MattFS218

I saw this topic while researching prices for Lipitor. I take the 10 mg Pfizer brand imported from Ireland and Germany and pay 430 THB/10 pack strip at the neighborhood pharmacy here in Chonburi. So far it's the best price I have found for the real stuff, and the pharmacist speaks great english and has always been good to me. PM if you are interested in her location.

--matt

is it a YMMV thing, so I should go to immigration with what I have and go from there?

My thai girlfriend is actually preagant, and I have a doctors appointment for my high blood pressure.

Langsuan Man, on 2010-12-08 07:56:13, said:

Actually one person who replied said they brought in $200k. I have also received pm's from a 2 people saying they where bringing in over 30k USD of cash.

Again .15 THB x 70,000 is $350 USD....it's not a small sum for doing this easy activity that maybe takes you an additional hour of work. People do far more work for much less. People cut coupons to save 25 cents, so I don't know why you would make this comment. Do you make over $350/hr working (plus the fees aren't tax deductible, so it's reasonable to assume that unless you make over $500/hr it's still a smart decision to carry cash)?

I am VERY interested tho in these preferential Treasury Rates. Can anyone confirm that they ARE in fact lower and can anyone provide any solid numbers. How much lower? I am sure it varies based on the current situation, but if enough people contribute data points we can have a better idea of the savings....but I am skeptical that calling ahead to arrange a rate is anything more than a simple forward currency contract that locks in a rate. Is there any guarantee that the locked in rate will be BETTER than the actual rate at the time of the transaction? or could it go both ways? I assume I can just call the foreign currency desk at BBL or any other bank to get a quote.

thanks for the additional clarification. Any recommendations on which LTF company to use? Krung Sri has some specials going on now...as do most other LTF companies (since it's the end of the year)

Just to update this post.

There wasn't any problem for me leaving at BKK airport directly. It took the immigration officer maybe an additional 2 minutes to process my departure...it was done in the normal immigration line, without having to go to the overstay line or anything.

It was relatively crowded and the line at immigration was rather long...so I'd say it's almost a sure bet that anyone with a normal 60-day tourist visa who gets a new passport while in bangkok will not have any problems.