Customs Nightmare

[Paulington]

Post and Customs in this country are a puddle of the worst arse-gravy imaginable.

Small timeline here:

22nd Parcel leaves USA via. Air Freight.
24th Parcel enters the UK.
24th Parcels enters Customs and is awaiting charging.

Since the 24th of August, according to Track & Trace of both Parcel Force and USPS, it has been sat in customs.

Ringing customs elicits this response, each time:

Hi sir, we don't hold parcels for more than 48 hours unless there has been an enquiry and there has been no enquiry on the parcel in question, it has been returned to Parcel Force, speak to them.

Ringing Parcel Force elicits this reponse, each time:

Hi sir, the parcel in question has not been scanned back into our hands which means it's still in Customs, we cannot do anything until we get the scan saying it's in our hands, speak to Customs.

This is becoming a huge pain in the ass, in the parcel is a $280 laser pointer that was wanted for my birthday 6 days ago, it was sent via Express 3-5 day from California with USPS.

What a fvcking pain in the ass.
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[The Artist]

People in customs are obviously having laser fights with it. They have probably blinded each other and no can't operate any computers to scan it back out to parcelforce.

[oldpink]

Par for the course
I've had parcels held up in customs for a week
but eventually they do get delivered
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[Irezumi aka Reuben]

[Paulington]

[RussG]

I thought only class 2 laser pointers with less than one millwat of power are legal in the UK. hence why you haven't received your item.
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[ajbsmirnoff]

I don't mind being charged duty on stuff when I buy from abroad, what I really don't like is the £8 handling charge that Royal mail charge for taking the cash.

[Paulington]

[D O G]

Wtf do you need a laser pointer for in the 1st place? Let alone a £165 one.

[Paulington]

[Oz.]

[warped one]

Everything i've ever got from abroad has always been marked as 'present' the customs have always let my things through. Even when getting alot of bike bits from america. I just got them sent to a mates house he packaged them for me as my birthday present and they were sent on. God knows why someone wants parts for 10 different bikes for thier bday but it worked
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amnesia - Never in the history of usernames has one been more accurate. Warped indeed. You sir are a fecking oddball.

[danielpower]

I know that laser pointer over 5mw is forbidden in the United States.

[FURBAR]

I've had two parcels returned to seller, as they have stated (RM0 .. that address is inexcessable ... only been here 5 years ... wankers ...
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Fuk um !!