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Meatywsg
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Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2009/10/22/national/national_30114993.php
Bangkok karaoke-bar fans who enjoy late-night crooning better make sure they go armed with at least Bt30,000. Otherwise they face extortion threats and loss of their mobile phones.
If that doesn't sound too scary, or you think that inflated bills can always be negotiated, think again. Two customers of a karaoke pub near Phong Phet intersection in north Bangkok have filed a police complaint after they were held at the premises until they agreed to cough up at least Bt15,000 of a Bt30,000 tab.
Atthaphan Jaithiang and girlfriend Areewan Satham told Prachachuen police they were surrounded by five staff members and prevented from leaving even though they agreed to pay half the huge bill. Atthapan reports that staff snatched his mobile phone then his girlfriend's after they tried to contact their friends for help. They described how bar staff then threatened to frisk them for the money. When Atthaphan agreed to withdraw money from his bank account, the staff refused to let him find an ATM machine on his own, and took his card off him to withdraw the money themselves.
Atthaphan said he thought the Bt7,000 he took into bar would be more than enough to pay for a few hours of karaoke.
Police are investigating a separate complaint of overcharging by two customers of the same karaoke bar, who say they were presented with a Bt16,000 bill that included a Bt200 charge for four cold towels. They paid Bt8,000 and were forced to leave to their mobile phones as a guarantee for the remainder.
Prachachuen police say they are gathering evidence to determine whether charges of robbery, extortion and restraint of freedom could be filed against the bar's staff. They have also contacted the Office of Consumer Protection and the Commerce Ministry's Department of Internal Trade, who are looking into the matter.
How much?
Bt2,250 for 45 bottles of mixer
Bt800 for food
Bt4,400 per hour for two hostesses
Bt2,000 per hour for unrequested hostess
Bt200 for four cold towels
Bt400 for four dishes of sweets
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My question is this.....what would one get for 2,200 Baht an hr from a karaoke hostess ? Surely more than singing !?!?
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Posted on: 9:04 pm on Oct. 21, 2009
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addams
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i went to piano ktv in chiang mai..same owners as piano in bkk. was in there for about one hour. just a couple of drinks, few songs, one girl sitting next to me. during that hour she brings in other girls that I didn't ask for and rejected etc etc...bill 7000 baht. the bill has all this crap on it...cold towels, nuts, fruit, none of which I asked for.
let's just say I wasn't too pleased and let them know about it. of course I know that there was always the possibility of heavies coming in but sometimes you don't give a shit. I told them to f*** off and gave them 3000 baht which too be honest was still a rip off.
im no tough guy that doesn't think of consequences. but every now and then no matter where you are you just don't like being ripped off.
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