-400 baht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsxrnz Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Maybe she had three other Falangs do the same thing to her and cleaned her out of change before you turned up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geronimo Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 If you go to a small corner shop, you should have already broken the note in the 7 - 11 next door! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy chef 1 Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 did you ever tried a bank???heard the can change it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samsensam Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Questador Posted November 29, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted November 29, 2014 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. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noahvail Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 did you ever tried a bank???heard the can change it... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 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??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sustento Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 1000bt is 3 days minimum wage... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post konying Posted November 29, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted November 29, 2014 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. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrilled Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xen Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berkshire Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newatthis Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingsaucersarereal Posted November 30, 2014 Author Share Posted November 30, 2014 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baa_Mango Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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