[Report Mae Sai border run]

1 hour ago, BritTim said:

It seems you were entitled to a visa exempt entry by land (i.e. they were not offering to help you circumvent the rules on two visa exempt entries per calendar year by land). Under those circumstances, I am surprised they felt able to extort money from you. Did they tell you you would have to spend the night in Myanmar if you wanted a visa exempt entry, before offering you a special deal for same day re-entry?

 

On going to Laos for a visa, there are some considerations to be aware of. In Vientiane, you need an appointment. In Savannakhet, you will be fine if applying for a Non O visa, but they are very strict now about granting tourist visas.

I'm not totally sure about vis exempt etc, but they didn't say anything about it, I was gone in a flash, long trip back.

 

I'm heading to Savannakhet for a Non-O.

[Report Mae Sai border run]

3 minutes ago, BritTim said:

How did your border bounce at Ranong go?

Not so great! I only read the date on my stamp, which was the 7th of July, but my visa expired on the 3rd.

Immigration first offered me a 'special package' of 30 days upon my return across the river, with no questions asked regarding B10,000 and an onward ticket, for B2,800, then kindly offered me a 'special price' of B2,600, which I declined, and rode the 600kms home again!

I'm off to Laos imminently to get a new visa.

So, the border crossing is still open should anybody be interested, I just didn't use their services.

[Savannakhet Multi Entry Non-O Visa having Thai wife, the facts..]

On 3/25/2023 at 1:15 PM, transam said:

Mine is not that far, hidden away on the river, American, Mexican and Indian food menu, can't get much better than that.....

I can't believe people come on here to waste theirs and everybody else's time by arguing and nit-picking, it's pathetic.

 

Anyhow, transam, thanks for your report, it's always handy to get up-to-date info for those of us who need it, we're appreciative of your OP!

 

Now, please PM me the name of that hotel you stay at with the ...Indian food menu, I'm going in a couple of days and fancy a change from the night market area, despite that being a nice area to enjoy a cold one.

 

Thanks!

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On 7/2/2023 at 12:01 PM, mark5335 said:

Yes, in fact the FB Group Moderator mentioned earlier today as follows:

"At this time the only Burma border open is the Ranong / Kawthaung".

Has anybody used the Ranong border for a bounce? I'm in Chumphon now, and I'm going to try the border in the morning... 

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15 minutes ago, marin said:

I dont mean to come off as rude or all knowing, but been buying weed here a long time. On his website it clearly shows SOLD OUT.  So there is no way you could get the same. People as the poster above you bought kilos and it went. Trying to keep you happy with a minimal purchase he sent you something else. Its a bummer and you did not get what you ordered. But it is what it is and continuing to complain will do nothing. The product is no longer in stock. In his mind he did the right thing. Again a minimum purchase.  For a few months he had the best priced Thai weed I have ever encountered. It will come around again.  

 

If you want to question something, question why you did not order off the website. 

And I too don't mean to appear rude either.

But, I asked him for the same product in Line, he confirmed, so I purchased, this was a few weeks ago now, so whether or not he was sold out, I don't know.

I was actually planning on buying a kilo from him but wanted to make sure the product was the same again, so whether it was a B300 order, or a B2,800 order, is irrelevant.

All he needed to say was, sorry, sold out, and I would have made my choices.

But he didn't, he sent me something else, then told me that I ordered the wrong thing, then ignored me, that's my complaint.

The 'wrong' weed which 'I' purchased(I didn't, I asked for the same thing again) is ok, just not as nice as the last lot, and it was his mistake, that's what I'm saying here.

And anyhow, I'm not continuing to complain, I've spent almost every single reply here trying to explain my original point, a point that was quite clearly made if my screenshots were read thoroughly in the first place.

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19 hours ago, roietfortress said:

did you try the BB gc? i've only had their Tanaosri. we still have a brick of it in the freezer ????

 

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Yes, that's what I ordered originally, and what I asked for in the second order...

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On 4/26/2023 at 8:19 AM, marin said:

Knowing the Thai character quite well I would say this is not the case. He is avoiding you and will continue to do so forever. If you notice more than a few posters spoke highly of him. I am not in any way trying to tell you what to do, but this whole affair was not handled well at all. 

 

Have a good one. 

I'm questioning myself now!

I've read through my messages to him and there's nothing handled badly, no bad attitude, nothing unnecessarily unpleasant.

Here's an easy to understand transcript of the chat;

 

Me;
Same again please
Same product 100%?

 

Him;
Alright sir

 

I proceed to pay the same as before.

The next chat page is exchanging address etc

 

Some time later, once I'd tried my new shipment...

 

Me;
My most recent order tastes, smells & feels different from my previous order, why is that?

 

Him;
You ordered a different one from the last time.
You ordered a different one.
You ordered the product Green Crack Bar.

 

Me;
I asked to order the same as before

 

I proceed to show him a screenshot of me asking for the same product.

He proceeds to show me a screen of me asking the price.

 

Me;
I asked you for the same product as before
But you sent me something different
Why?

 

Again, I proceed to show him a screenshot of me asking for the same product.

 

Me;
I would like the same as my first order please
I'm not enjoying this other product(which I didn't order)

 

 

And that was it, no nastiness, nothing, just straightforward, easy to understand English, which I done on purpose to avoid any 'misunderstandings'.

 

This is the same Thainess I've experienced for decades here. A normal business in most cases would apologise at the least, but just ignoring, it's childish.

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19 hours ago, NextG said:

I think he might have communicated it to you in a way that you did not understand. 
I think you also knew something was different but you didn’t query it at the time. 
According to your screenshot, he replied to your query by showing you the price you paid. 
From that I surmise that the other product you ordered was a different price. Right or wrong?

 

Unfortunately, you have made such a big deal out of it that it appears that he doesn’t want to deal with you anymore. 
A 300 baht customer with a bad attitude just isn’t worth the hassle. That’s not to say that you are in the wrong, but that the way you have handled it is unnecessarily unpleasant. Don’t do the same with the farm or soon no one will want to do business with you. Make some edibles with the cheap stuff you bought and move right along. 

Showing me the price I paid doesn't help in any way whatsoever. I know what I paid, and I asked for exactly the same product. Once I received it, and realised it was different, I contacted him - as my screenshots show - quite normally, but received no apology, no explanation, and finally got ignored.

And no, I didn't pay a different price - have you read and understood my screenshots? I asked for the same product, he gave me the same price, I paid straight into his bank, he sent the wrong product, it's really that simple.

 

I haven't made a big deal out of it, I've simply brought to light that you should tread carefully with people here, as once their mistake is highlighted, they'll bury their heads in the sand.

 

And thanks for your advice on how not to point out a businesses failure, I'll be sure to never do that again...

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23 hours ago, marin said:

Knowing the Thai character quite well I would say this is not the case. He is avoiding you and will continue to do so forever. If you notice more than a few posters spoke highly of him. I am not in any way trying to tell you what to do, but this whole affair was not handled well at all. 

 

Have a good one. 

Please explain.

I received the wrong product, having asked for confirmation that I'd receive the same product, I received the wrong product, enquired why I received the wrong product, then got ignored, my screenshots clearly show the entire conversation.

 

And I would imagine, that he didn't send the wrong product to anybody else.

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On 4/24/2023 at 9:57 AM, roietfortress said:

have you ordered from the Lampang farm? they have some Thai strains and around 30 others. all greenhouse grown landrace.

 

we've ordered from them every month since last August. the green crack is always good. we just got their 420 deal on banana hammock and full moon. both tasty. gc and full moon is a great combo. prices are unbeatable.

 

https://shop.line.me/@baan_kru_samun_pri

 

we tried bangyabongz too. there's mold issues from improper drying and curing. Lampang wouldn't sell me a strain i wanted because they have set curing process and it wasn't ready. i'd take them over any of these 'premium' sellers.

 

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The price for green crack is 3 times that of bangyabongzing, so not unbeatable, I think I'll give them a go though, as bybz(apt) isn't responding still... His head being firmly buried in the sand. 

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On 4/24/2023 at 9:57 AM, roietfortress said:

have you ordered from the Lampang farm? they have some Thai strains and around 30 others. all greenhouse grown landrace.

 

we've ordered from them every month since last August. the green crack is always good. we just got their 420 deal on banana hammock and full moon. both tasty. gc and full moon is a great combo. prices are unbeatable.

 

https://shop.line.me/@baan_kru_samun_pri

 

we tried bangyabongz too. there's mold issues from improper drying and curing. Lampang wouldn't sell me a strain i wanted because they have set curing process and it wasn't ready. i'd take them over any of these 'premium' sellers.

 

#

Thanks, I'll have a look. 

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On 4/22/2023 at 10:55 PM, gargamon said:

I have to assume the supplier you are complaining about was on Facebook or line. I find it hard to believe that you think these guys are the same as reputable operations. It costs little to nothing to set up a fake storefront on either. Extract as much money from the customer as you can, as quickly as you can. If you get a low quality batch of product. Sell it anyway and start a new storefront if it gets too bad.

 

And don't say they wouldn't do that because they would lose future business. They don't care. Offer one 100 baht or 500 baht, they get 100 now but if they wait till tomorrow, they get 500. How many do you think would wait? 

You assumed wrong. 

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So, any other recommendations out there?

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4 minutes ago, marin said:

Do I detect some anger? Jai yen yen, its hot and there was a misunderstanding. Up2u as where to go from here. 

Not anger, frustration.

And no, it's not a misunderstanding, it seems he's ignoring me because he made a mistake and I wouldn't accept it as my own.

And it's not up to me, it's up to the business owner who is choosing to ignore me, the same way a child would.

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2 hours ago, marin said:

Order off the website. He is Thai and was very surprised how fast all his weed sold when the "Farungs" found out about it. On his message service there he told me they were out of the good stuff and he would let me know when it was in again. Its a pity you had a problem, but I would not make a big deal out of the 300 baht loss. In the future I believe this will be a good source.  

 

I must also say this is my before bed weed as I prefer the good buzz of top quality bud. That I pay 200 per gram for the popcorn buds and am happy with that. 

Like I said in my previous post, it's not the loss of the money. It's having the wrong thing sent to me, then being told that I ordered the wrong thing, even though I asked for 100% the same product(see screenshots - I feel like I'm repeating myself here), then being ignored - that's the worst thing, and any adult brain would understand that.

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2 minutes ago, marin said:

I have bought from the same source a few times. They are often sold out as you are well aware. When you go to order you can see this clearly. I am waiting to here back when they will have what I like again.

My second purchase was through Line, as they offered a better price, and there was no mention of anything in, or out of stock. I asked for the same product and they sent me a different product, and now they're not answering my messages.

 

Any other recommendations?

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On 1/18/2023 at 8:13 AM, JustAnotherFarang said:

this is the best buy and you get something that tickles your fancy delightfully without breaking the bank.  Looks far better than the green crack I have bought from other recommendations and you can bin your brick weed, I aint going back to that cheap <deleted>.  Thanks to the op for his recommendation and a big thanks to the seller, superb service at a superb price

I received my second order from this shop last week.

The taste, smell & buzz was completely different, it smelled agricultural, almost manure-like, there was also many more seeds & twigs than in my previous order.

I messaged the seller and received a reply saying that I ordered something different from the last time, which I didn't - as 1st screenshot below confirms - I specifically asked for the same product(knowing there would be some variation, obvs).

 

 

In the screenshot below, they continued to tell me I ordered it, and have stopped replying to my messages - in a pathetically child-like manner.

 

 

So, Thai customer services shining brightly again.

Before anybody starts telling me 'it's only B300 etc etc', it's not about the money, is it, obviously. It's about getting what you ordered, and not having to fart around trying to get straight answers - or any conversation at all!

 

Any other recommendations for more grown up sellers?

[Visa run Mae Sot]

On 4/11/2023 at 6:29 PM, BritTim said:

The area around Mae Sot is also beautiful, and it is possible to combine a visa run there with a short holiday. For those going from Bangkok who want to travel there quickly, without the long drive, Mae Sot airport is walking distance from the border with several flights a day. While not always true, flights are usually expensive.

Also, whilst I was passing through, visibility was at about 100 meters up in the hills, and about 3 or 400m half way down. 

The air was thick with smoke, and all along the route the farmers were burning. 

I'm not exaggerating when I say I almost lost my voice by the time I was half way home due to the smoke. 

So maybe not the best time of the year for a holiday in Mae Sot. 

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Just to confirm, and to add my experience today - I rode to Mae Sot, and what a ride! I set off at 2am, completely empty roads, mostly newly laid roads too, all the way to the mountain pass at Tak, which despite having some road works going on, was absolutely amazing to ride! Both inbound and outbound rides were amazing, really nice flowing corners ????

 

The ride back on the 'highways' though, that was horrible. Maps sent me through Singburi, Ang Thong & Ayutthaya, and the roads absolutely shook me to bits, so best to come back the way I went in future, through Suphanburi & Chai Nat - lesson learned.

 

The border experience was nice enough, apart from the bad manners of the Burmese crossing the border, it's as if nobody else existed...

 

I paid B500 for my Burmese border hop, and both the Burmese and the Thai IO's were friendly and happy, which is a million miles away from my experiences with Cambodian & Laotian IO's.

 

So, all-in-all, I recommend this visa run, especially if you're riding, as traffic jams simply don't exist - I managed 980kms in 12hrs 37mins, with a few stops each way.

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Thanks again, Todd!

I'll be leaving BKK early morning, hoping to beat any queues, then hopefully back to BKK by the evening...

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Thanks, Tod.

[Chong Chom border run with Non O]

Thanks, Red, I'll consider that. I'm also considering Mae Sot, which is further but probably a nicer ride.

[Chong Chom border run with Non O]

Forget that, I've just seen the Mae Sot border is open for visa runs, I'll ride up there, it's a much nicer ride ????

[Visa run Mae Sot]

Any news on whether Ban Phu Nam Ron Border Crossing Station is open for a visa run?

[Chong Chom border run with Non O]

I'm contemplating a border run, initially I was going to go Poi Pet but I read Chong Chom was quieter, and just generally easier than PP, the extra distance from BKK isn't a problem for me, I like the riding...

I'm nearing the end of my 90 day stay, I still have a few months left on my Non O visa, so I just need to exit and re-enter.

I've also read that I can pay a few hundred Baht to re-enter Thailand on the same day, is this currently possible at Chong Chom border crossing?

 

Thanks in advance for any recent experiences!

 

MD