Thaivisa News Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Lampang:- What appeared to be a cheap trick by alleged black conmen from a South Asian country caused a cake vendor in Lampang to lose Bt910 in cash and two pieces of cake. And other vendors in the northern province told police that they have also fallen to the trick. Mueang Lampang police said a couple of black man and woman from a South Asian country have been preying on foods and vegetable vendors in the Mueang and Hangchat districts. The latest incident happened to Patcharee Rerngkasettakorn, 35, on Saturday. Patcharee has a small bakery shop near the Kelang Nakhornram Hospital. She told police that the South Asian couple came to her shop and selected two pieces of cakes that were Bt90 worth. Patcharee said the couple gave her a Bt1,000 bank note and spoke in English, bargaining for a discount. But she insisted that the price was right so the couple put back the two pieces of cake into the cake cupboard and she returned the banknote to them. But after a while, the couple walked to the cupboard again and took two pieces out and showed them to her and asked for a change. Patcharee said she was busy and confused so she gave them a change of Bt910 and two left the shop immediately. Once the two got out, Patcharee realized that she has fallen victim to the couple because she had earlier returned the banknote to them. She rushed out of the shop but it was too late. The two were nowhere in sight so she called police. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya28 Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Quote "Patcharee said she was busy and confused so she gave them a change of Bt910 and two left the shop immediately" "busy and confused" = more classic Thainess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 She forgot she'd given them the money back? This is the con others have fallen for? Stupid is as stupid does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiddlesticks Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 So now carelessness and/or stupidity of local business people is making the news??!!!??? We all better prepare for a flood of new Thai news articles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halloween Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Dough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Quote "Patcharee said she was busy and confused so she gave them a change of Bt910 and two left the shop immediately" "busy and confused" = more classic Thainess Depending on how busy the shop was and how long she was working.. this is quite possible. Some people actually have to rush in their job and make mistakes. I guess you never made a mistake in your life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daoyai Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 ??? How could she forget them, not local "people of coloured" , tried to haggle the price on cake, then returned the cake... and she forgot this ??? ok. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLock Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 How many Africans are in Lampang do you think? Not exactly crime of the century...but should no be too hard to find them. Cake's gone, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arunsakda Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 African Grifters in Lampang!? Crikey, what's next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berybert Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Can you please post the name of the shop. I quite fancy 910baht and 2 pieces of free cake. What were the other vendors selling ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya28 Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> Quote "Patcharee said she was busy and confused so she gave them a change of Bt910 and two left the shop immediately" alt=cheesy.gif width=32 height=20> "busy and confused" = more classic Thainess Depending on how busy the shop was and how long she was working.. this is quite possible. Some people actually have to rush in their job and make mistakes. I guess you never made a mistake in your life. It's hard enough to get a refund once in Thailand, yet the "busy and confused" assistant refunded twice. Do you think refunds occur often in a cake shop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsxrnz Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 And the moral of the story is, you CAN have your cake and eat it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcutman Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 ??? How could she forget them, not local "people of coloured" , tried to haggle the price on cake, then returned the cake... and she forgot this ??? ok. ... Up until a few years ago Iodine deficiency was a real problem and the effects of that will show for quite awhile longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 I don't believe this story. She gave the correct change, impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOC Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Reading the OP twice, I don't see any crime committed only pure stupidity on behalf of the cake vendor......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MW72 Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 I don't believe this story. She gave the correct change, impossible. I'm surprised she had change of a thousand. How many times do you get asked for small money as the smaller shops don't seem to have a float of change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robby nz Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 (edited) Quote "Patcharee said she was busy and confused so she gave them a change of Bt910 and two left the shop immediately" "busy and confused" = more classic Thainess Depending on how busy the shop was and how long she was working.. this is quite possible. Some people actually have to rush in their job and make mistakes. I guess you never made a mistake in your life. Probably never worked in their lives to make a mistake. Someone gets cheated and the bashers immediately have a go at the one who has been cheated. Thai haters at their worst. Edited May 10, 2015 by Robby nz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicog Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 (edited) It's quite a common scam. Derren Brown uses it in his show. Involves a bit of neurolinguistic programming. Edited May 10, 2015 by Chicog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 African Grifters in Lampang!? Crikey, what's next? Geographically speaking, where do Africans come into this story? South Asians are usually Indians, Sri Lankans or Bangladeshis . And there are plenty of very dark skinned people in all those lands. Thailand too has its own dark hued population. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMF1960 Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bung Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Easy. Just get the police to round up and shake down every Indian in and around Lampang. Im sure if they looked inside the suspects baan they would find gtreat caches of stolen cake and piles of bank notes. What a photo op for the bib that would be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveAustin Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Dear me, what next, someone treads on someone's cat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogleg Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 These people do the rounds of shops in Jomtien as well. Anyone working alone may be targeted, as was my wife a while back. Yes, it's a crime worth reporting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapson Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Well thank you so much to Thai Visa ......................another stunning breaking news exclusive from the No News Team!! Guys, get your cvs off to Reuters immediately, your journalism is quite exceptional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robroona Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 How many Africans are in Lampang do you think? Not exactly crime of the century...but should no be too hard to find them. Cake's gone, however. Article stated that the couple came from South Asia. Africa is not there, it is in Africa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halloween Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Did she remember the change for 90 from B1000, or did she have to use the calculator again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keestha Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Well you can get confused taking money from customers all the time and giving change. When I was very young they taught me to keep the bill the customer gave me in my hand whilst giving him the change. Because 1) he cannot claim he gave you a 1000 Bongo bill whilst actually it was a 500 and 2) putting the 1000 Bongo bill on the table is dangerous, he could take it back plus the change. (happens more often than you would think). Having played the cash sales game for over 40 years now, it can still occur I get confused, there is many things happening at the same time, people asking questions, telephone ringing and so on. So I don't think the pastry lady was stupid, if you have never worked in a busy retail sales situation yourself it might be more difficult to understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredNL Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 African Grifters in Lampang!? Crikey, what's next? There goes the neighbourhood..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thakkar Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Daily Mirror headline: Crickey! Cake Crime Capers! T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dap Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Dough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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