News Forum - Convenience store’s refusal to accept taped banknotes sparks online controversy

[Thaiger]

A recent online controversy erupted over a convenience store’s refusal to accept old banknotes, aggravating customers and sparking heated debate among netizens who pointed out that such notes remain legally valid unless damaged. The main reason for the refusal was due to the banknotes being heavily taped. Today, a social media post was shared by … …

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[Vigo]

Merchant was within legal rights. Damaged notes are to be taken to a bank for exchange. Same rule applies in almost all countries.

[DinBkk]

Old bank notes like that should be returned to a bank for exchange.   Only banks can determine if a bank note is real or not. 

Yes it might be a legal note, however the store has a right to refuse to accept it (some stores do not accept large notes or small coins).

[HolyCowCm]

This is a grey area, but if the note is intact and even torn then they need to accept it. I throughout the years have had periodic problems trying to exchange USD currency for Thai baht. And these b-turds even go so far to not accept older USD bills from a last printing change that are totally in great shape. I know if you ever have a stash of your countries older currency under your mattress, then be prepared to not be able to exchange it for THB. It is literally useless unles you can find a special place to do it.

[TheDirtyDurian]

Reminds me of one time changing Saudi Riyals at a Super rich  in Ratchadamri. The woman was very picky about notes having any folds etc, and rejected a couple where the Saudi bank had written on them. 

Then proceeds to give me the couple of hundred thousand BAHT or whatever it was and write on the top note. 

When I pointed this out and mentioned that what she had just done was the same as the Saudi bank clerk, she just said that this is Thai money so it's good. 

Thai logic right there...

[TWS60]

I wouldn't give the store employee a hard time. 

Probably trying to avoid aggro from the Boss for accepting a damaged note, making extra work for the boss.  Not unusual for employees to get docked pay if they make an error on our check bin not in the owner's favor.  Can imagine an employee being forced to swap it for an undamaged note from his or her own wallet, as a lesson to not accept damaged notes again in the future.

Photo of the damaged 20 Baht note in the article looks odd, though.  The lower portion is certainly a full lower fragment of a 20 Baht note that appears to have been cleanly sliced off.  The top portion is the opposite side of the note but appears fully intact at the bottom.