Ordering stuff from America

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Feb 2012
3:19pm, 22 Feb 2012
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Devoted2Distance
:-)
Feb 2012
4:03pm, 22 Feb 2012
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Ultra Sparkly Bridget
Stuff can come to the UK via the US postal service. I ordered a hoodie for my daughter in December and it arrived in time to be wrapped up for her. No trouble with customs either but I think that depends on what they put on the customs form on the package.
Feb 2012
4:13pm, 22 Feb 2012
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Devoted2Distance
Surely if they just put 'running jacket' on the form, that is hardly suspicious?

Now if I were ordering a Bomber Jacket that might be an issue...

God, I hope I don't get put in prison for typing that.
Feb 2012
4:25pm, 22 Feb 2012
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Ultra Sparkly Bridget
Not suspicious but above a certain amount subject to taxes.
Feb 2012
4:51pm, 22 Feb 2012
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Girlie
HM Customs have phases of impounding everything that enters the country. A few friends and I all had stuff impounded of minor value a few years back and had to pay the extra £10-12 pounds before we could collect our goods.

Yet recently I ordered a book and it came straight through with no problem.
Feb 2012
7:46pm, 22 Feb 2012
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Devoted2Distance
You're all making me really paranoid that I'm never going to get my nice jacket now. Grr! >:]
Feb 2012
1:15pm, 24 Feb 2012
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Ultra Sparkly Bridget
Any sign of it yet?
Feb 2012
1:16pm, 24 Feb 2012
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Devoted2Distance
Nope :-(

And obviously tomorrow isn't a working day so I doubt it will come then... and Monday is the OFFICIAL DAY I CAN COMPLAIN (not that I've been waiting or anything ;-))

At least it's a bit warmer so I don't reeeeeeally need it (but I still reeeeeally want it grr!)
Feb 2012
1:19pm, 24 Feb 2012
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GimmeMedals
We ordered something last week from USA and it arrived yesterday - 9 days in total :-)
Feb 2012
1:50pm, 24 Feb 2012
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Devoted2Distance
Booooooooo hissssss

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