Re: Re:Overseas package

2004-01-21 Thread brobborb
but how did thjey know what was in it?  or do they randomly open up packages???     - Original Message -   From: dana tierney   To: CF-Community   Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 4:48 PM   Subject: Re:Overseas package   All I know is that US Customs got pretty interested when my

Re:Overseas package

2004-01-21 Thread dana tierney
All I know is that US Customs got pretty interested when my father sent me bath salts from Hong Kong :) Dana > Hey guys there's also another birthday coming soon, on jan 29, but she > lives in the UK.  I was wondering if there are certain things I am not > allowed to send.  Like she wants Pola

Re:Overseas package

2004-01-21 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Mike Townend wrote: > I dont know if they have to, I beleive they do random checks and he was > unlucky. Not entirely random. Statistics has got a lot to do with it, and packages are already selected for customs inspection before the plane leaves the ground in the US. (Guess three times what J2EE

Re:Overseas package

2004-01-21 Thread Ben Braver
Eri*K*a said, ">I've received Wine (thank you Benny!), " y'welcome, buddy! hope you enjoyed it! -Benny >The gum will be fine. The canned fruits? Well. >Lets just say I never had a problem receiving things whilst in the UK >... but ... the packages weren't always marked correctly. >Two things may h