Are you seriously "tipping" people to not have your bags checked upon leaving the country?
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Bringing in a used 19 inch flatscreen.. will they give me a hard time in customs>??
Are you seriously "tipping" people to not have your bags checked upon leaving the country?
And they put their hands out asking for tips right under a big official sign (POP airport) that says in English and Spanish that no one is to ask for tips and that tips should not be given. (an approximation). Always made me laugh. Welcome to the DR!! and let the insanity begin.
NO... on arrival to D.R. at PUJ. Meant when leaving the airport... not the country. Sorry, I was unclear.
What kind of suitcase fits a 32" TV? I've brought a 19" but a 32" would be great.
It should fit in biggest Samsonite luggage. I've travel with 32" TV before and it fit perfectly on my Samsonite.
Walmart,Target,Big Lots,all have BIG suitcases.
The "Tape Measure" is your friend.
You will have to take th TV out of the box it comes in.
"Pack Well" Grasshopper!
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The "Tape Measure" is your friend.
You will have to take th TV out of the box it comes in.
"Pack Well" Grasshopper!
CC
Nothing like a big tv being used as a computer monitor! Movies look awesome!
At STI I have seen a few random shakedowns by a guy standing after the xray machine, but mostly everyone just goes on through. The xray operator seems like they could care less about what is in your bags!
With off brand TV price dropping like crazy in US I always wonder why people not using TV as their monitors. I was going to get 32"/40" Sceptre $200/$300 from Walmart but I settled on brand new Laptop. Perhaps when I go back I'll bring in 32" for my personal use.
Past few months I've been constantly going back and forth. And STI is hit or miss. Some times they open up my bags and question my bottle of sojus and hot sauces and some times they pick me out of the crowd and let me pass.
SO if they pull me out and do decide to be harsh bringing in this 19 inch used tv do i argue and tell them it s not for sale but for donation, or am I forced to pay?... I only paid $200 for it 2 or so years ago, so I d sooner dump it than pay $100 more for fees at the airport...
This...
Just tell them you are breaking it first and dumping it. Say it doesn't worth the tax/headache they are going to imply. It worked out for my friend bringing in 24" TV.
amstellite - how often have you been stopped coming in?
i don't think you'll have a problem with a used tv carried in in your suitcase. i bring electronics that way all the time. as long as you dont' bring 10 tvs in, you should be fine.
and waytogo is correct. BREAK IT! last time i was at the consulate, they wouldn't let me take my earphones in (i know about cell phones but the earpods? really?) so i broke them and asked her to throw them away - she was really ****ed because she probably wanted them for herself (they only cost 70 pesos, but still)
i don't think you'll have a problem with a used tv carried in in your suitcase. i bring electronics that way all the time. as long as you dont' bring 10 tvs in, you should be fine.
and waytogo is correct. BREAK IT! last time i was at the consulate, they wouldn't let me take my earphones in (i know about cell phones but the earpods? really?) so i broke them and asked her to throw them away - she was really ****ed because she probably wanted them for herself (they only cost 70 pesos, but still)
I agree,Break It!
BUT!
When I used to live in Thailand,a "Brit" tourist bought a nice small statue of a "Thai Budda".
When he got to the airport,he was told that you cannot remove images of "Budda" from the country.After "bitching and Moaning",he agreed,and smashed the statue on the ground,and ground it under his feet!
He was immediately arrested and taken to jail.Seems that
Desicrating a statue of "Budda" is even woese than trying to remove a statue of "Budda"!
A "Flat Screen TV" is consided a "Religious Artifact" to Dominicans,that and "Cell Phones",and "Nike" tennis shoes!
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BUT!
When I used to live in Thailand,a "Brit" tourist bought a nice small statue of a "Thai Budda".
When he got to the airport,he was told that you cannot remove images of "Budda" from the country.After "bitching and Moaning",he agreed,and smashed the statue on the ground,and ground it under his feet!
He was immediately arrested and taken to jail.Seems that
Desicrating a statue of "Budda" is even woese than trying to remove a statue of "Budda"!
A "Flat Screen TV" is consided a "Religious Artifact" to Dominicans,that and "Cell Phones",and "Nike" tennis shoes!
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i get stopped quite a bit as i always bring in two of those three-tiered zipped bags you get at the cheap stores for 12 bucks but fit a ton of stuff , plus the carryon,,,,I bring in all the kids clothes people give me and all the other stuff, so when customs see me coming through with all these bags and staying only for 6 days.. their alarm bells go off, despite me saying it s not for " negocio"and it s for the poor kids right outside the airport in La caleta... but they dont care about that,,
If you don't ever want to be bothered. My advice is invest on cheap-o golf bag and golf travel bag on the used market and empty the golf bag separator out and put all your clothes and other stuff there and two other suitcases. I know it won't work in STI sometimes because they have X-ray machine that sometimes work but I heard other airport don't have one. So give away your goods in style.
Wish you luck!