Retail Therapy
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Retail Therapy
by Ruby Tuesday Sun Mar 25, 2012 9:58 am
Just got home last night from a day & a half of retail therapy. No prescription required and I feel so much better! Even better yet when they sent me through without making me pay duty.... Happy girl!
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Re: Retail Therapy
by growler Tue Mar 27, 2012 10:18 am
that is very good, but did you get the person at the booth to stamp your rec'ts with the little stamper ?
i hope you did !
could cost yoou BIG $$$ later !!
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Re: Retail Therapy
by growler Tue Mar 27, 2012 11:34 am
Well its a sort of screwed up system that the customs people use to make our life more expensive !
if someone thinks they are a hero, or is thinking you crossed them up, and they want to cause you a bunch of trouble, then all they have to do is wait for you to return from a trip to the us, then they could phone customs when you get home and say they seen you carry some goods into your residence that you didn't pay hst or duty,or both on.
then your trouble starts !
they don't have to identify themselves, but are given a # to collect a $500. reward if they find something. but customs because of an anonymous tip can get a search warrant for your home and/or workplace, and search everything you own, and if they find anything of value that could have been smuggled in the past 7 years,(not canadian made,but from anywhere that has retail outlets (dealers)in the us)that you don't have rec'pts for as being bought here with hst/pst/gst paid or rec'ts from the us with customs doc's. or stamps on them showing they were declared,then you get charged with being a smuggler !
i know of a family that used to live in the former beverly township area (near Rockton)that it cost them a bit over $5000. plus lawyers fees over that crapola.
if you get the chance and want to read up on it, the booklet is sometimes at the post office,saying somthing about smuggling on the front of it !
i still have an old one at the house, i'll get my bride to try to find it if you want.
its a law that was wrote in the 50s or maybe the 40s, but a stupid law that is only good for useless people.
if someone thinks they are a hero, or is thinking you crossed them up, and they want to cause you a bunch of trouble, then all they have to do is wait for you to return from a trip to the us, then they could phone customs when you get home and say they seen you carry some goods into your residence that you didn't pay hst or duty,or both on.
then your trouble starts !
they don't have to identify themselves, but are given a # to collect a $500. reward if they find something. but customs because of an anonymous tip can get a search warrant for your home and/or workplace, and search everything you own, and if they find anything of value that could have been smuggled in the past 7 years,(not canadian made,but from anywhere that has retail outlets (dealers)in the us)that you don't have rec'pts for as being bought here with hst/pst/gst paid or rec'ts from the us with customs doc's. or stamps on them showing they were declared,then you get charged with being a smuggler !
i know of a family that used to live in the former beverly township area (near Rockton)that it cost them a bit over $5000. plus lawyers fees over that crapola.
if you get the chance and want to read up on it, the booklet is sometimes at the post office,saying somthing about smuggling on the front of it !
i still have an old one at the house, i'll get my bride to try to find it if you want.
its a law that was wrote in the 50s or maybe the 40s, but a stupid law that is only good for useless people.
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Re: Retail Therapy
by Ruby Tuesday Sat Mar 31, 2012 8:23 am
Well, didn't see that coming - they are hiking the duty free allowance to 200 and 800 respectively for over 24 and 48 hr trips.
Shoppin till I'm droppin.
Shoppin till I'm droppin.
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Re: Retail Therapy
by observer Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:14 pm
Thought the new regs would appeal to YOU Ruby! LOL
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