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Shop owner in Shopee sells submarines for 162 billion VND, but insisted on not being exempt from shipping costs of 30,000 VND for customers – Screenshot
The purchase of two conventional Chinese submarines has stormed Thailand in recent days, despite claims by the government that the deal is completely transparent.
Most expressed anger at the government’s insistence on spending 22.5 billion baht (about $ 715 million) on submarines amid the economic crisis.
According to the sheet Thai rath, the keyword “submarine” and the question “why is it a submarine” became a hot phrase on social media, as soon as it was announced that Thailand would sign a contract with China in September.
In the midst of the controversy, someone went to the online store Shopee to sell a submarine for 220 million baht (about 7 million dollars, equivalent to 162,000 million VND) with clear images.
The store owner’s bizarre article called Apisitw.saithong quickly attracted attention and animated comments from netizens at the pagoda.
It may sound like a lot of money, but compared to the Chinese submarine that the Thai military plans to buy, Shopee’s submarine is a bargain. Suffering, as some Thais complain, is that the reseller insisted on not accepting free shipping (free shipping) even though it was only 40 baht (about 30,000 VND).
“Free shipping to buy,” commented a Thai comedian. Another regretted that “the submarine was removed in the car but he could not press the order.”
At the end of August 25, underwater products priced at 220 million baht were recalled from Shopee. One social media user regretted missing an opportunity to buy the bargain.
Bed sheet Thai rath He said that despite creating a comedy for netizens, the Apisitw.saithong store owner must be mocking the government over the submarine purchase contract with China.
The contract to buy two more submarines from China is expected to help Thailand increase its combat capabilities at sea. According to Defense News, the submarine purchased by Thailand is the S26T, the export version of the Type 039A submarine used by the Chinese military.
