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| Ok, I'm not sure if this is a rant, or a peeve, or a legitimate gripe. ;-) Of the last 5 packages I've received from the US, all of them were stopped at customs, one of them was opened, and I was charged a handling fee, and GST on all of them, and (...) (26 years ago, 6-Mar-99, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| Being from Canada, I can say that I have a hard time selling Lego to people in the US. My first sale, a Lego Mindstorms RIS went across the boarder (during Christmas). I put 'gift' on the pkg and it was insured. The person receiving the package did (...) (26 years ago, 6-Mar-99, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| (...) [snip] I have sent a dozen or more parcels of LEGO and games to Canada with no nasty Customs stories that I know of. Sounds like you have a legitimate gripe, 'though much good that does you when dealing with the gummint. I have sent to (...) (26 years ago, 6-Mar-99, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| (...) Just curious, what do you put on the green tag? I always put gift. Julie (26 years ago, 7-Mar-99, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| (...) Er, why, uh, the truth, of course ;-) JSA (26 years ago, 7-Mar-99, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| James Brown wrote in message ... (...) at (...) on (...) (after (...) 1 (...) was (...) only (...) I'm just guessing, but I think that once they opened the first one and they hit paydirt, your name and address was put on their shit list and you're (...) (26 years ago, 8-Mar-99, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| (...) Errmm... You expect us to believe you? and if we do, I'd ask you never to send something to me - 17.5% VAT adds up on sets like the RIS. Jasper (26 years ago, 8-Mar-99, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| Jasper, I solemnly promise never to send you anything. JSA;-) (...) (26 years ago, 9-Mar-99, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| (...) Good. *chuckle* Jasper (26 years ago, 11-Mar-99, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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