Not for nothing. I use bus tickets as proof of "onward travel" I never actual use the the ticket - but it serves the purpose. As
@Jennifer ***
suggest, do the flexi option, if you shop around you can sometimes find deals where the upgrade is not too much more.
I would recommend always doing week-long visa runs, as you're doing currently - but many here do not.. Simply bounce over the border to Lao and back the next day with 60+30. I have heard of people doing 3 or 4 of those back to back.. And when they're ready to reject you- they politely tell you, "this is the last one".
If you choose to do multiple Lao visa runs. You may want to consider crossing by land at that border. If you catch hassle you are stuck on land, in a country where you have options (namely trying other crossings), If you choose to fly and catch hassle - you're stuck in an airport with few options namely fly back to where you came from or home country or wherever the IO tells you, you must go.