Thread: Grab taxi driver accused of stealing 50,000 baht cash bouquet

Another classic Thai tale...

"He insisted that he had completed the delivery. Tae said he was willing to pay the customer if the police ordered him to do so."

A Grab taxi driver has been accused of stealing a valuable cash flower bouquet by a woman who hired him to deliver the gift to her boyfriend. The bouquet was reportedly worth 50,000 baht, a significant sum of money.

The driver, whose identity has not been disclosed, vehemently denies the allegations and insists that he delivered the bouquet to its intended recipient.

The woman who ordered the bouquet, Sunittra Boonyaem took to Facebook yesterday to report that a Grab taxi driver disappeared with her 50,000 baht cash bouquet. She said she already filed a complaint, and officers asked her to wait.

But the incident has made her very anxious and wanted to share the story with netizens to help her.

Sunittra revealed that she ordered a cash bouquet online from a flower shop at a Flower Market or Pak Khlong Talat Market in Bangkok on Monday, February 20 to surprise her boyfriend on his graduation day.

The shop use GrabExpress to deliver the bouquet and informed her that a Grab taxi driver, named Narongsak Khinthong, driving a green-yellow taxi with a registration number 1มข1754, would deliver it to her and her boyfriend at a university in the Rungsit area in the Pathum Thani province near Bangkok.

Sunittra waited for the Grab driver to contact her but he never did. So, she made a call to the driver and asked for her bouquet. The driver insisted that he had delivered it and hung up, saying he was busy and driving.

In an interview with News WorkPoint today, Sunittra revealed that the bouquet was actually worth 53,550 baht, with 50,000 baht being cash and 3,550 being for decoration and delivery fees.

The owner of the flower shop, named Tae, informed the media that he always used Grab’s delivery service for his customers and never encountered any problems before.

After the incident, Tae contacted the driver several times but the driver refused to talk to him. He insisted that he had completed the delivery. Tae said he was willing to pay the customer if the police ordered him to do so.

Officers from Bang Sao Thong Police Station reported that they have questioned the Grab taxi driver. The driver maintains that he delivered the bouquet to two people who were waiting for him at the destination.

The accusation has raised questions about the safety and reliability of ride-hailing services. While such services have become increasingly popular in recent years, concerns about security and accountability remain a persistent issue.
Police continue to investigate the case.

https://thethaiger.com/news/national/grab-taxi-driver-accused-of-stealing-50000-baht-cash-bouquet

Hw can anybody spend 50,00 baht on flowers? Presumably the bouquet was small enough to fit in a car? Look at the prices here

Flowers in Basket, Send Flower Baskets to Thailand- Flower Bangkok

I am not having flowers at my funeral. A few firecrackers will suffice.

And What is Grab doing in all of this?

The lack of pictures is pretty damming. They pretty much always photo my big Mac which is a damn sight cheaper.

Even when Lazada fake my signature at least they take a picture of my house.

Originally Posted by Bob Mason

Hw can anybody spend 50,00 baht on flowers? Presumably the bouquet was small enough to fit in a car? Look at the prices here

It was a cash bouquet.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

the bouquet was actually worth 53,550 baht, with 50,000 baht being cash and 3,550 being for decoration and delivery fees.

Originally Posted by Bob Mason

Hw can anybody spend 50,00 baht on flowers? Presumably the bouquet was small enough to fit in a car? Look at the prices here

Flowers in Basket, Send Flower Baskets to Thailand- Flower Bangkok

It was made from money. It helps to read the story. These are very common in Thailand.

Originally Posted by aging one

It was made from money. It helps to read the story. These are very common in Thailand.

Especially at graduations.

It must be quite depressing for the ones with a bouquet of 20's seeing the wealthy flaunt their massive bouquet of 1000's.

Just a chance to show off really. What's funny is the girl said "we need the money".

Originally Posted by aging one

These are very common in Thailand.

No one has ever given me one.

Originally Posted by Bob Mason

I am not having flowers at my funeral. A few firecrackers will suffice.

No flowers for me either. I have considered paying an agency to send a beautiful woman to cry in the background and leave without speaking to anyone. That would give them all something to talk about at the wake.

Originally Posted by DrWilly

And What is Grab doing in all of this?

Yep Grab should know if the taxi even got to the destination using tracking tech.. But if no one signed for the delivery.

Why send a cash bouquet? Why not simply transfer the money?

Originally Posted by malmomike77

^^ only one?

Much depends on how my fund manager performs over the coming years.

Originally Posted by DrWilly

And What is Grab doing in all of this?

Gave the driver 1 star.

Originally Posted by aging one

It was made from money. It helps to read the story. These are very common in Thailand.

I read the story but no reasonable person living in the real world would think that cash was included. It just goes to show that Thailand has its share of idiots. Anyway, thank you for the clarification. I still have much to learn. Had a family funeral two weeks ago a real eye-opener.

Originally Posted by Bob Mason

I read the story but no reasonable person living in the real world would think that cash was included

Open your eyes. Not all cultures are the same as where you come from. Go have a big buffet breakfast there will be happy people enjoying a nice variety of food.