my wife went to Chiang Mai Monday morning and was in office10 minutes and new passport was in our mail on Wednesday. Easy to do and she received the 10 year passport which is great.
Leave everything in Canada and move with a suitcase. Everything is available at fair prices and the cost of shipping and customs is exorbitant. Enjoy the experience.
they never even asked for my return ticket. I was 43 days on my 30 day visa exemption and then just bought a 30 day extension for 1900 baht. I just left last week. No issues at all