Originally Posted by
sidsub
I just went by a couple of duty free shops at BKK and they're refusing to sell me any liquor because my boarding pass is to the US (BKK-LAX). I have been all over the world and have never before had a problem buying duty free liquor going to the US. Does anyone know what this is about? Is this some new security thing? Or is it a customs agreement of some sort?
It's bizarre. Did a web search and don't see anything about such a ban.
Lucky you. never seen a deal worth a damn at 'King Power'. Plus, they were running scams where they dropped something into your bag, pretended to arrest you for shoplifting, took you to an airport hotel, and extorted $5-10K (USD) from you. They got a lot of bad press on that and have put that bit of thievery on the back burner. It happened to a bunch of folks - hundreds I heard. No reason to give these guys any $$ - ever. wj