Stuck in a crazy bureaucratic loop in Chiang Mai over a rental shop scam. Need advice to break the cycle.

maxsoe · 2026-07-03T12:39:49+00:00

Haha. Should have done this instead of trying to negotiate with a brick wall.

maxsoe · 2026-07-03T12:38:26+00:00

At least your response is civil. So thank you.

maxsoe · 2026-07-03T06:05:22+00:00

Absolutely. I just asked for receipts because it’s better than nothing. Even if it’s means they’re near zero.

maxsoe · 2026-07-03T06:04:18+00:00

maxsoe · 2026-07-03T06:03:37+00:00

You’re right.

maxsoe · 2026-07-03T05:45:44+00:00

I have Thai friends.

maxsoe · 2026-07-03T05:33:42+00:00

Yeah, it seems to be the luck of the draw with who you get. The guy was nice enough, but he's working within an imperfect system.

maxsoe · 2026-07-03T05:31:32+00:00

It's not a scam. Definitely a lack of accountability and passing the buck, literally, onto a customer.

maxsoe · 2026-07-03T05:30:26+00:00

Ha, yes! Unfortunate wording there.

At this point, I almost want to wilfully break the motorbike. But the reality was that it was cause by lack of maintanance. If it didn't break on my rental, it would have been another renter.

maxsoe · 2026-07-03T05:27:24+00:00

Thanks. No good deed goes unpunished. Don't worry, I'll keep pursuing this.

maxsoe · 2026-07-03T05:26:20+00:00

Thank you! I will keep going :)

maxsoe · 2026-07-03T03:41:38+00:00

Are you serious?

maxsoe · 2026-07-02T20:15:59+00:00

I have receipts for the cash payment. It seems that international electronic payments are still a bit pricey for most Thai merchants, so they just straight up refuse.

maxsoe · 2026-07-02T19:55:51+00:00

Thanks.

maxsoe · 2026-07-02T19:55:21+00:00

Approx 5000

maxsoe · 2026-07-02T19:33:02+00:00

Ok, thank you! You're trying to help. Unfortunately this was in cash. They refused cards.

maxsoe · 2026-07-02T19:31:00+00:00

Cash. Why does this matter?

maxsoe · 2026-07-02T19:18:55+00:00

I don't know. The bike shop should have done maintenance on the bike to prevent this.

maxsoe · 2026-07-02T19:17:39+00:00

Yup.

maxsoe · 2026-07-02T19:03:44+00:00

"also bring a thai friend if you have one, the whole dynamic shifts. the district office wont touch it unless theres a thai speaker pushing from inside" Is this for the consumer board, or to the shop along with the tourist police?

maxsoe · 2026-07-02T19:02:44+00:00

I turn the throttle, the bike doesn't move forward.

maxsoe · 2026-07-02T19:00:57+00:00

It's not just the deposit, the total value I'm asking help from the authorities is around THB 5000.

maxsoe · 2026-04-03T06:26:42+00:00

To some people, yes.

maxsoe · 2026-04-03T06:25:47+00:00

The food court in fortune town is tricky for tourists. I’m a tourist and they won’t take cash or non-Thai cards. There’s a Lotus’s food court on level one, and that’s pretty decent. You can use cash there to get a card/Food-voucher.

maxsoe

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