webfact Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Thai post office praised after parcel reaches its destination! Picture: Sanook BANGKOK: -- The Thai post office has been hailed online after a parcel reached its intended recipient. But we should explain that the news concerns a parcel where the postman had little to go on except the word "Thailand" and a postcode. Karn Burananatt said on Facebook it was "remarkable" that the package of goods ordered online from China had reached its destination. A picture showed how the address had been "written". It just said: ??????????? 806/125 ??????????? 12130 Thailand Sanook said it made a change for people online to praise the Thai Post Office after many complaints in the past. No one commented that the parcel seemed to have originated in Belgium. Source: Sanook -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-08-08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BasalBanality Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Amazing Thailand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YetAnother Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 cmon, let's all try this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 I have lived in Hua Hin for 3.5 years and I have never received any of my mail. NOT ONCE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerryd Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 So the item was ordered from China, but comes from some city in Kentucky, and was shipped from Belgium to Thailand ? Sheesh, that's a long way around to get something ! In Canada the post office would just toss the package into an "undeliverable" bin and eventually it would have been either returned to sender or stolen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 There is only one house numbered 806/125 in Pathum Thani. Took me all of 35.8 seconds on google maps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 I guess Amazon, or maybe Zappos (both have large fulfillment centers in Shepherdsville - FedEx's hub at SDF is nearby) doesn't have Thai fonts installed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BasalBanality Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 11 minutes ago, NanLaew said: There is only one house numbered 806/125 in Pathum Thani. Took me all of 35.8 seconds on google maps. Now, there is no need to go raining on their parade, allow them an opportunity to impress their countrymen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Headline News - A first for Thai Post Office. If I am expecting a parcel, I wait two weeks after the likely delivery date then visit the Post Office. I invariably receive it along with the message 'it just came in today.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 A long time ago in UK Bruce Forsythe was hosting a TV show in UK and there was a thing started on sending mail to him with only hints on the envelope. The one that ended it, his request, only had the initials BF written on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seajae Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 so the secret top getting your mail and packages from the thai postal service is to not use any names what so ever, will have to make sure I never have name, soi, village etc listed on them from now on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotsak Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 (edited) Actually the destination addess already has all the information needed for the Thai Post Office to locate the place. Property lot number and ZIP code is enough. I sometimes receive mail at my condo unit with just a name and the unit lot number and zip. Edited August 8, 2017 by kotsak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobredin Ghusputin Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 The best part is that the parcel contained 303,560,756 baht, a strand of Elvis' moustache hair, and the Hope diamond, all of which were left behind in a taxi in Bangkok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWPattaya Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 A few years ago I ordered something from Etihad Rewards programme. It was shipped from China. Unfortunately they screwed the address up. I received a call from the Thai post office to ask where I lived. One of the employees drove his own car to my house after work to deliver it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark01 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 What about all the parcels that "mysteriously" go missing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreasyFingers Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 5 hours ago, mikebell said: Headline News - A first for Thai Post Office. If I am expecting a parcel, I wait two weeks after the likely delivery date then visit the Post Office. I invariably receive it along with the message 'it just came in today.' I sent a registered letter to Australia on 16 July, the tracking said it left Thailand on 19 july but was only received in Australia yesterday. This is a typical delay in Australia but anything sent to me usually arrives within a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglechef Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Got a package delivered to my house yesterday that was sent on April 11th from USA. The company that it was purchased from has even refunded my money (and said keep it if it ever shows up) a month ago :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Real Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Seems like a very difficult route for a parcel. Almost like someone was trying to deliver something illegal. I guess they scanned the contents??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxpower Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 The ????????? are created when an online address form cannot recognize characters entered e.g. Thai script pasted into an Ebay postal address form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 9 hours ago, Kerryd said: So the item was ordered from China, but comes from some city in Kentucky, and was shipped from Belgium to Thailand ? Sheesh, that's a long way around to get something ! In Canada the post office would just toss the package into an "undeliverable" bin and eventually it would have been either returned to sender or stolen. My reaction to that would be, kudos to Thailand Post. . OTOH, Canada Post obviously doesn't go the extra distance and obviously, doesn't give a damn. As others have said, there was enough info in the address box to actually find a destination in Thailand.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moti24 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 9 hours ago, NCC1701A said: I have lived in Hua Hin for 3.5 years and I have never received any of my mail. NOT ONCE. Give me your address and I'll send you a Christmas card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlover Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 5 hours ago, kotsak said: Actually the destination addess already has all the information needed for the Thai Post Office to locate the place. Property lot number and ZIP code is enough. I sometimes receive mail at my condo unit with just a name and the unit lot number and zip. Yes, you're quite correct. The 1st part of the number identifies the Mobaan and the 2nd the house number. Elementary my dear Watson. I did once receive a letter addressed to me at 'Rose Cottage, Northern Ireland'. Now that impressed me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farangforever Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 6 hours ago, BWPattaya said: A few years ago I ordered something from Etihad Rewards programme. It was shipped from China. Unfortunately they screwed the address up. I received a call from the Thai post office to ask where I lived. One of the employees drove his own car to my house after work to deliver it. That's truly amazing. You found something in an airline reward programme worth buying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katana Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 16 hours ago, NCC1701A said: I have lived in Hua Hin for 3.5 years and I have never received any of my mail. NOT ONCE. Next time try giving your address as a a line of question marks. It may just arrive, same as the parcel in the OP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 14 hours ago, mark01 said: What about all the parcels that "mysteriously" go missing? Never heard of in Pathum Thani! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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