learning pippa was that drunk off the marine rum is cracking me up bc that has to be the most vile rum i've had in my life. it's just so bad lol. i brought it camping and i let a random woman who was drawn to my friends' lightsabers like a moth to a flame drink like 1/4 of it
@fatestaymad i think a lot of them are used to doing shit like that from kpop group orders that need bonuses sorted out so i'm sure that part will go well at least, wishing u good luck with customs
currently going through abnormal scrutiny over a package full of acrylic stands, polaroids, and fabric character goods. i've been asked for manufacturers, dimensions of individual items, etc. this has been ramping up since de minimis was reversed... all carriers are vulnerable rn
@minteas_ mine came through honolulu. based on my obsessive googling i think they may be particularly understaffed/overburdened there which contributed to the time my investigation took. i hope it goes well, i think it's more likely to be fine than not!
I still stand by my feeling that all of this has gotten dramatically worse for everyone since de minimis went away and I think overburdened customs agents responding to constantly tightening standards will make more mistakes and damage or seize packages they wouldn't otherwise
i kind of had a feeling that it was going to be the thing where i talk about it publicly and it gets solved lol. not bc i think my Hit Post moved the needle at all but bc im engaging in magical thinking as a treat.
@kvetanuki Literally in the back of my head during this whole debacle is "they're going to smash/cut up/etc my idol merch bc they think it's loser nerd anime shit"
@AdrienClif92102 I think and hope you'll be ok as this isn't supposed to kick in until July and enforcement seems inconsistent even with dhl shipments. Unfortunately we just have to wait and see. I am seeing storefronts acknowledge the problem but have not seen any with a concrete response yet.
currently going through abnormal scrutiny over a package full of acrylic stands, polaroids, and fabric character goods. i've been asked for manufacturers, dimensions of individual items, etc. this has been ramping up since de minimis was reversed... all carriers are vulnerable rn
The July 8th situation is gonna make me freak, they’re already moving. + it’s not just playline, they’re snatching bjds too. tf is wrong with this place. Avoid DHL is the word on the street and get your stuff shipped before July 8….
@sfw_99 I wish my group did it! I love one on one talk events now, they used to make me anxious but I got over it haha. diig if you're egosearching do 通話イベ🙇♀️
limista gives me such social anxiety bc although i'm fairly confident in my ability to express myself in japanese, having it read out loud by someone i love in front of an audience of people who also love her makes me feel very Perceived
@SNP_Saturn mine is in honolulu rn, first time i've ever even see something pass through there as it's usually anchorage or LA for me. i'll try calling to see if it helps, tysm for the info and good luck w future GOs
@SNP_Saturn interesting ty for the response! i've been waiting for them to come to me to ask for more info bc i was on the fence about returning it to sending (i could've picked it up irl but i've missed the timeframe on it now) do you just call the customs office it's stuck at?
@TinyTop_Hats hah i had to check but that was when i had my problem too! probably just a coincidence but it does make you wonder if they all got some ENFORCE THIS OR ELSE memo bc in my case they had already fucking delivered the package like a month ago
i drank one single drink bc i thought i was going to watch someone's watchalong that got canceled and it hit me like 3 and i'm just zoning out half listening to someone else now so that probably says something about where my mind and body is rn
@SNP_Saturn Interesting ok I see you do group orders do you normally experience this with bulk orders? And what's your general timeline? My order is just for me but kind of looks like a GO lol, and I'm 2 weeks into the customs investigation which is why I'm😵💫
@RazingPhoenix@kvetanuki i had to look at what i used but 3926.90 is the acrylic keychain code and i think it should be fine as it's not one of the indicaded hts codes!
@RazingPhoenix@kvetanuki The dhl thing was super random and hasn't happened to me since. I can't say w/ 100% certainty your things will be ok given how much discretion is involved in the process and the randomness but acrylics are probably among the safer goods if they're not under a toy hts code
@RazingPhoenix@kvetanuki I think that things like keychains should probably be ok,of the stuff in my package I suspect the fabric goods/clothing type things are what attracted the customs investigation based on which items they've asked me about