Krabi laundry lady returns lost 200,000 Baht cash to foreign tourist

[snoop1130]

Krabi laundry lady returns lost 200,000 Baht cash to foreign tourist
Kwaang Siripoom



KRABI:-- A woman who runs a laundry shop on Koh Phi Phi is being praised after returning 200,000 Baht in cash to a foreign tourist.

Ms Boonruen Sriraksa, 32, called tourist police officers are she found the cash in Euro, Dollar and Baht currencies in the pocket of a pair of shorts sent to her for washing.

Hearing of Boonruen’s honesty some neighbours posted about the incident on Facebook and the post has since gone viral.

Boonruen claimed she had no hesitation about handing over the money as it was not hers to keep. She said she often finds money and valuables in the clothes of customers but has never once kept any of it.

The foreign tourist was tracked down to a nearby hotel after staff saw the post on Facebook. Ms Boonruen’s husband was later able to return the money to the man.

Source: Thairath

-- 2016-03-08

[lust]

Why do people bring such large sums of cash when coming to Thailand? This isn't Vegas.

And how can people be so careless?

[surangw]

Why do people bring such large sums of cash when coming to Thailand? This isn't Vegas.

unreported income ( no tax)

[borisloosebrain]

And some Thai guy photobombs the pic. He wasn't the Good Samaritan !

[mauGR1]

Why do people bring such large sums of cash when coming to Thailand? This isn't Vegas.

unreported income ( no tax)

And give it to the laundry.. it seems almost a kind of Freudian slip ..

Jokes apart, i dare to hope the honest workers were handsomely rewarded

[English_M_in_Bkk]

Again, a nice story and already the negativity comes out - TV you never disappoint

[jerojero]

Idiot tourist. How can one lose 200,000 cash? That's a big stack of 1000 baht notes!

[johnmell]

This guy must be pretty rich if he can be so careless with such a large amount of money. Would like to have seen a picture of the lady and hope she gets a reward.

[gk10002000]

Why do people bring such large sums of cash when coming to Thailand? This isn't Vegas.

And how can people be so careless?

200,000 baht is only about 5,700 USD. While that is not a trivial amount it is not a large amount either. I spend about $1500-$2,000 USD a month when there on vacation so I often bring about 4k or 5k when I am staying for 60 days. I prefer to not use my ATM card overseas unless necessary. But I assure you it doesn't make it into the laundry!

[gk10002000]

Does the average "tourist" usually have Baht, Euros and USD? I am from the USA so when I go to Thailand I have Baht and USD. It just seems a bit odd to have different types of currencies. Granted he could be traveling through or onward to Euro countries or countries that want USD

[stevenl]

Why hand it over to police and track him down? He would have shown up anyway to collect his laundry.

[TEFLKrabi]

don't forget that the largest Euro note is the 500 so it only takes a few of those.

[wabothai]

Nice job lady !!!!!!!!

[scorecard]

Does the average "tourist" usually have Baht, Euros and USD? I am from the USA so when I go to Thailand I have Baht and USD. It just seems a bit odd to have different types of currencies. Granted he could be traveling through or onward to Euro countries or countries that want USD

Yawn.

[little mary sunshine]

Do hope she was rewarded well for her honesty...I would be so

Glad to know get the money back I would have given her B20,000

[wirat69]

Idiot tourist. How can one lose 200,000 cash? That's a big stack of 1000 baht notes!

...deep pockets, short arms!!!

[Dustdevil]

Why do people bring such large sums of cash when coming to Thailand? This isn't Vegas.

And how can people be so careless?

200,000 baht is only about 5,700 USD. While that is not a trivial amount it is not a large amount either. I spend about $1500-$2,000 USD a month when there on vacation so I often bring about 4k or 5k when I am staying for 60 days. I prefer to not use my ATM card overseas unless necessary. But I assure you it doesn't make it into the laundry!

It's a large amount for a Thai laundry lady. Good for her.

[cocorico2558]

So why it is not her on the photo?

Hope that careless Tourist gives her at least 10% of it! If not, shame on him!!!

[cat handler]

Why do people bring such large sums of cash when coming to Thailand? This isn't Vegas.

And how can people be so careless?

It's the smart way to do it, if I come for 2 weeks I bring AU$4000 which is 100,000 baht, it's not such a large amount if he were staying 4 weeks. Now foreign exchange in Thailand is far greater than if you use an ATM and withdraw from your foreign bank, they charge 200 baht just to use an ATM and for Aussie dollars the Thai money changers give 25 baht to the dollar where as a banks foreign currency rate is something like 22 baht in the dollar which means I lose 12,000 if I used an ATM over bringing in cash THEN ADD THE ATM FEES..

IT is stupid sending your money to the cleaners, that's what safes are for.

[Gillyflower]

It may not be such a large amount for a holiday, but to carry that around each day (in your pocket) is a bit stupid. I wonder what he intended to do, thinking that he needed that much at a time.

[wabothai]

Does the average "tourist" usually have Baht, Euros and USD? I am from the USA so when I go to Thailand I have Baht and USD. It just seems a bit odd to have different types of currencies. Granted he could be traveling through or onward to Euro countries or countries that want USD

Go and join trump.

[John Torre]

Why didn't they arrest the foreign tourist? This was obviously a failed attempt at money laundering.

[emilymat]

Why hand it over to police and track him down? He would have shown up anyway to collect his laundry.

He might not. He might have had no money to pay!! Seriously, I do findit dificult to have this amount of money stuffed in shorts etc. Surely, you would keep this amount in a safe or something. Most weird!.

[Dublin]

the <deleted> deserves to loose it,,, OMB ,,,,

[springheeled jack]

I am glad to see some people are honest after all 200thousand baht is a lot of money I am sure the foreigner will repay the lady for her honesty.