By paying taxes you are supporting your country! <BIG> (big ironic grin)
Don't worry - that's the way the customs work in many countries AFAIK. So
far I belived this is normal for former USSR coutries, now it seems that
this happens else too. I _do_not_ recommend you to try it, but here
situation like this can be easily solved by passing some picture of the USA
president from one hands to others. Hopefully you'll get your LX without
paying that tax or smth, but I hardly believe in it :(
Atvars
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Jody <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Sorry about the title. Don't let your kids read it,
> JF.
> I am so pissed off. And it takes a lot to get me
> swearing. I didn't swear once in the first 24 years of
> my life.
>
> NZ Customs is holding my new LX. They have mailed me
> a bill for NZ$213.13 (multiply by 0.4 for US) which I
> must pay to get the camera. This is supposed to be for
> GST (Goods & Services Tax) on the "US$699 value" of
> the camera. I paid US$651 for the camera. Then they
> seem to think they can charge the freight on top of
> that. I paid US$27.50 freight. Now, in the days when I
> learnt maths, that was US$658.50.
>
> What right do they have to rip me off like this?
> What bloody goods and services did I get from them?
> Since when was daylight robbery a service?
>
> Jody ("It's the principle")
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