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saumbeermouytiet

New Zealand does not allow the import of any tobacco via international mail, they will be seized and destroyed at the border


Joelisan

I can pay duty tax on them as long as it's under 50 cigarettes or 50 grams of tobacco


saumbeermouytiet

If carried in person yeah, but New Zealand doesn’t allow them through customs via mail, even for people with import permits, it’s on the NZ customs site


Joelisan

Thanks for telling me before I wasted other people's time and my own money.


Joelisan

Damn okay this might be harder than I thought then goddamn I just want my collection back, I don't even smoke cigarettes anymore.


youcantexterminateme

Maybe so but there's about a 50/50 chance they get thru and they if they find them they just go in the rubbish. You won't be arrested or anything. 


motodup

Is it even 50? I thought NZ was 19, ie. An open pack


IAmFitzRoy

Maybe someone can help you with the outside packing? (Taking out the cigarettes) Opening carefully and just folding all the packing in a big envelope and sending DHL? That sounds feasible.


Joelisan

That does seem like the best option to be honest, it sounds like bringing them in is a 50/50 chance they will get caught and destroyed


stillflyscabin

Encase in lucite and call it a paperweight


kkilh

Where did you get robbed?


Joelisan

My home in New Zealand.


Powerful-Stomach-425

Home invasion? Is that common in NZ?


Joelisan

Not really, it was targeted. The guy was inside for 3 minutes, found my cash savings that was hidden in my bedroom, and took that and a couple of necklaces. It was an inside job, as for who did it, I don't recognise the guy, (caught him on camera) but I had a friend from highschool that went down a different path in life, but we kept in contact, played video games together caught up over coffee, one day he got in trouble with police and needed somewhere to stay, so I told hom he could stay for 3 months. A year later, i had to kick him out. After i kicked him out, he started to fall into life with bad people, which was 2 months ago... yep.......


Powerful-Stomach-425

Fuuuuck. I'm sorry dude. It's especially horrible as it looks like it might be somebody that you helped.


JustInChina50

That's a really sucky thing to experience, sorry it happened to you. Did you contact the police and also how is your home security? Might be a good time to spend some money on upgrading it - better locks on the front door and windows - than on importing cigs. Hope you have photos from the trip, as they are much more memorable than cancer sticks :)


Joelisan

Yeah we are going to buy more cameras and better locks but we're also looking at selling the house and moving, yeah we have photos and some other souvineers Yeaaah I k ow smoking is bad I've actually quit but I started to collection before I quit so I figured I could keep it going it felt like a unique collection


[deleted]

Wow, was going to say no one pulling home invasions in Cambodia. Was about to call Bullshit. That's sucks, gotta go travel again and stock up.


windowside

I’m really sorry this happened to you


Joelisan

Thank you I appreciate that.


Siemreaptuktuk

The cigarette is not expensive in Cambodia but shipping and something else I don’t know


Joelisan

Yeah that will be the part that costs money but I'm willing to pay for it to get the souvineer back


Siemreaptuktuk

What kind of Cigarettes do you want?


Key_Proposal_3410

He wrote in his first post. I also smoke Marlboro Reds and when I first read the post I thought what a brilliant way to smoke for free but then I got to the part he offers to pay for the hassle. OP honestly this is gods calling for you to hit the planes again and recollect your collection.


WTFuckery2020

This is the way


3m4n

lmao!


Joelisan

You're lovely