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What Cubans are you not Smoking?
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Burner02
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Sat, Jul 11 2015, 2:01 PM EST
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Just received that dreaded letter from Customs that a package of mine had been seized this week.
Probably should have walked them across the southern boarder.
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Sorry big guy.....we play a high risk high reward game........but it's fun
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Kinda concerned about placing another order anytime soon.
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Burner02 wrote:
Kinda concerned about placing another order anytime soon.
Your vendor should replace it.
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Tell Jethro and Bubba hi for Drafter
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Didnt happen to come in through Florida did it? Multiple seizure posts on other boards, seemed most came through entry ports in FL iirc.
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danmdevries wrote:
Didnt happen to come in through Florida did it? Multiple seizure posts on other boards, seemed most came through entry ports in FL iirc.
JFK
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rfenst wrote:
Your vendor should replace it.
First time dealing with this vendor. Will have to see how it goes.
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No platinum membership will fix this, did you call cbid customer service?
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Haven't had a letter yet but this is the 4th or 5th post I've read in a month about it.
Had an order lined up but decided to hold out a while.
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danmdevries wrote:
Haven't had a letter yet but this is the 4th or 5th post I've read in a month about it.
Had an order lined up but decided to hold out a while.
Maybe just the luck of the draw.
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Makes great wallpaper!
DED
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deadeyedick wrote:
Makes great wallpaper!
DED
Lucky me!
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Hope it all works out for you Burner.
Makes me really appreciate the splits Bart and other brothers offer up.
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Things may not be as bad as I first thought. I have exchanged several emails with the vendor since yesterday afternoon. He is of the opinion that the letter I received is for a previous order. He asked me if I had any other orders that went missing and I advised that I had two from different vendors earlier this year. His experience with US Customs is it normally takes approximately six months for them to generate a letter after seizing an order.
Guess I will know in the next couple of days.
And fyi, the other vendors did make good on their missing orders.
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Makes great wallpaper!
DED
LOL. The worst is the empty box with the note inside.
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Burner02 wrote:
Things may not be as bad as I first thought. I have exchanged several emails with the vendor since yesterday afternoon. He is of the opinion that the letter I received is for a previous order. He asked me if I had any other orders that went missing and I advised that I had two from different vendors earlier this year. His experience with US Customs is it normally takes approximately six months for them to generate a letter after seizing an order.
Guess I will know in the next couple of days.
And fyi, the other vendors did make good on their missing orders.
I got the letter in 30-45 days of the seizure.The empty box with green tape and the note followed the letter 2-3 months.Vendor made good but does not do business in the USA any longer.They got hit hard in Chicago........lots of packages intercepted over a couple week period.
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Whistlebritches wrote:
I got the letter in 30-45 days of the seizure.The empty box with green tape and the note followed the letter 2-3 months.Vendor made good but does not do business in the USA any longer.They got hit hard in Chicago........lots of packages intercepted over a couple week period.
Did you complete the Customs form and return or ignore?
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Burner02 wrote:
Did you complete the Customs form and return or ignore?
I filled out the form and made no claim on the contents of the package.
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Whistlebritches wrote:
I filled out the form and made no claim on the contents of the package.
Thanks, probably what I will do.
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Maybe you guys will get put in the same cell block together.
Haha just kiddin.
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Whistlebritches wrote:
I filled out the form and made no claim on the contents of the package.
i never would do that.
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99cobra2881 wrote:
Maybe you guys will get put in the same cell block together.
Haha just kiddin.
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Lit up a Upmann PC and the dang thing was so plugged couldn't smoke it.
Sorry for your loss Burner
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Ignore it.
That's what everyone I know who has received one did. I very rarely order any more, but damn if I just didn't place an order.
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rfenst wrote:
i never would do that.
NEVER!
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Order that I was concerned about arrived today. Guess the paperwork is for the earlier order that was lost 5 or 6 months ago.
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rfenst wrote:
LOL. The worst is the empty box with the note inside.
For reals? That is rough. How often do they get seized? I was gonna order some cuban and noncubans from an intl vendor soon.... never done before
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Nick - they get seized when the customs guys get low - they don't buy here - they grab packages as they "arrive" for inspection...... Farging Bastages
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MACS wrote:
Ignore it.
That's what everyone I know who has received one did. I very rarely order any more, but damn if I just didn't place an order.
Anything happen as a result of filling out/turning in or ignoring the paperwork for anyone ever?
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I'm a little worried, got a couple packages that haven't showed up yet when one package from the order did show up (last week).
Hopefully it shows up in the next couple days.
One of the packages I'm waiting on contains a box of Siglo II :/
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bgz wrote:
One of the packages I'm waiting on contains a box of Siglo II :/
But if its seized vendor replaces right?!?!?!
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Well ya, but I want my habanos now!
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I have gotten 2 packages, recently, one just the day before yesterday.
In the ten years, or so, that I have been ordering, I have only had one letter. (Knock on wood)
The vendor just reshipped.
Dave (A.K.A Homebrew)
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namadio wrote:
Anything happen as a result of filling out/turning in or ignoring the paperwork for anyone ever?
It is one of the allowed options in the letter.
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Just an update on the cubans I'm not smoking...
Just waiting on one package... almost to the reship date, everything else showed up.
Bummer, not looking forward to my new wall paper.
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rfenst wrote:
LOL. The worst is the empty box with the note inside.
Once I got the letter inside the box with 2 or 3 hand crushed cigars, funny customs man!
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Buddha Daddy wrote:
Once I got the letter inside the box with 2 or 3 hand crushed cigars, funny customs man!
Cruel!
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Burner02 wrote:
Just received that dreaded letter from Customs that a package of mine had been seized this week.
Probably should have walked them across the southern boarder.
I have never had any problems with CC shipments??
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Buddha Daddy wrote:
Once I got the letter inside the box with 2 or 3 hand crushed cigars, funny customs man!
They seem to play little games for their amusement sometimes. I once received 2 orders 9 months after they were shipped. The vendor had shipped them one day apart and they were held at customs and arrived exactly one day apart. Sick bastiges!
The vendor had replaced both boxes and asked me to dispose of the dried out sticks.
DED
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It's official, got my very first "Letter".
I feel like this is some sort of twisted right of passage.
I actually feel like I graduated to non-noob status today (I'm sure some will disagree).
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I have yet to take the plunge.
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bgz wrote:
It's official, got my very first "Letter".
I feel like this is some sort of twisted right of passage.
I actually feel like I graduated to non-noob status today (I'm sure some will disagree).
You should have the "letter" framed. In about 20 years or so (maybe sooner), it will be a collector's item and worth a fortuen.
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You should have the "letter" framed. In about 20 years or so (maybe sooner), it will be a collector's item and worth a fortuen.
Meh, shredded it, was afraid the wife might take the liberty of sending it for me.
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Yeah, got a box a month overdue now. bummer all a round.
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Update on the cubans I'm not smoking...
Package was supposedly re-shipped, it's already been a couple weeks...
Hope I don't get another friggin letter for the re-ship.
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bgz wrote:
Update on the cubans I'm not smoking...
Package was supposedly re-shipped, it's already been a couple weeks...
Hope I don't get another friggin letter for the re-ship.
Same boat
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euodias wrote:
Same boat
That sucks bro, not happy to feel your pain on this one.
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unfortunately i am not smoking any
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bgz wrote:
That sucks bro, not happy to feel your pain on this one.
Well, mine showed up today, so there is hope!
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