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Hyperthetical question
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muzzy
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Hyperthetical question
My "friends" parents regularly go to Tenerife to their holiday home about 6 times a year. If my "friend" asked his parents to bring back 10 pouches of tobacco and post it to him on their return, would it get sniffed out in a mail centre or do mail centres not have such facilities?
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dvbuk55
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Re: Hyperthetical question
Tell your friend to give up smoking and the problem doesn't exist.muzzy wrote:My "friends" parents regularly go to Tenerife to their holiday home about 6 times a year. If my "friend" asked his parents to bring back 10 pouches of tobacco and post it to him on their return, would it get sniffed out in a mail centre or do mail centres not have such facilities?
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arnold cheshire
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Re: Hyperthetical question
his parents would be well over the duty free limit tenerife is 200 cigs not like spain im not sure about tobacco but i doubt its 5 packs eachmuzzy wrote:My "friends" parents regularly go to Tenerife to their holiday home about 6 times a year. If my "friend" asked his parents to bring back 10 pouches of tobacco and post it to him on their return, would it get sniffed out in a mail centre or do mail centres not have such facilities?
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macphee1
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Re: Hyperthetical question
[quote="muzzy"]My "friends" parents regularly go to Tenerife to their holiday home about 6 times a year. If my "friend" asked his parents to bring back 10 pouches of tobacco and post it to him on their return, would it get sniffed out in a mail centre or do mail centres not have such facilities?[/quote
I delivered a rather pungent packet of finest Jamaican herbs today,to a stoner who gets his supplies delivered regularly,so I think you'll be alright with tobacco.
I delivered a rather pungent packet of finest Jamaican herbs today,to a stoner who gets his supplies delivered regularly,so I think you'll be alright with tobacco.
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muzzy
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Re: Hyperthetical question
Is Tenerife not classed as EU then?
I brought back 20 pouches from menorca last month, you were allowed 1kg each. 20 x 50g = 1kg
I brought back 20 pouches from menorca last month, you were allowed 1kg each. 20 x 50g = 1kg
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arnold cheshire
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afraid not can someone find a link i will try to find a linkmuzzy wrote:Is Tenerife not classed as EU then?
I brought back 20 pouches from menorca last month, you were allowed 1kg each. 20 x 50g = 1kg
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arnold cheshire
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muzzy
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Re: Hyperthetical question
Thanks. 5 x 50g pouches allowed then. I'll let my good friend know!
Still interested to hear any other replies regarding mail centres picking up on this sort of thing though.
I bought some baccy on the net a few years ago, first lot 10 pouches arrived no problem, second lot got pulled at customs and landed at my local sorting office with a fee being required for duty of about £30! I left it there, no doubt the posties shared it amongst themselves!
Still interested to hear any other replies regarding mail centres picking up on this sort of thing though.
I bought some baccy on the net a few years ago, first lot 10 pouches arrived no problem, second lot got pulled at customs and landed at my local sorting office with a fee being required for duty of about £30! I left it there, no doubt the posties shared it amongst themselves!
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arnold cheshire
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Re: Hyperthetical question
its 250 grms each so for two people would be double 500 grms not bad really better than the 200 cigs eachmuzzy wrote:Thanks. 5 x 50g pouches allowed then. I'll let my good friend know!
Still interested to hear any other replies regarding mail centres picking up on this sort of thing though.
I bought some baccy on the net a few years ago, first lot 10 pouches arrived no problem, second lot got pulled at customs and landed at my local sorting office with a fee being required for duty of about £30! I left it there, no doubt the posties shared it amongst themselves!
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POSTMAN
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Re: Hyperthetical question
My old place this guy used to get 200 fags sent to him from where ever it was,it was very obvious what it was though.
Went on for a while then it started to get the customs charge thing.
Then it stopped lol.
Went on for a while then it started to get the customs charge thing.
Then it stopped lol.
I Wrote-During Covid-Which is still relevant now
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
My BFF Clash
The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
My BFF Clash
The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
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Lounge Lizard
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Re: Hyperthetical question
Or the 'friend' could emigrate to Tenerife and enjoy cheap tobacco and better weather.
