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Post by douglas » April 26, 2012, 5:16 pm

Hi,
Read. It was your fault.The bank where you left your card, will make it impossable for anyone to use. ie. cutting it in half. A pin number will be carried over to a new card, unless you have lost your card. People have ways of reading cards, this is for your own safety. This is why i always say DO NOT hand over your card to anyone, they should have a machine that in a rest. they bring to your table, you put your card in it and then your pin number. I contacted my bank about a lost card once. Used phone. Was told that they will not deliever a card outside of the country it was issued in, this was in Britain. They sent my card to my daughters address, which she recieved the next day. My daughter then posted the card to me in LOS, i recieved it within 5 days, and was up and running then.
Always have a backup card. It is for your own benifitt. I have a debit and credit card from my own bank and a ATM card trom a Thai bank. Also saves on the 150B thet is charged for using a non Thai card.



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Post by read » April 26, 2012, 5:43 pm

douglas wrote:Hi,
Read. It was your fault.The bank where you left your card, will make it impossable for anyone to use. ie. cutting it in half. A pin number will be carried over to a new card, unless you have lost your card. People have ways of reading cards, this is for your own safety. This is why i always say DO NOT hand over your card to anyone, they should have a machine that in a rest. they bring to your table, you put your card in it and then your pin number. I contacted my bank about a lost card once. Used phone. Was told that they will not deliever a card outside of the country it was issued in, this was in Britain. They sent my card to my daughters address, which she recieved the next day. My daughter then posted the card to me in LOS, i recieved it within 5 days, and was up and running then.
Always have a backup card. It is for your own benifitt. I have a debit and credit card from my own bank and a ATM card trom a Thai bank. Also saves on the 150B thet is charged for using a non Thai card.

Douglas, yes I agree, completely my fault and the PIN precautions are of course understandable.

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Post by read » May 5, 2012, 9:34 am

Everything sorted out as of Thursday 3rd May!
I have received 4 letters from the UK - first class airmail and each has taken exactly 7 days to reach me.

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Post by Greg Ledder » July 1, 2012, 9:34 pm

Ok guys 'n' gals- here's one for ya......and it might seem a little weird...... :mrgreen:

I have a really nice Cutlery set - a family heirloom if you will - that I would like to send to the Udon area as I'm pretty sure that I wouldn't be allowed to take it on a plane with out being leaped on by a multitude of security personnel...all eager to shoot me on the spot........ [-X :mrgreen:

If I posted it via Royal mail from Blighty, a) would the package be allowed into Thailand and b) would it be subject to customs duty even though it is not a new item?

Any advice would be much appreciated!! :D

Many thanks,

Greg :D

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Post by fdimike » July 1, 2012, 10:49 pm

Greg

You would be far ahead of the game by simply including the cutlery set in your CHECKED luggage. I usually carry two different Swiss Army knives with me when I travel and ALWAYS place them in my CHECKED luggage without a problem.

Mailing it to Thailand would be ok BUT you would be taking a chance with the Customs people as I'm pretty sure they would levy a tax if they catch it. As best I can determine the Customs people do not check every package entering the country by mail. I've ordered lots of things from many different countries and sometimes I'm taxed and sometimes I'm not.

Hope this helps.
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Post by Greg Ledder » July 1, 2012, 11:50 pm

fdimike wrote:Greg

You would be far ahead of the game by simply including the cutlery set in your CHECKED luggage. I usually carry two different Swiss Army knives with me when I travel and ALWAYS place them in my CHECKED luggage without a problem.

Mailing it to Thailand would be ok BUT you would be taking a chance with the Customs people as I'm pretty sure they would levy a tax if they catch it. As best I can determine the Customs people do not check every package entering the country by mail. I've ordered lots of things from many different countries and sometimes I'm taxed and sometimes I'm not.

Hope this helps.
Hi Mike,

Many thanks for the help - I'm surprised that knives of any kind are allowed - forgive my ignorance but what do you mean by 'Checked' luggage - is it the luggage you carry on to the plane?

Cheers,

Greg. :D

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Post by fdimike » July 2, 2012, 6:31 am

Greg

Checked luggage is your large suitcase which you turn in at the ticket counter when you checkin for the flight.
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Post by fdimike » July 2, 2012, 6:33 am

Greg

You can't carry any kind of knife on board the plane but you CAN place a cutlery set in your checked luggage. If in doubt just contact the airline.
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Post by parrot » July 2, 2012, 8:36 am

Whenever my wife and I return from a trip to the US, we always bring back a weapon capable of doing serious bodily harm. Kitchen knives are my wife's favorite collectible, after frying pans. We put the knife in one of our checked in suitcases......never a problem.

As for customs and 'used/old' items. My cousin sent a large box of old toys/used clothes to donate to some poor folks here. Customs tagged it for 800 baht in duty. Not much the folks at the post office can do about it.......by the time the package arrives in Udon, the damage is done. Either you pay the piper or you don't get your package.

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Post by Greg Ledder » July 2, 2012, 3:26 pm

Many thanks guys - very helpful and my apologies for the 'Checked' Luggage question - I thought about it afterwards and realised what a dumb question it was.......

Any road up.....will pack the Cutlery set in my Suitcase rather than send it by post!!

Cheers,

Greg

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Post by lee » September 15, 2012, 11:04 am

A new post office has just opened up close to the entrance of Wing 23 Army base on Tahan Road. The map below shows its exact location:

https://maps.google.com/maps?daddr=17.3 ... sz=19&z=18[/googlemap]

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Post by fdimike » September 15, 2012, 2:46 pm

For those out there with post office boxes at the main post office please take note. The current boxes have been moved to a garage toward the rear of the post office opposite the loading dock area. The post office will be installing new boxes which will allow 24 hr/7day a week access. The renovation should be complete within 2 months.
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Post by Greg Ledder » September 15, 2012, 3:17 pm

Many thanks for the info!
Greg :-)

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Post by BIGAL » September 20, 2012, 11:36 am

I only use UPS in Udon, they are magic with great service!

This week I had a parcel sent by a company in South Africa via DHL. Tracking the parcel it arrived at the DHL office in Bangna Pad Road this morning at 750am, it took only 2 days from SA to Bangkok. I called them as I need this consignment urgently. DHL advised me they have no service to Udonthani & the parcel will be sent via THAI POST & will take 3 days to reach me?

DHL are advertised in Udon so why are they not used by the DHL offices in Bangkok?????

I arranged a flight to Bangkok today to collect the parcel ourselves & get it to Udon today. DHL would not fly it up!!!

The good thing is that this will never happen again!!! Goodbye DHL. Shocking service! :evil:

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Post by Greg Ledder » September 20, 2012, 12:20 pm

BIGAL wrote:I only use UPS in Udon, they are magic with great service!

This week I had a parcel sent by a company in South Africa via DHL. Tracking the parcel it arrived at the DHL office in Bangna Pad Road this morning at 750am, it took only 2 days from SA to Bangkok. I called them as I need this consignment urgently. DHL advised me they have no service to Udonthani & the parcel will be sent via THAI POST & will take 3 days to reach me?

DHL are advertised in Udon so why are they not used by the DHL offices in Bangkok?????

I arranged a flight to Bangkok today to collect the parcel ourselves & get it to Udon today. DHL would not fly it up!!!

The good thing is that this will never happen again!!! Goodbye DHL. Shocking service! :evil:
Thanks for that Big Al - I will remember NOT to use DHL! [-X
All the best,
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Post by fdimike » September 20, 2012, 1:16 pm

I had the same problem with DHL. First they wanted me to send them 2,000THB for customs duty sight unseen to which I refused. I told them I'll happily pay whatever duty is required provided you deliver the package to me in UT with the bill from customs. They refused telling me they have no service to UT. I told them to just return the package to the UK. I told the UK bicycle shop by email of the incident and told them they should have checked with DHL before using their service. When they began dragging their feet about resending the package via the Post I simply cancelled the order and received a prompt refund to my credit card.
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Post by merchant seaman » September 30, 2013, 12:07 pm

Does UPS still have an office in Udon? If so where and do you have a phone number?
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Post by fdimike » September 30, 2013, 2:06 pm

The UPS office is located in Nong Somrong on the right after leaving the ring road.
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Post by plumbers » September 30, 2013, 3:20 pm

DHL have a shop in Udon near the bus station , also i have had a parcel delivered from DHL .
When i renew my passport i have to pay Uk Consulate for DHL to deliver the passport to Udon from the UK.

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Post by BigRick808 » October 15, 2013, 6:46 pm

Hello, Gentlemen:
Have any of you had experience with sending a package to the central post office to hold for you for a few days? I'm planning to be in UT soon but don't know for certain where I will be staying. I would like to save time by having the mail sent now. Thanks for any help that may arise.

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