iuytrede Posted November 3, 2005 Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 On the second day of the month, gf decided to buy gold from her salary. She kept 2000 B for daily expenses, asked whether that would be enough for the month she smiled: "No, but I have a boyfriend!" She went to a gold shop in the most disreputable neighbourhood she could find and wanted to trade in her 25 satang necklace for a 50 satang one. They told her that her necklace was less than 25 satang, the reason being that it was already 2 or 3 years old, so it had lost weight. She studies at a Thai university, but chemistry is not her strong point. She ended up paying 3500 Baht instead of maybe 2300 for her additional 25 satang. Asked why she didn't try another shop she told me she wanted to buy the gold on that day. And anyway, she honestly believed what they told her. I wanna lose weight too, but somehow just waiting 2 or 3 years doesn't do the trick for me, I am getting fatter and fatter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli13 Posted November 3, 2005 Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 next few months you should try changing the diet slightly & perhaps the 50satang gold could turn into diamonds ohh for your self try cutting seriously down on the curries & booze favouring instead the vegetable'n'blood noodle soups (without adding sugar) & diet mineral waters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 3, 2005 Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 and of course the question comes up. who checks the accuracy of the scales in the gold shops ( or if digital) keeps fresh batteries in them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasySt Posted November 3, 2005 Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 If your serious about it then you can carry a 1 gram weight with you to verify the scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 "If your serious about it then you can carry a 1 gram weight with you to verify the scale." Good idea. and of course, being thais they willl readily admit they ( or their scale) made a mistake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 I bought a scale in Thailand. Before I left the shop, I also bought some calibration weights and was surprised that not jus my scale, but it appeared all of the scales in th shop were off. I can not remember if it was a buyers scale or a sellers scale, but both types of scales do exist. A trick you can use to see if the scale is off is to weigh a ring you own. Without causing alarm, put your ring on the scale and you can see for yourself how far off the scale is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 All the gold I bought in Yaowarat over the years, has always stayed the same weight...in other words, if my 3 bhat chain was 45.48 grams there, it was the same 45.48 grams in the USA...pays to deal with reputable shops... In generel, you get killed buying and selling/trading in smaller weights Maybe next time, you can tempt her to Yaowarat with the promise of lunch and a day walking around... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 Just give it to a TG and watch it go down to nothing.,.....What is the buyh back these days....60% with in 7 days??? My Darling must wear the gold I bought her or I will not allow her to pay me for sex! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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