After much nagging from Kasikorn bank, I finally exchanged my chip-less ATM card for one with a chip.
It's unbelievable how much paper this simple transaction generated. I counted ten sheets of paper about half way through the process, many of which required my signature. (Some were in English, some not.)
Although K-Bank kept telling me this would be free, I was charged 50 baht. I didn't bother to ask why. (I wouldn't have known how to ask why, anyway.)
Plus, there is a new hassle with the PIN. It is now six digits long and will probably have to be written down somewhere. And, when I used the new card to buy groceries, I had to enter the PIN. This is the first time I've had to enter a PIN for a debit card since I've lived in Thailand. Is this now standard procedure?
It's unbelievable how much paper this simple transaction generated. I counted ten sheets of paper about half way through the process, many of which required my signature. (Some were in English, some not.)
Although K-Bank kept telling me this would be free, I was charged 50 baht. I didn't bother to ask why. (I wouldn't have known how to ask why, anyway.)
Plus, there is a new hassle with the PIN. It is now six digits long and will probably have to be written down somewhere. And, when I used the new card to buy groceries, I had to enter the PIN. This is the first time I've had to enter a PIN for a debit card since I've lived in Thailand. Is this now standard procedure?
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