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Because the OP has not bothered to become a member of the forum, he doesn't have access to the reputation system or the PM facility. You'd think anyone using this forum for free advertising would at least bother to become a member. No sympathies here for misunderstandings.

short, you do get a bit obsessive...a couple of years ago, it was elephants, now it's iced tea. You can't expect everyone to share your obsessions.

Truly stupid question.

I've heard the drink prices are a shocker. I plan to drink the free water.

Unlimited ice tea at a Christmas dinner. Nobody would understand that you Oakie.

They make their money on the drinks!

You actually think someone "costs out" an iced tea? As for anything else, it's pretty clear how to set the price so you don't lose money. Meatloaf is hamburger..how many grams, how much per gram...Okay double or triple it.

BTW, I haven't a clue why it doesn't work.

That's the point you were trying to make? Why? I doubt Pete knows how the meatloaf is made either.

He can't PM you, nor can you PM him. That's because you haven't applied to become a board member. Look at one of the first sub forums on your main page. It will take you to the application form.

No, it's not obvious. The Thai postal addressing system is antiquated and useless for finding any place. Using a Thai postal address, I defy anyone without training in their system to find anything. This training is best obtained with Thai Post. The issue is the system, with all its faults is in place presently and for the foreseeable future, and these courier companies are hiring staff that are untrained in locating a postal address. I blame the companies for not taking steps to improve their service.

Agreed, Gary. They should have a couple of lines on the address sheet for GPS coordinates.. then the idiots could even have the GPS unit give them turn by turn instructions. Or better yet, the company's computers could program the most efficient route for a load of packages to save time and fuel. Come on, FedEx!

I know you're trying to be humorous, but you are seeing things thru a very narrow prism of your own demented sex tourist viewpoint. There are good restaurants here, and some people, tourists and expats, are happy to use them and be informed about them. They don't all spend their time searching for a cheap shag or noodle soup at rock bottom prices.

You're so fucking weird, short.

Yeah, that's the way to do it.

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How'd they know what it was? They opened your package? And who is "they"?

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Go to Google maps and enter in any Thai postal address (not the same as what we might call a street address). I doubt, and have yet to see. Google resolve that to a map location. I'd prefer to give FedEx a GPS location. At least they'd be in the right postal code! I still wonder how Thai Post manages to find the place unerringly.

A proper Thai address contains the province, the amphur and the tambon. Unfortunately, the tambon for Pattaya is huge, mazelike, and disorganized. I would guess that in Nakhon Ratchasima, once it gets to the tambon, there are a small number of roads and villages to select from. They've bitten off more than they can chew here. As CheshireTom said, KFC, and many other delivery services have a high success rate and sometimes the delivery is free, or at most 30b. FedEx, who charge a premium, can't seem to finish the job here. What's the point of an express package that requires you to hunt all over town for it, and have it delivered the next day...assuming someone is there to tell the cretinous driver how to get to a well-known Soi that every motorcycle taxi can find. It's criminal fraud.

These courier companies should do a training course with Thai Post. Those guys know their way around.

I suspect FedEx could deliver quite well going to the USA, perhaps even to Bangkok...it seems Chonburi, especially Pattaya are substandard/abysmal at doing that part of the job. I'd be interested in any stories about UPS, DHL or even EMS delivery into the Chonburi area, Pattaya in particular.

I've used FedEx twice now to have documents sent from the USA. I give my USA correspondent the same postal address I use with Truevisions, DTAC, 3BB...all the major companies that I deal with in Thailand. Both times, the package is undelivered, and I have to go track it down at the FedEx office in Naklua. This last time was just too ridiculous not to share. I had some credit cards that were renewed delivered to my USA address. I asked that they be sent Fedex to FLB, since there is someone there all the time. I gave the standard FLB postal address that works fine with Thai Post, and proceeded to watch the tracking page. The first attempt to deliver said something like "Business Not Open", so they appear to have found the place, but nobody answered to door. Okay, they tried again, and this concluded with "Incorrect Delivery Address". Okay, off to the Naklua office. Turns out the package is in Laem Chebang, and they ask me for a delivery address. I gave them my home address, the same as I use with the electric company, TOT, Truevisions, 3bb...Thai post can always find it. Next day, I get a call from the delivery guy. He's on the right Soi, wrong Street. I mean, how fucking stupid is that? So I give the phone to my gf and she explains you're on the wrong street, numbnuts. Go to the right street and try the soi we gave you. 30 minutes later, he's in the general area, and she has to talk him in, until he finally arrives. This is the second time they haven't been able to find my home address, which is why initially, I gave them the FLB address...big sign, major street...hard to miss. But they missed it of course. Now, I get the package, thinking my USA correspondent might have put in the wrong address for FLB...nope, it was letter perfect, with no reason not to be able to deliver...except they are incompetent. I am amazed that they can stay in business with what I have seen is 100% failure to deliver stats. Do you have any Fedex stories...success or failure? Have they ever delivered to the destination as promised?