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 by Peter4
Do not expect local vendors or taxi drivers to have change for your money. The smart visitor quickly learns to always have enough "small money".
Here's a typical experience that happened to me: Buying fresh orange juice for 20 Baht, I offered a 100 Baht bill. 20 Baht is about US$ 0.50, and 100 Baht is US$ 2.50 or 2 Euro. The vendor did not have change! Obviously he'd just arrived with his orange juice cart and was not prepared. So he ran about 20 meters to another vendor, begged for change, then ran back to where I was waiting.
I've had similar experiences many times, although usually with 500 or 1,000 Baht bills. Lesson learned: Don't expect vendors to have change. Better to be prepared yourself.
This is especially important when taking taxis. Some taxi drivers claim, "No have small money" when a foreigner pulls out large bills. Most taxi rides in Bangkok are 40-150 Baht. Before getting into any taxi I make sure to have enough 20s and 50s.
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 by Krystynn
You can actually withdraw ALL the money you need at any ATM machines here in Bangkok.
Yes, just ensure that your ATM is linked to the 'Cirrus', 'Plus', 'The Exchange', 'Maestro' networks. Once it's linked, you can withdraw Thai Bahts even from the remotest Thai banks here in Thailand. And the important thing I've discovered about using this method is that you actually BENEFIT from the LOW INTERBANK EXCHANGE RATES used. Trust me, it'd work. I've tried it countless of times before and have NEVER been disappointed.
What you do is the minute when you arrive at Don Muang Airport, just head straight to any ATM machines located just outside the Arrival Hall and you can withdraw cash for your holiday enjoyment. Of course, the ONLY person I can see that'd fume over this recommendation of mine are the money changers.
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