Holy crap. I have personally smuggled TONS of these things into the US in my lifetime and I had NO IDEA this was a problem. Not only are the toys awesome, but the eggs are delicious.
Argh. Yes, I've "imported" Kinder eggs from Canadistan before with no problem (they are available in the U.S., but the "toy" is greatly simplified and sometimes is just a temporary tattoo).
Obviously I will have to come up with a better hiding place.
Man, usually U.S. customs tries to "trick" me into confessing to marijuana smuggling (you have no idea just how dumb those questions can be... possibly a reflection on the smugglers, not the custom agents, but even so you can lose brain cells just listening to the dumbness).
Oh, just "how did you enjoy your trip" conversation (which makes no sense coming from a customs agent who has to let cars through on a busy weekend), with a strong suggestion that I must have come to Canada to buy weed. Upon hearing that I was at the Winnipeg Folk Festival, he then tried to steer the conversation to what must have gotten passed around the campfire (sorry, just beer, and I don't drink beer either). It was a big waste of time, and there were a lot of cars behind me.
He still wound up asking me to open the trunk. I had no problem with this -- my revenge was that he had to go through my one-to-four days worth of dirty laundry.
Oh god, how completely ridiculous. I send entire boxes of Kinder eggs down to my boyfriend's wife's godson all the time, because he loves them and you can't get 'em in the US. And, contrary to that article, they are easy to find in Canada. Or at least they are here in Ottawa. Basically every convenience store around here sells them, and most larger grocery stores do too. I just write "chocolate" on the customs form and nobody's ever caused a stink about it or destroyed a package or even sent it back.
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Date: 2011-01-12 01:50 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-01-12 02:09 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-01-12 02:25 am (UTC)Obviously I will have to come up with a better hiding place.
Man, usually U.S. customs tries to "trick" me into confessing to marijuana smuggling (you have no idea just how dumb those questions can be... possibly a reflection on the smugglers, not the custom agents, but even so you can lose brain cells just listening to the dumbness).
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Date: 2011-01-12 03:25 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-01-12 10:26 pm (UTC)He still wound up asking me to open the trunk. I had no problem with this -- my revenge was that he had to go through my one-to-four days worth of dirty laundry.
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Date: 2011-01-12 02:42 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-01-12 10:17 pm (UTC)Argh.
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Date: 2011-01-12 05:14 am (UTC)And really, the Customs/Border Patrol/Whatever could have handled the situation a LOT BETTER.
Friggin tards.
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Date: 2011-01-12 09:37 pm (UTC)Unlike assault rifles <_< >_>
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