Pdoggg Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Wondering what bill padding techniques you've encountered? I suspect bill padding is most likely to occur when the Cashier has a certain amount of power, sort of like a mamasan. One technique is simply to keep the bins behind the counter and then when you ask to ket loi (check bin in Khmer)they give you a somewhat higher computerised bill which belongs/belonged to someone else. This works best with drunk customers, or in group situations where it is tough to keep track. Even if it is only a slight overcharge, this is an easy way for a cashier to supplement her income. This happened to me tonight in Madame Butterfly on the corner of Street 136 and Street 5. I questioned it and it was rectified but I don't like having to question bills and know it wasn't accidental. So this type of scam hurts the owner but helps the Cashier as some customers may not return to a bar where they have to be vigilant about scams when there are other options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 I think most of us who have spent time in the bars of SE Asia have experienced some form of rip off/ scam at least once. I have mentioned elsewhere on this forum about my early years in Pattaya where I saw a real drunk guy getting ripped off in Pooks Soi 6. He paid the bar fine before heading upstairs, but when he came back down he got hit for the fine again , (he couldn’t remember paying the first one he was so gone) along with a bill which was, to say the least, a tad higher than what he had consumed. While I had witnessed the whole thing along with another former forum member, we didn’t get involved for obvious reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnnnnny Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 simple answer to all these scams is pay as you go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrock Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 I must admit that kind of shit just doesn't seem so common anymore. Maybe it's because I don't drink that much, and when I do it's rarely a heavy session. It was a constant irritation during my first few visits to Pattaya though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 On 8/31/2018 at 4:18 PM, redrock said: Maybe it's because I don't drink that much, and when I do it's rarely a heavy session. Definitely being mao and letting a big bin build up is your enemy in this situation. Throw in a few lady drinks and one is very open to getting stung. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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