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...and you thought the USPS was %@×?+◇☆¤¿

On 10 December I mailed a Christmas GIFT to Jo in Belgium; the tracking shows all went well from FL to DE to BE... then something UNUSUAL happened... grin



...happened after I asked Jo in a thread below if he received the package.

Jo's response was not yet and later in the thread Jo shows us a letter he received stating "very clearly" that Jo made a purchase outside of the European Union and paid for it and that there are not any documents outlined pertaining to value... of which I claimed "0" value because it was not a purchase as the letter states there was. I assumed the sender of the letter assumed there was a purchase. Below is a copy of that letter... now, a month later, the GIFT grin I sent Jo is still being HELD in Belgian customs.

Jo tried his best to find out what was going on as stated in the thread below in a post titled "...two hours on the phone..." without success.

After 30+ days of nothing happening (in tracking) I have decided to request that the folks who are holding the package simply return it to me which I assumed would be the normal thing to do since the value of the package is "0" and they are unable to come up with a number to charge Jo, as they clearly state in the letter but, no; they are still holding it... grin

I can try Plan "A" and see if the folks who are holding the package for over 30-days cooperate grin and if not, move on to Plan "C" by skipping Plan "B" which might help but, by doing nothing like a "bump sitting on a log" ain't gonna do nothing... grin

In case the letter file does not open, it can clearly be seen in the long thread down the index

Messages In This Thread

NEW: ...and you thought the USPS was %@×?+◇☆¤¿
NEW: Customs Harmonization Number Now Required
NEW: This is via USPS who filled out the form and ~~~
NEW: Re: This is via USPS who filled out the form and ~
NEW: That was definitely a terrible experience
NEW: Belgium Customs is the WORST..
NEW: I never had any problems in either direction.
NEW: Re: I never had any problems in either direction.
NEW: So true...
NEW: in response
NEW: Re: in response
NEW: Thanks for the info
NEW: Re: Thanks for the info
NEW: Shipping outside of EU... Check this out
NEW: Re: in response
NEW: Re: in response
NEW: Re: in response
NEW: Re: in response
NEW: Wow... Not good.
NEW: Re: Wow... Not good.
NEW: Even if a court determined the letter did apply
NEW: I'm so happy ....
NEW: Thank you, Jo...I just now returned home.
NEW: Jo... I am sorry I missed your calls.
NEW: We will wait some more and
NEW: Sounds good.... Best of luck. grin
NEW: Hi John
NEW: Hi, Jo. I am fully aware of the game they play ~~~
NEW: Also, Jo. Do not let them try to have you believe
NEW: They played this game before.
NEW: Chocolate? grin Next time I put Limburger cheese ~~~
NEW: Surströmming, opened. grin
NEW: Tonight is Salmon Burger w/ aged oyster shell grin
NEW: Would go with Durian which I sometimes can buy
NEW: Never heard of it before
NEW: Not like White Horse Scotch . . .

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