Thai Factory — Local services in Lam Pla Thio Subdistrict

Beware of nice old men having a nice conversation with you and telling you about the smiling buddha temple, thai factory and a boat tour to wat pho.

I was at the gate of watwahong(?) temple when a very friendly old men started talking to me. We had a friendly conversation and he really made me feel like he liked the fact i spoke some Thai and wanted to give me inside tips you dont find in any tourist guides. He told me to go see the smiling buddha and also about a thai factory selling cashmere suits and a boat ride from there to the wat Pho temple. He quickly called over a TukTuk driver and agreed with him he would take me there for 40 Baht. I went to this smiling buddha temple. It was nice but not really special. At this temple there were two rooms. At both of them i was again involved into a friendly conversation with 2 local men who also told me about this thai factory and they were really trying to sell the idea of going there to me. At this point i started to get a weird feeling. The TukTuk driver had waited for me and when i came back smilingly said ok now lets go to the Thai factory. I got on but i searched maps for the smiling buddha temple and noticed it isnt even on there. Then looked for Thai factory and found these reviews. I then asked the driver if we can skip the factory and go to wat pho directly to which he said it was not possible. Im not an idiot so i told him i would get off now. He looked very angry and wanted 200 Baht. I probably should have only given him the 40 that the old man had told me but i was just happy to have gotten out of this scam attempt before wasting...

Tuk-tuk scammers surround the entirety of the Grand Palace. Got approached by multiple English-speaking locals offering alternatives to the Grand Palace, saying it was closed ( each with different reasons). One started drawing a map for us - starting at a temple, then THAI FACTORY, some more temples then ending with a ferry ride to ICONSIAM. We were convinced and rode the tuk-tuk for 100 baht, but the first spot was empty besides one or two tourists. We were approached by another English-speaking Thai who confirmed that this route was indeed unknown to tourists and a gatekeep for locals, hence the lack of people. We asked about the Thai Factory and he said it was a rare event and today was the only day it was open for the month (suspicious?) On the way, I searched up TUK TUK SCAM and all the signs popped up - 45 meter buddha, Lucky Buddha, and the infamous Thai Factory. I tried taking photos of the tuk tuk number and the drivers faces but they all dodged. The Thai Factory was so expensive despite their claims of being tax-free. overall, DO NOT FALL FOR IT. THE GRAND PALACE IS ALWAYS OPEN UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED ON GOOGLE MAPS OR OFFICIAL SITES. DO NOT LISTEN TO TUK-TUK DRIVERS AROUND THE AREA AND...

Tuk tuk driver and a "tourist police officer" tell you they are taking you to a fashion market but really are taking you to a shady tailor very far from the city center. We asked the driver multiple times to take us back to the area we came from once we realized we were being scammed but driver insisted on taking us here, making us very scared that we had no choice but to go wherever this driver wanted. The actual tailor shop we were taken to (although I'm sure there are many in Bangkok that use the same terrifying tactics) was BTR Collections. BTR collections floods their feed with fake reviews, making it hard to see the reviews mentioning scams.

We feared for our safety and immediately ran out of the tuk tuk when the driver pulled up to this location. Please beware of any mention of Thai factory fashion market, lucky Buddha, and any mention of...