akentryan Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Not sure where this should go so please change if necessary. Recently won first prize in the Bangkok Post Christmas Holiday Contest which consisted of a massage chair valued at 269,000 baht. Had made arrangements to rent a truck to pick up the prize. Called first to make sure everything was OK. Was told to cancel the truck because "we don't have the chair". Some talk about receiving a gift certificate instead. Two days later received a call that said "we are working on getting the chair." That was a couple of days ago yet I remain optimistic because the people at the newspaper were so pleasant. TIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Not Pattaya specific moved to General Forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wprime Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Congratulations on your win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackcab Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Write a letter to the editor of the Nation. That could be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Relax...........chillout................get a massage chair...........Doh!!! sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 A giftcheque of 269k baht would be fine to me. Keep us informed about the status. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Someone probably kept the chair and will send you another one that looks "almost" the same but value is 20k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhamBam Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 You Farang. No can hab prize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rak sa_ngop Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Crutch could probably make a good story out of this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akentryan Posted March 16, 2016 Author Share Posted March 16, 2016 An update on the chair. It was delivered from Bangkok today and set up by the factory team from OSIM. The chair, the newest model, is listed at 169,900 baht not the 269,900 as stated in the Bangkok Post article. Add 7% VAT to that and you have a little over 180,000 baht. The 5% income tax has nothing to do with the value of the chair. It comes with a one-year guarantee and needs a co-pilot to fly this baby. Hand held control, there is a jack for a sound system or.a phone, several programs and a timer. Anybody have ailments that require home massage make me an offer. Sorry but it will not let me attach the photos. PM me and I can send them by e-mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balance Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 It is a little difficult to image a $7,800 massage chair. What types of massage does it do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlQaholic Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 It must be the same chair they had in that movie (forgot the name of the movie) with Arnold and the syncore thing where they could download a persons mental state at any time, anyway there was this massage chair that came with a VR chick...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Always18 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 It is a little difficult to image a $7,800 massage chair. What types of massage does it do? Very expensive ones................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 It is a little difficult to image a $7,800 massage chair. What types of massage does it do?I'm trying hard to erase the mental image of a happy ending gone wrong due to insufficient grounding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquorice Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 An update on the chair. It was delivered from Bangkok today and set up by the factory team from OSIM. The chair, the newest model, is listed at 169,900 baht not the 269,900 as stated in the Bangkok Post article. Add 7% VAT to that and you have a little over 180,000 baht. The 5% income tax has nothing to do with the value of the chair. It comes with a one-year guarantee and needs a co-pilot to fly this baby. Hand held control, there is a jack for a sound system or.a phone, several programs and a timer. Anybody have ailments that require home massage make me an offer. Sorry but it will not let me attach the photos. PM me and I can send them by e-mail. Undoubtedly the 100,000 difference went on a down payment for the Bangkok Post editors new Merc. Two winners! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 ......so upstanding.....setting an example......which faction of society is that 'rag' supposed to represent... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookMan Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 A nice range of massage chairs here.. https://www.directtoshop.com/category/11776?millis=1443519913110〈=en Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseldave1951 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 all inclusive including happy ending( maybe ) It is a little difficult to image a $7,800 massage chair. What types of massage does it do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitawatWatawit Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Yes, it's nice to read a story with a happy ending. You do realise that if the prize value was stated at 269,000, and you're about 90k short of that figure, then you have a right to demand that the BP make up the shortfall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torpedo1970 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Somewhere along the line. Someone decided that a falang have money maak maak so he don't mind to make merit for them. Hence the 90K baht missing. TIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akentryan Posted March 17, 2016 Author Share Posted March 17, 2016 It is the newest deluxe version. Starts with neck and shoulders, back, seat, hips, and feet. Has many modes and sterngths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asdecas Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 In a long list of items I would least like to receive as a prize, a massage chair comes top, slightly above The Compleat Barry Manilow Recordings in crush velvet presentation box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza40 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 (edited) Three one hour massages a week at 240 baht ( 200 baht + 40 baht tip ) means a live person, who can work on individual niggles and aches, would last me over 7 years before the 269,000 baht was exhausted. Good luck to the OP, a massage chair is more convenient. However, as always, renting is cheaper than owning for those who don't win a lottery. Edited March 17, 2016 by bazza40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Cha Cha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HooHaa Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 A nice range of massage chairs here.. https://www.directtoshop.com/category/11776?millis=1443519913110〈=en given the OP states he got the chair from OSIM, this link is likely more relevant. Prices are in pesos as it keeps redirecting me because of Philippines IP. http://www.osim.com/pH/category/massage_chairs.aspx quite the piece of kit, fugly though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAMHERE Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 An update on the chair. It was delivered from Bangkok today and set up by the factory team from OSIM. The chair, the newest model, is listed at 169,900 baht not the 269,900 as stated in the Bangkok Post article. Add 7% VAT to that and you have a little over 180,000 baht. The 5% income tax has nothing to do with the value of the chair. It comes with a one-year guarantee and needs a co-pilot to fly this baby. Hand held control, there is a jack for a sound system or.a phone, several programs and a timer. Anybody have ailments that require home massage make me an offer. Sorry but it will not let me attach the photos. PM me and I can send them by e-mail. So, the chair story has a happy ending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcfish Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 It is a little difficult to image a $7,800 massage chair. What types of massage does it do? After about 30 minutes there is a mechanical hand that starts reaching upwards from under the seat.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 It is a little difficult to image a $7,800 massage chair. What types of massage does it do? Soapy?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
how241 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Nice to hear a happy ending to this story. Enjoy !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydee Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 In a long list of items I would least like to receive as a prize, a massage chair comes top, slightly above The Compleat Barry Manilow Recordings in crush velvet presentation box. Don't you mean slightly below Barry Manilow after all a massage only lasts an hour the agony of Manilow lasts forever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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