louisa Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Hi Im heading to thailand on Friday for the first time and have just been told that at the moment all banks, atm's, money exchanges and currency exchanges are not in operation. I was told before I leave I should withdraw all my cash from the bank and change it into baht. Can someone tell me is this correct? Are even the ATM's really not working? Help from someone there at the moment would be greatly appreciated. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
londonthai Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 I am not in Thailand now - but I think it's bxxxocs. If somebody told you same about country you are in you wouldn't believe, would you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Hi Im heading to thailand on Friday for the first time and have just been told that at the moment all banks, atm's, money exchanges and currency exchanges are not in operation. I was told before I leave I should withdraw all my cash from the bank and change it into baht. Can someone tell me is this correct? Are even the ATM's really not working? Help from someone there at the moment would be greatly appreciated.thanks They work just fine. Made a withdrawal today for the wife. Hmm, maybe they should disable them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnieB Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Hi Im heading to thailand on Friday for the first time and have just been told that at the moment all banks, atm's, money exchanges and currency exchanges are not in operation. I was told before I leave I should withdraw all my cash from the bank and change it into baht. Can someone tell me is this correct? Are even the ATM's really not working? Help from someone there at the moment would be greatly appreciated.thanks Is this a joke Of course all banks are open and ATMs working. Where do people get such information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacoste Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Siam commercial ATMs were not working at 2pm this afternoon. Have not checked since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louisa Posted September 26, 2006 Author Share Posted September 26, 2006 thanks guys for the info just thought i should check as someone i work with said there sister was over there at the moment and couldnt get money as banks and atms were shut, they also went onto tell me that you couldn't even pay for things with credit cards I thought this sounded a little extreme but should check as I would hate to turn up and only have limited funds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 thanks guys for the info just thought i should check as someone i work with said there sister was over there at the moment and couldnt get money as banks and atms were shut, they also went onto tell me that you couldn't even pay for things with credit cards I thought this sounded a little extreme but should check as I would hate to turn up and only have limited funds. I did have a problem when I used the ATM though. It would not except my VISA Debit card but my Bangkok Bank ATM card it did (same ATM I've always used with it). Not the first time though due to being blocked from a security check but will check again tomorrow at another bank ATM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdinasia Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 They work for me! ... <then again I have $$ in my accounts!> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgodber Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 I used my Siam City Bank ATM card this morning with no probem. There seems to be a lot of bogus information out there from people who are not even here. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacoste Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 They work for me! ... <then again I have $$ in my accounts!> Siam commercial ATM? Working today? At 2pm this afternoon they certainly were not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacoste Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 There seems to be a lot of bogus information out there from people who are not even here.Jim Jim, Who do you think is not even in Thailand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightcrew1 Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Siam Commercial Bank ATM's working. Used my atm at supermarket (villa) and then withdrew some cash at SCB atm at skytrain station. This was at 515p.m. I frequently run into SCB being down for short times in the afternoon so I am not surprised that at 2pm it was not working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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