Popular Post buhi Posted January 17, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 17, 2015 (edited) I stay at home and take my jeans off with my wallet in the back pocket, place my clothes on the sofa and go to bed. Every morning I find have been pickpocketed and I know who does it. She claims to spend the money on housekeeping, but I dispute this. Sometimes I put my wallet in a different place so a search is required, but she usually gives up and asks where it is, which I think is cheating and not proper pick pocketing! Edited January 17, 2015 by buhi 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outboard Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Carry your wallet in your front pocket and an armed rat trap in your rear pocket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willyumiii Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 i don't have money... my wife does... It seems to be fashionable for men to carry handbags as well as women as they are much safer. Man bags are not fashionable unless you have the man boobs to go with them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willyumiii Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 I feel reasonably safe when wearing "cargo pants" with pockets in the front with either buttons or zippers. Wallet, passport, phone..they all fit. Haven"t had a problem with pick pockets yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
culicine Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Marry a Thai woman... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSpade Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Not aware of anyone ever trying it. Could be a case of 'spoke too soon' but I always imagined it would be hard to pickpocket me as I have enough trouble getting my wallet out my own (too tight) pockets never mind anyone else doing it without me noticing whilst I'm on the move (I guess I'd be on the move as I don't tend to stand about in the street very often and walk quickly always even when not in a hurry). I didn't even know it was common in Thailand. I haven't heard of it happening to anyone I know or heard any stories of it as far as I can remember. Generally not something I'm concerned about. Would never keep my valuables in back pockets and I'm cautious enough in busy places to be mindful and keep my hands close to my pockets (if sober enough anyway). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailiketoo Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Not aware of anyone ever trying it. Could be a case of 'spoke too soon' but I always imagined it would be hard to pickpocket me as I have enough trouble getting my wallet out my own (too tight) pockets never mind anyone else doing it without me noticing whilst I'm on the move (I guess I'd be on the move as I don't tend to stand about in the street very often and walk quickly always even when not in a hurry). I didn't even know it was common in Thailand. I haven't heard of it happening to anyone I know or heard any stories of it as far as I can remember. Generally not something I'm concerned about. Would never keep my valuables in back pockets and I'm cautious enough in busy places to be mindful and keep my hands close to my pockets (if sober enough anyway). They don't pull it out the top. They cut the bottom of the pocket in the case of tight pockets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted January 17, 2015 Author Share Posted January 17, 2015 i don't have money... my wife does... It seems to be fashionable for men to carry handbags as well as women as they are much safer. Man bags are not fashionable unless you have the man boobs to go with them! If you say so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smotherb Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 i don't have money... my wife does... It seems to be fashionable for men to carry handbags as well as women as they are much safer. Oh please, nothing easier to steal than a bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawker9000 Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 You can buy wallets that have a "friction finish" to them rather than the usual smooth leather finish. They don't slide very easily out of the pocket. I'm not a connoisseur, but I don't think the pickpockets in Thailand quite measure up to what you might encounter on the streets of, say, Madrid or Rome. (Not sure anyone's safe from the professionals there, no matter what the anti-pp defense...) I also don't think that in Thailand a pickpocket represents, generally, much threat of violence. They simply steel what they can if they can when they can, and skulk away. If they end up with a wallet full of paper, I don't really think you have to fear them coming back at you for "revenge". So all that being the case, situational & spatial awareness is the best defense. Plus, try not to carry around with you on the street, in your wallet or otherwise, anything you can't afford to lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulic Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 I have yet to be pick-pocketed but I try to remain vigilant. Money in front pocket, and never too much. The night/days budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKKdreaming Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 I had an inside pocket sewn in my pants the same size as my passport , its on the left side and I normally put my 500s-1000 baht notes there , ATM card and ID any of the ladies with sewing machines on the street can do it for around 50 baht a few days ago I saw 3 ladyboys swarm a Japanese tourist on Sukhumvit trying to pick his pockets , I yelled something and pulled out my cell phone and pretended to take a picture of them and they ran off 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyboy666 Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 How does it work in Pattaya on the songthaews? Apparently pickpocketing there that is a real problem. usually the Ladyboys on the Baht Busses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultimate weapon Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Not to worry you unnecessarily but the fine art of pickpocketing has now been reduced to a sharp blow over the head with a blunt instrument. Seems like the kids don't want to learn a proper trade anymore. I blame it on smartphones. Your first sentence, surely not where there are people around, I have never heard of anyone who is not drunk and minding their own business being hit in a busy street with a blunt instrument. Go to duckduckgo dot com and look up the names of Chris Channon on Koh Lipe and American Jonathan Mark Lemley, 28,on Phuket, who was found in a coma on Karon beach. Possum1931, the youth of today do not waste time on exchanging pleasantries with you before mugging you. They can and also do just plunge a knife into you first then snatch or kick you off your motorbike while you are ridding it, then snatch your stash. Be careful out there. I searched on chris channon and he's that famous american guy who was kidnapped along with his gf by 5 black american guys and tortured. I decided to search chris channon again this time putting in koh lipe and found out it's a 50 yr old canadian. Amazing that people with that name and last name end up as victims of serious crime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyFriend You Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 I always carry my wallet in the back pocket. I was fed up, women pinching my bum, so I decided to put it there as an obstacle. but they are clever these women. They started pinching me on the other side. Ahhhhhhh........why am I soooooooo hansum? Its that 1000 baht bill slapped to your forehead that makes us so hansum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptHaddock Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Wallet with money, etc. always in front pocket. Empty wallet in back pocket. When walking in high traffic area like the BTS/MRT hands always in both front pockets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 i don't have money... my wife does... It seems to be fashionable for men to carry handbags as well as women as they are much safer. Oh please, nothing easier to steal than a bag. I am talking about pickpocketing here, not stealing bags, but either way nothing is 100% safe, and a moneybelt is safest IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyboy666 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I have a passport holder that has a belt on it and I secure it on my beltloop and then keep it in front zippered pocket, cargo pants style, never lost anything , going around the world last 10 years, u can see the belt rope thing going from beltloop to pocket... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willyumiii Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Big pockets and a large mouse trap in each one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Water Buffalo Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Isn't this a bit OTT? "I always keep my money, never more than about 2000 Baht, down my sock. I also carry an old wallet stuffed with paper in my front pocket as a decoy" I don't make any special effort to avoid pick pockets in Thailand. I don't think it that much of a concern, or maybe i just hang out in safer areas. I think i was pick-pocketed in Vietnam. Lesson learnt. Don't let street hookers touch you. A tazer may be effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoiBiker Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I think all these methods are over the top and paranoid. Just be aware of what's going on around you, and try not to look like an obvious victim. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williet98248 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 When I first came here 12 years ago I bought a money clip and carried my cash and DL in it. Wallet stayed in the room. When I got into a high foot traffic area I moved the money clip to my breast pocket with button or flap. No T shirts. Now I still carry my cash in the MC but also a wallet with cards and ID but no money. If I feel I am in an unsafe area I move the wallet to the breast pocket too or keep one hand on the wallet. I don't hang out in the bars and tourist areas any more so not usually worried too much about it. I learned my lesson many years ago when pickpocketed on a bus with people packed like sardines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 I had an inside pocket sewn in my pants the same size as my passport , its on the left side and I normally put my 500s-1000 baht notes there , ATM card and ID any of the ladies with sewing machines on the street can do it for around 50 baht a few days ago I saw 3 ladyboys swarm a Japanese tourist on Sukhumvit trying to pick his pockets , I yelled something and pulled out my cell phone and pretended to take a picture of them and they ran off That's a great idea, but I think you would need to be very fluent in Thai to get the ladies with the sewing machine to understand what you want done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 Big pockets and a large mouse trap in each one! d-man-to-catch-money-placed-mousetrap-clipping-path-included-image-35429663.jpg Yes, then you forget it's there and put your own hand in, also, where do you put your actual wallet when all your pockets have mouse traps in them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesekraft Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 if you are sensible you put your wallet in your side pockets, which greatly reduces the odds of being pick-pocketed, and helps back pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wow64 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 (edited) Wallet and phone always in front pockets when out at night when wearing jeans or tight black leather pants. Also most of my shorts which are cargo shorts have buttons or zips on the pockets. Sent from my c64 Edited January 18, 2015 by wow64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawker9000 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 (edited) Wallet and phone always in front pockets when out at night when wearing jeans or tight black leather pants. Also most of my shorts which are cargo shorts have buttons or zips on the pockets. Sent from my c64 'Don't know if it happens much in Thailand, but pickpockets in some parts of the world are famous for the razor sharp knives they carry. They can slice open a pocket so quickly and easily (esp. with the help of an accomplice providing some kind of distraction), that they've done so, removed the contents, and are away without the victim feeling a thing. Buttons & zips not a deterrent for this sort of thing. Edited January 18, 2015 by hawker9000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotpoom Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 It always amazes me as to why people use wallets, i just keep my loose money in my pocket. Back home we gave up using wallets 50 years ago because of the pickpockets....made it too easy for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smotherb Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 i don't have money... my wife does... It seems to be fashionable for men to carry handbags as well as women as they are much safer. Oh please, nothing easier to steal than a bag. I am talking about pickpocketing here, not stealing bags, but either way nothing is 100% safe, and a moneybelt is safest IMO. You appear a little confused Possom, you are the one who first mentioned bags, and now you mention money belts. Are you now expanding the topic to bag-picking and belt picking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 SmotherB. I'm sorry if I put this topic over wrongly, I wanted to find out from posters, the best way to deter pickpockets, like money down your sock, using a moneybelt, or a manbag, which I see a lot of those days, to avoid thieves from stealing from your person. They can't pick your pockets if there is no money in them, and how hard is it for them to steal from a manbag or moneybelt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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