On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 17:12:11 -0800 (PST), C Blue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I had a similar experience, but I ordered Mandrake DVD. I paid mandrake > about 4K. It was shipped > it via Chronopost, and FedEx for local delivery. > > I had to pay about 2K for Customs Taxes and Duties coz I needed it badly. > FedEx says customs > marked it as a High Value Item.
Hmmmm. Maybe we need to educate the Customs officials on these matters ;) Anyhow, Jerome Gotangco has given information as to how to avoid having trouble with bulk shipments of Ubuntu CDs =) > > I think it is outrageous to pay that amount but had no other recourse. > > There must be some way of getting those people know that these are not high > value items. > > Any ideas? > > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Another case of Ubuntu Linux unclaimed at customs. I went to Las Pinas, post > > office to claim my 30 sets of ubuntu and customs told me to pay 3,900+, > > obviously I didn't pay for it, and I learned I am not the only one, there > > are > > other three ubuntu distro packages unclaimed. Ubuntu's wasting their money > > and > > effort sending their distro to the Philippines, do you think it's possible > > they > > they send it via Fedex? > > > > And how come customs have different computations, last case I heard was > > 19,000 > > in Makati? But why did some members on this list received it without any > > hassle? > > > > Any advise? > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. > > > > -- > > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > > [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > > Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph > > Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph > > . > > To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug > > . > > Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to > > http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > -- > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph > Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph > . > To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug > . > Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to > http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie > -- Clair Ching librarian, bookworm, information gatherer, anime fan, linux newbie http://clair.free.net.ph - blog about linux, emacs planner, tech and culture http://clair.pinoyweb.net - daily journal, stories, miscellany -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
