I HATE CUSTOMS

skanky
By skanky

They confiscated my poker chips... [profanity removed by moderator. continued use of this sort of language will result in de-activation of your account].

 

Have you ever get stuff confiscated in customs?

 

I want to complain to them, what are they going to do with poker chips.

This country its so boring and when we try to set a poker game at home they confiscated the chips. [profanity removed by moderator again. see above for consequences].

 

Am angry today.

By adey• 12 Mar 2008 23:02
adey

Top Trumps - that crispy stuff that is fryed or grilled, that goes well with eggs and even makes vegetarians salivate!!!!!!

I don't go to mythical places with strange men. -- Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul.

By jauntie• 12 Mar 2008 19:57
jauntie

Although I had to line up to collect the Hair Dressing scissors which were taken from me at London Heathrow.  Had to queue up behind all these big blokes collecting hunting knives and AK45s etc.   HA ! 

However, the same year (1982 & Saddam in full power) the lady customs officers at Baghdad Airport departures took my nail polish remover off me (fair enough) and wanted to confiscate my casette of home recorded Golden Oldies!

I fought them over that one - and they eventually let me keep it.   Goodness knows what they thought I'd recorded on it to take home to UK.

By adey• 12 Mar 2008 18:54
adey

they let my poker chips through!!!!

 

I don't go to mythical places with strange men. -- Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul.

By macthehack• 12 Mar 2008 18:32
Rating: 2/5
macthehack

No kidding.

 

I had the EXACT same problem about 2 weeks ago. They opened all my boxes and took my poker chips.

You can get them back if you leave Doha within 4 weeks. Just go to Customs in the Cargo place and tell them to put the chips into the departure lounge and you can pick them up from there.

By qatari-princess• 12 Mar 2008 18:20
qatari-princess

Skanky...r u okay??? (awake}??

Then why did you come to Qatar if you hated the customs as u previously said..

You are not made to stay here if you didn't like the way things are!!

Wake up and smell the roses...well..sun/sand!!!

 

By skanky• 12 Mar 2008 16:22
skanky

So far my only complain to Aramex is the time. You can check your inbox at US or UK and always take between 10 to 14 days to get here.

 

But yesterday the customs confiscated my chips.

Is there any other PO Box service like Aramex?

 

Cheers. 

 

The Venezuelan Sensation!!!

By whoami• 12 Mar 2008 16:14
whoami

Because gambling in any form (whether for fun or profit) is not allowed in Qatar or any Muslim country

 

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By skanky• 12 Mar 2008 15:14
skanky

How you doing today?

 

You know I was thinking if they really destroy all the confiscated material, or they take it home.

 

In my country and many countries in the world, the customs are one of the most corrupted places.

 

 

The Venezuelan Sensation!!!

By skanky• 12 Mar 2008 14:44
skanky

Tallg You are right, but am allowed to complain...

 

Maxmo I know they are doing there job but come on. What harm will do to the society that skanky plays poker at home... am not going to play at the corniche in front everyone.

 

QT, Thanks for the tip, now I will go every day to the bank and shops to change some Riyals for Dirhams... 

 

The Venezuelan Sensation!!!

By QT• 12 Mar 2008 14:35
QT

Well Skanky, the law is the law and we rised in these countries!

 

pssst!  ssshhhhh!  (btw, I, sorry, I mean, erm... someone I know, just uses the Dirham coins as chips.  Don't they use coins in Qatar?) 

By anonymous• 12 Mar 2008 13:13
anonymous

Well Take it like this,

 

What would you do if you were siting in his place???

 

Trust me, someone else would have posted this article talking about you... :-)

 

We have to respect and appriciate that atleast some one is doing his/her job promptly...

By 666• 12 Mar 2008 12:22
Rating: 4/5
666

I order a skype phone and it was confiscated. These phones are available in the shops but as per customs, its an illegal item.

Even they did not let me have one Windows Vista remote control that was in the same package. 

By tallg• 12 Mar 2008 12:22
tallg

skanky - you do realise why the confiscated them? Annoying as it may be they're just doing their job.

By smoke• 12 Mar 2008 12:19
smoke

my laptop is wanted in 15 countries for excessive tail shaking :)

 

Where there is Fire...There is Coke. Where there is Rum..There is Smoke - Sir Smoke-a-Lot

By KellysHeroes• 12 Mar 2008 12:18
Rating: 5/5
KellysHeroes

you can use Backgammon checkers as poker chips. They are legally available and most important, they are not edible  

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By Vegas• 12 Mar 2008 12:17
Vegas

They can check allthey want...

 

You can't teach experience...

By DaRuDe• 12 Mar 2008 12:10
DaRuDe

 

and if they check my laptop they will insult me why the hell there is nothing inside it :/

 

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By skanky• 12 Mar 2008 12:03
skanky

If a play with pringles my money will be gone at the end of the game LOL... 

 

The Venezuelan Sensation!!!

By smoke• 12 Mar 2008 12:00
smoke

chill man use Pringles instead ;)

 

Where there is Fire...There is Coke. Where there is Rum..There is Smoke - Sir Smoke-a-Lot

By Gumby• 12 Mar 2008 11:59
Gumby

Poker chips> Now way!

By skanky• 12 Mar 2008 11:56
skanky

They check my laptop and I will be in trouble for life LOL

 

Naaa Me dont like pics and videos... I just prefer the hunting game.... 

 

The Venezuelan Sensation!!!

By MFx• 12 Mar 2008 11:54
MFx

That sucks Skanky...

By Vegas• 12 Mar 2008 11:53
Vegas

Datastick or laptop for pictures of your scantly clad girlfriend...

 

You can't teach experience...

By skanky• 12 Mar 2008 11:53
skanky

Yesterday they made me go to paloma instead staying at home playing poker...

 

And today am going out too.

 

Customs I will come back after you guys. I know where you work....

 

I will start to ship a lot of stuff to make them work, am sure they have to be a bunch of FATBOYS with out nothing to do....

 

Thats why they just look at skanky packages...

[yet another profanity removed by moderator. you're really pushing your luck now]

 

The Venezuelan Sensation!!!

By KellysHeroes• 12 Mar 2008 11:49
KellysHeroes

 

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By skanky• 12 Mar 2008 11:42
Rating: 2/5
skanky

Send me an sms telling me that customs have my poker chips.

 

Am trying to quit alcohol and trying to keep me at home more. so I try to set a poker nite at home to keep me away from parties.

 

But now customs say no, you must go out everynite, keep drinking our booze and chasing all the pretty gals at doha. LOL

 

Am still angry...

 

The Venezuelan Sensation!!!

By swissgirl39• 12 Mar 2008 11:39
swissgirl39

:-)

By globalmerchant• 12 Mar 2008 11:38
globalmerchant

"Make a difference or make way"

 

That sucks. Now what r u gonna do

By DaRuDe• 12 Mar 2008 11:37
DaRuDe

 

what happened? who did it

when and where and how? 

 

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