Foot the bill: Smelly foreigner limps away from Thai massage tab
A massage shop owner in the northern province of Lampang reported yesterday that a smelly foreigner with a limp leg fled without paying a bill of 700 baht after receiving a two-hour massage.
The owner of the Kanthika massage shop, Ann, stated that she was not the first victim, according to information from officers at Mueang Lampang Police Station.
Ann explained that the foreign suspect was a person of colour, with short black hair and a limp leg. He appeared to be around 50 years old and approximately 160 centimetres tall. He was wearing a blue T-shirt and long black trousers when he arrived at her shop, yesterday, March 19, and introduced himself as Robert.
Ann emphasised that Robert had a strong unpleasant odour as if he had not bathed for a long time. Her employee had to endure the smell while providing the massage service.
Ann clarified that the foreigner received a two-hour oil massage, costing 700 baht. After the massage session, he requested to use the shop’s bathroom and took a shower.
Robert then claimed that he did not have any cash with him and excused himself to withdraw money from a nearby ATM. Concerned about being cheated, Ann asked to accompany him to the ATM, but he refused.
When Robert left Ann’s shop, he encountered a baht bus driver waiting for him outside. Ann initially thought the man hired the driver to pick him up, but that was not the case. The driver followed the foreign man there to demand the fare he had not paid earlier.
The situation became chaotic, and the foreigner managed to escape from the scene without paying both the transport fare and the massage fee.
Ann reported the incident to the police and learned that Robert had previously escaped from bills at several other businesses.
On one occasion, he ordered food and drinks costing over 10,000 baht at a karaoke bar in the area and fled without paying. He had also ordered food at various local restaurants and left without settling the bill.
As of now, the foreigner remains at large. Ann decided to share her story with the media, hoping to warn other business operators of the scam.
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