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See this account of my visa on arrival in Phuket: https://insertindian.wordpress.com/2019/06/20/thailand-e-visa-on-arrival-update/
Basically, I applied for the VoA and paid online before departure. I still had to go to a separate visa counter at Phuket airport upon arrival to get a passport stamp, but they didn't ask for money.