NongKhaiKid Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 I am lucky, I think, not to have had serious problems with Thai Post but have heard many stories from friends and fellow posters but if I letter I wasn't expecting has ever gone missing I would never know unless the sender followed up. I will say that in recent times the delivery has slowed down and I'm gauging this by the regular mail i get from the Hong Kong Government and a bank in HK which used to arrive in less than a week but now can take up to three. For outgoing important mail I use DHL and the cost is worth peace of mind. As to the case in point I have no idea of the Thai definition of theft but to my mind it was and being fired was too easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willyumiii Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 I must be born lucky ,have had many items from uk ,non went missing How do you know nothing has has gone missing? You only know that items you were expecting have arrived. Could it be possible items you are unaware of have never arrived? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Agreed. I made the same point in Post 61 and unless the original sender follows up somehow the intended receiver will never know. It's different with letters etc that are expected or come on a regular basis and non-arrival can be dealt with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Sounds like Facebook is the reform needed in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ1 Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 I don't usually have a problem with Thai post. But anything i receive from abroad seems to have always been opened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keesters Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 The poor guy is probably under stress with a lousy job. A warning would have been more appropriate. It's no excuse but with the large number of stray and pet dogs roaming the streets it is a job I'd not want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bboy Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Fired? Shouldn't he be arrested and charged with theft at the very least? Thought there might be have been a reshuffle and a transfer to an inactive post (no pun intended). Oh well, that lazy arse was the author of his own misfortune... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farang99 Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 (edited) The poor guy is probably under stress with a lousy job. A warning would have been more appropriate. Really? Committing a criminal offence, which might have caused loss or misery to the person who did not receive the information, and all he should get is a warning? I have strong feelings about this as during the December-January period almost no mail was delivered to me. The missing stuff included not just bills but Christmas cards from overseas friends and flower seeds as well as who knows what else. Normal service has since been resumed,so I assume the person responsible has been promoted. Edited May 9, 2015 by metisdead Bold font removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Over a six month period I got none of the six items I bought online ...I complained to the boss & they were in my box the next morning the problem is that this happens every 6 months getting no or almost no mail they just seem to leave it somewhere for many months at a time & maybe you will forget about it ...in my case I had to buy all the items twice so when they showed up the next day they were useless to me Agree - I go months without mail. When I visit the PO to inquire they find it within a day. The post office is in Ban Amphur serving Bang Saray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emilymat Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Thailand Post, the organization known for folding, breaking, throwing and totally losing mail. Exactly who`s expert opinion is this? visiting the local mail centre to pick up a package, I was sitting there watching them sort the packages & they were throwing them up to 4 metres into piles on the floor, they were simply too lazt to carry them and didnt care what was inside them so yes I can definitely say thet this is exactly how they sort their packages, Add to that 2 seperate visa cards went missing in the mail and the local PO told me that the workers are known to take them so they can sell them, even their bosses knows it happens but do nothing. Barclays in the UK refuse to send me renewal Visa cards to Thailand, and even told me they would cancel the account I've had for 30 years. I have to get anything from them sent to my sister in Spain. Something for Thailand to be proud of. I had the same message from Barclays re. debit card and also BOS MasterCard. They both said Thailand was on a 'no send' list. As you say, a pretty damning indictment of a country's postal service. I solved it by renewing both (early) when I was back in the UK for a holiday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joejai Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 (edited) Once you realize how things work (or don't work) here, there's nothing that surprises you....certainly not this. Edited May 9, 2015 by joejai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camerata Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Three years ago a debit card sent by registered mail from Europe failed to arrive. I filled in a complaint form. One of the questions was "What is the value of the contents?' Since a debit card has no value in itself, I put "0." When I got the reply a few weeks later, it said "Package left <some location> and did not arrive at <some location>. Customer did not ask for compensation." So if this happens to you, make sure you put the compensation you require in the "value of contents" section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy50 Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Thailand Post, the organization known for folding, breaking, throwing and totally losing mail. Exactly who`s expert opinion is this? I receive a parcel worth 2000 euros from Europe every month since 10 years, and never had any problems... I love Thai post office, they are very very good and their tracking system is the best i know. From your supplier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangebrew Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 It happens every where I mailed a letter home from Vietnam in 1969 it arrived in 1999 2 weeks after my Mom passed away. So just not a Thai issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaiChai Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Sounds like the general needs to dig out article 44 to shake up the postal system? Is it me or does every facet of Thai life suffer from corruption? In which case the general has alot to sort out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varangkul Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Pigeons would do a better job only they have problems when the package is too heavy ... The difficulty is getting them to return "Home" You finish up with a loft full of Post Office Pigeons! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Actually i have found that stuff always gets here, it's just that it takes so long. I have had letters that have taken 3 days to get from Germany to my local post office but 10 days to travel the 17 Kilometers from the post office to my house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siam2007 Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 (edited) Fired? Shouldn't he be arrested and charged with theft at the very least? another clueless Farang who has no idea how this country works..... here, very few people are actually being "arrested" or "charged" as this would make them lose face. Instead they are being moved to an "inactive position" Edited May 9, 2015 by siam2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAG Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 I must be born lucky ,have had many items from uk ,non went missing I would say you have been very lucky. I have had 4 items sent from the UK in the last month, one package with a book, one with a DVD and two replacement Visa cards. None have arrived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobb Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 If his motor cycle was broken down how did all that mail and packages get into his room. No even a good response on his part. They knew he was not telling the truth when his lips were moving! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 I must be born lucky ,have had many items from uk ,non went missing I would say you have been very lucky. I have had 4 items sent from the UK in the last month, one package with a book, one with a DVD and two replacement Visa cards. None have arrived. A tip, get your stuff sent registered post, it always gets to you, my experience anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAG Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Thank you. Unfortunately the book and DVD were presents sent by an old lady who dotes on my daughter but doesn't understand, and the bank refuses to use use registered. You know, "our system doesn't allow blah blah blah...." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAG Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 (edited) Interestingly it's not just Thailand. Some years ago I had an airline ticket go missing, before the days of e tickets. The UK Post Office told me, off the record, that it would have been taken by "temporary agency staff" and that the trouble with registered mail was that the label "told the temporary staff that there was something worth stealing". Edited May 9, 2015 by JAG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akampa Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 My feeling about a lot of issuse with post ,servicing of car ,electricity,water stuff like that I just don`t see pride of work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masuk Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 I subscribe to a weekly UK newspaper. They usually arrive in a bundle of three, and that's it for another month. No idea where the 4th issue is. Is there a Thai postman Interested in a UK newspaper? I don't think it's censorship, as some of the articles are less than flattering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Every one in twenty of the EBay purchases I make never arrive. Usually those that can easily be flogged at the markets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 My feeling about a lot of issuse with post ,servicing of car ,electricity,water stuff like that I just don`t see pride of work Thais take pride in not having to work. While I sort of agree, if you're shafted to a degree you're forced to work in, at least do it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernphil Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 I tried to post a package to Kalasin from the Nana PO, and the girl there asked me what country it was in. Best larf all day BKK Barry. I get the same at my pub, " Where you flom ? " I say Maechan then " Where you flom " I repeat Maechan then I get " Oh .......Maechan " They might mean where did I live 11 years ago but great fun . This can be followed by " No no ferlung ,where you come flom " To this I say my house , soi ha. OK a bit of a wind up but things usualy end up with shaking hands or wai ing, It has been known for a chok dee and a drink coming over to my table, My kind of town. 'ang on what has this to do with lost mail/lost thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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