Bangkok Punters Support: How Can We Help?
Step-by-step answers on accounts, plans, establishments, maps, privacy and troubleshooting.
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- Plans & membershipHow Do I Upgrade to VIP?Sign in, choose Monthly or Yearly on the Membership page and tap Buy Now. That takes you to our secure checkout. VIP switches on automatically once your payment is confirmed.
- Fix a problemI Upgraded but Guides Are Still Locked. What Now?Check you're signed in with the email your plan is on, then open Account → Membership: if it shows your paid plan, reload the guide.
- Account & sign-inHow Do I Reset or Change My Password?Forgotten it: use Forgot password, enter the email on your account and follow the link we send. Know it: change it under Account → Security.
- Plans & membershipWhat's the Difference Between Free and VIP?Free covers every public guide, every establishment page, the glossary, saving, Where to Stay and Offers. VIP adds everything else: every members-only review, live prices and establishment hours, the full Interactive Maps and the Contact Directory. VIP is billed monthly or yearly.
- Plans & membershipHow Do I Cancel or Downgrade My Plan?Cancel any time with the payment provider you subscribed through. You keep your plan until the end of the period you've paid for, and there's no cancellation fee.
- Fix a problemPages Won't Load with an Ad Blocker OnWe don't run ad networks, but some blockers still hide or break parts of the site. Pause your blocker for this site, reload, and the page should work.
- Account & sign-inHow Do I Delete My Bangkok Punters Account?Go to Account → Security → Delete Account, type your email address to confirm and tap Delete My Account. It's immediate and permanent.
- Tips & removalsHow Do I Get a Photo, Name or Listing Removed?Email editor@bangkokpunters.com with a subject starting "Removal request", the exact page address and what you want taken down. Requests about minors, intimate images or trafficking go first.
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- Most questions
- Usually within two working days, Monday to Friday, Bangkok time.
- Removals
- Urgent removals are acted on as soon as they're verified. Other requests are acknowledged within two working days.
- Privacy requests
- Usually within two working days. Formal privacy requests are confirmed within 10 business days and answered within 45 days.
Questions About the Help Center
How Do I Contact Bangkok Punters?
Use the ticket form at the foot of the help center. Pick the topic that fits, describe the problem and add the page address if it is about a guide or an establishment. It goes straight to Jimmy, who usually replies by email within two working days, Monday to Friday, Bangkok time.
How Long Does a Reply Take?
Usually two working days, Monday to Friday, Bangkok time. Urgent removal requests are acted on as soon as they are verified, and formal privacy requests are confirmed within 10 business days and answered within 45 days. For billing questions, sign in before you write, so your plan is attached to the ticket.
I Didn't Get the Password Reset Email. What Should I Do?
Check your spam and promotions folders first, and search for Bangkok Punters. The link works once and expires after a short time, so request a fresh one if it has. Make sure you use the address the account was created with; if you signed up with Google, sign in with Google instead of a password.
How Do I Upgrade to VIP?
Sign in, open Membership, pick Monthly or Yearly billing and tap Buy Now. That takes you to our secure checkout. VIP switches on automatically once your payment is confirmed. The price you join at never goes up while your membership continues, and you can cancel any time.
Can I Cancel or Get a Refund?
You can cancel at any time from your account, and VIP stays on until the end of the period you paid for. Refunds follow the subscription terms; if something went wrong with a payment, send a ticket under the billing topic while signed in and it is looked at before anything else.
A Page Looks Broken or Won't Load. What Can I Try?
Reload the page, then try a private window, which rules out stale files and extensions. Ad and content blockers can stop parts of the site loading, so pause them for Bangkok Punters if the page stays blank. If it still fails, send a ticket with the page address and your browser, and say what you saw.
How Do I Report a Closed Bar or a Wrong Price?
Send a ticket under the tips and corrections topic with the establishment's name, the page it appears on and what has changed. Every correction is checked before the guide is updated, and an updated guide shows its new last-checked date, so other readers can see the change too.
What Does Bangkok Punters Store About Me?
Only what the account needs: your email address, your plan, the guides you save and basic activity such as sign-ins. Nothing is sold. The privacy section of the help center explains each item and how to download or delete it, and the privacy choices page lets you turn optional cookies off.
How Do I Ask for Something to Be Removed?
Use the removals route in the tips and corrections topic, or the content removal page, and include the page address and why it should come down. Urgent requests, such as anything suggesting someone is not there by choice or is under 18, are acted on as soon as they are verified.
Can I Advertise on Bangkok Punters?
Yes. The advertising page lists what is available, from sponsored panels to offers, and the inquiry form there goes straight to Jimmy, who replies with availability and the price. Advertising is always labeled and never changes what a review says, so readers can trust both.
How the Help Center and Replies Work
The Bangkok Punters help center has a page for every common question, grouped by topic: your account and signing in, plans and upgrading, establishment pages, maps and Contact Directory, privacy, fixing problems, corrections and removals, contacting us and advertising. Each article starts with the answer, then gives the exact steps. Paid plans are bought with Buy Now on the membership page, which takes you to our secure checkout. The site never asks for card details. To change a plan, send a ticket. To end one, cancel with the payment provider you subscribed through, with no cancellation fee. Changing your email or password and deleting the account are self-serve under Account → Security. When an article doesn't answer it, the ticket form on this page, or editor@bangkokpunters.com, reaches Jimmy, and urgent removal and safety reports are handled first.
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