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Re: And the July Surprise is...
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lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.loc.us.fl
Date: 
Sun, 10 Jun 2001 14:57:13 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> > I hope not! I'll take _some_ LEGO, but clothes and books will probably come
> > first... (no snide comments about priorites please).
> 
>   What do you mean, snide?  We're being completely serious.  :)
>   I moved back to NJ and around 65% of what I brought back here
>   was LEGO--most of which I had acquired in the last year.
> 
>   As for going to the US being like dying, it depends on where
>   you go, and where you're coming from.  Coming to the East Coast?
>   The thrombosis will probably get you.

I'm heading for Tallahassee, Florida -- should I watch out for dimpled chads?

> > A bit of both I suspect: I'm not keen on making false declarations to
> > Customs (so less than US$100), but I'd rather do big orders occasionally
> > than small ones twice a week (so more than US$50-60).
> 
>   95033000.  Remember that number, and insert it whenever you
>   fill out the little customs tag.  No customs charges, at least
>   not in any of the LEGO-consuming countries that I've encountered.
>   That includes Australia; at least, I'm pretty sure it does given
>   that they've never charged me and I've declared packages at over
>   US $800 before.

That's very cool -- I'm also a bit worried about the Gigantically Stupid
Tariff that Customs might add at the .au end...

-DaveL



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(...) No... but watch out for a beat up Ford pick-up truck cleaning out legos from various stores around town :) (...) Drop me an email when you get there... I'll take a day and run up there, clean out a few stores, then we can do lunch <g> (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.loc.us.fl)

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(...) What do you mean, snide? We're being completely serious. :) I moved back to NJ and around 65% of what I brought back here was LEGO--most of which I had acquired in the last year. As for going to the US being like dying, it depends on where you (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.au)  

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