Mrs BB needed to visit her bank in Market Village this morning, so off we go. Before we left, I ensured we both had a QR Code Reader downloaded to our phones.
We parked in the car park, 3rd floor. Entrances to the mall were still restricted, but looked the same. Mrs BB tried to get past the guard, but he stopped her saying she had to scan the QR Code. I was prepared, and scanned the code before her - up comes a screen written in Thai. Mrs BB is scared of technology, so I had no option but to go home, or let a complete stranger hold my phone and tap away on my screen (who knows what disease might have been left?).
Mrs BB scanned, but got the message 'No Internet' - the guard told her to pass through anyway. Meanwhile, whilst dealing with us old codgers, about 12 people must have passed through behind us without scanning. I saw no proformas that could have been completed.
We were only going to the bank, but many shops had their own codes and the same routine had to be repeated everywhere.
On the way out, it says 'Scan Out' - I scanned but received another pile of Thai garbage, at which point I walked out. Mrs BB did not even try to use the App.
So, I used Thai Chana after phoning a friend, but haven't a clue what happened, and certainly didn't receive any advice regarding the concentration of people in the mall.
- The system was being operated by morons, who had obviously not been trained in how it worked. Certainly they could not offer help to a non-Thai speaker.
- Having to hand my phone to a 3rd party who could have been riddled with umpteen diseases was absolutely outrageous - I'm not sure how many social distancing rules that broke.
- Yes I was just as much of a moron, but my excuse is the system was not in English.
- The need for wi-fi was a shocker as well.
That was my very brief experience. Has anybody really used it in anger yet?