On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:41:42 -0700, Arri London >
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>blake murphy wrote:
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>> On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:20:36 -0700, Arri London >
>> wrote:
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>> >ravenlynne wrote:
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>> >> Arri London wrote:
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>> >> > ravenlynne wrote:
>> >> >> There are some lovely salamis sold in the area..they don't seem to be
>> >> >> refrigerated. I'd like to send one to my grandfather in the states as
>> >> >> part of his christmas package...mail should take 1 to 2 weeks to get
>> >> >> there...is the feasible or should I look for something else? Any other
>> >> >> edibles that can be shipped?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> -Gina in Italy
>> >> >>
>> >> > Skip the salame! Customs will seize it since pork products aren't
>> >> > allowed in, cooked or not. My elder bro had some taken away he tried to
>> >> > bring back from Italy. Never mind the fact that such things don't cause
>> >> > diseases in their places of origin.
>> >> >
>> >> > Send jams, pasta, tomato paste in a tube (yes it can be bought in the US
>> >> > for extortionate prices), chocolates etc. Skip the meat products.
>> >>
>> >> I think that I've decided to do that anyway. Just to save on stress.
>> >> Sweet stuff is always appreciated.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> -Gina in Italy
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>> >A Singaporean friend of mine was asked if she had any food products in
>> >her baggage at a US Customs port. Innocently she replied that she had
>> >and showed a container of dried shredded pork she was bringing for a
>> >friend. Of course it was seized immediately and she was dismissed. They
>> >didn't take the other dried/smoked pork products in her bags; apparently
>> >the single seizure made their quota for the day and they didn't search
>> >for more! It seems stupid given that Singapore food regulations seem as
>> >stringent as any.
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>> i was thinking along those lines as well. one container of shredded
>> pork and a false bottom full of heroin.
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>> your pal,
>> blake
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>Hey she wasn't the type. Think the punishment in Singapore for that sort
>of thing is death anyway.

i thought that was for chewing gum. fine people, the singaporeans.

your pal,
blake