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Old Feb 15, 2016 | 7:20 am
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Originally Posted by Plato90s
There's also convenience stores in the airport, post-customs, where you can get beverages/snacks. I usually stop by to grab a soda and salty snacks after the long trek/wait through immigration. It's also a good opportunity to get change, as I often only have large bills left from the last visit. Unscrupulous taxi drivers have been known to pretend not to have change - easier to have the right amount on hand.
Another place to get change is from the highway tolls. Most of us here are familiar with this but for those new to Bangkok, you hand your taxi driver cash when approaching toll booths, of which there are 2 on a typical journey to the city center. Taxi driver then hands cash to tollbooth operator, and the change makes its way back to you. They will take big bills with no issue

That's how I usually break 1000 baht bills.
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