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- From: philip@mentorg.com (Philip Peake)
- Subject: Re: Camcorder and UK Customs
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- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.232339.24058@news.mentorg.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 23:23:39 GMT
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- In article <guest.722543652@cs.wisc.edu>, guest@veronica.cs.wisc.edu (Guest account) writes:
- |> giand@opencon.com (Deepak S. Gianchandani) writes:
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- |> >In article <guest.722186696@cs.wisc.edu> you write:
- |> >>
- |> >>steve@cstr.ed.ac.uk (Steve Hiller) writes:
- |> >>
- |> >>>I'm returning to Heathrow Airport from Australia via
- |> >>>Singapore. Are there any useful tricks for getting
- |> >>>a camcorder, bought on the cheap in Singapore, through
- |> >>>UK customs?
- |> >>
- |> >>
- |> >>Yes. Don't post your intentions to the net. But seriously:
- |> >>
- |> >>If the UK is like the US and you don't have to see a customs officer
- |> >>on the way *out* of the country, why can't you just pretend like you
- |> >^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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- |> > Excuse me, I just lost something here, and it's not clear to
- |> >me what you mean by to see a customs officer on the way *out*. The man
- |> >returning to Heathrow Airport, or in our CASE back to good ole USA.
- |>
- |> [stuff deleted]
- |> When I last visited France and was departing for the U.S., I had to
- |> wait in line before entering the International terminal and show my
- |> passport to the national police. I assume they could have checked my
- |> luggage had they wanted to. If he went through customs on the way out
- |> and a thorough check was made, it might be noted that there *wasn't*
- |> any nice new electronic equipment, and upon reentry with it there
- |> would be a problem. Get it? I *know* you don't have to clear customs
- |> or do *anything* (except show your passport to the airline) on leaving
- |> the U.S. but since I've never been to the UK I don't know the exact
- |> procedure there.
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- Most european countries have an immigration check on the way out.
- The idea is to catch international terrorists etc :-)
- This is NOT a customs check.
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- Getting back to the original question:
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- 1) THROW AWAY THE BOX AND PACKAGING.
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- 2) Mail the guarantee card, receipt and instructions to yourself.
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- 3) Use it a bit, and let it pick up some dust.
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- 4) Practice not looking guilty :-)
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- Philip
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