stupid brexit

Threepwood · 19 Dec 2023 at 23:51

I have a friend living deep in the netherlands next to germany, he has a young family now, so I've sent his family a box of gifts,
now because we are out of the EU a customs form, had to be filled out, which you don't have to do if it's an EU country to an EU country,
the package is stuck at netherlands customs being evaluated for customs charges,
this wouldn't have happened before Brexit
it's just stupid, people are stupid! ( I know that statement in itself is a no brainer)

Threepwood · 20 Dec 2023 at 00:18

delta0 said:
Marked as a gift?

you have to write down what the gifts are, and if you don't list what is in there, and what they are worth, then you are stuffed for getting your money back if it gets lost,

we're talking two jumpers, a bottle of wine, and a load of soft toys, I suspect the stated soft toys have flagged a suspicious marker, dunno
edit: the jumpers are really nice scottish made ones

Threepwood · 20 Dec 2023 at 00:24

manic111 said:
Obvious thread is obvious

shame all the stupids who voted for brexit couldn't have seen a bit more obvious at the time

Threepwood · 20 Dec 2023 at 00:26

n111ck said:
entitled millennial

try again

Threepwood · 20 Dec 2023 at 00:30

n111ck said:
pay £350m a week

n111ck said:
doesn’t have to fill in a form lol.

and read the thread, you useless ****, filling the form in, was not the problem, duh, wannabe boomer

Threepwood · 20 Dec 2023 at 00:35

uber soldat said:
Gen Z?

you're not the person, who I asked to try again, dude, I was born in the same decade that the UK joined the EC, so I guess I'm the most entitled person here
edit:
EC not EU, duh

Threepwood · 20 Dec 2023 at 00:41

sigma said:
Just pay the charges with the extra sovereignty you now have.

it won't be me who will/would have to pay any extra charges, it will be the recipient, way to miss the point btw

Threepwood · 20 Dec 2023 at 00:45

sigma said:
Does that surprise you?

you were never in on the joke, were you?

Threepwood · 20 Dec 2023 at 00:47

Nitefly said:
By ‘a box a gifts’ I hope you mean a collection of Union Flags. Anything else would be unpatriotic!

I'll remember to do that when I send hisMrs a big black strap on, and he can just think of england

Threepwood · 20 Dec 2023 at 00:50

n111ck said:
Fill the form in properly next time grandad ffs lol..

you don't understand, if you don't put down what is in there, you get stuffed for recompense if the package gets lost

Threepwood · 20 Dec 2023 at 01:07

Raymond Lin said:
Imagine if Scotland be independent

yes to idependance!

Threepwood · 20 Dec 2023 at 01:10

manic111 said:
Is anyone else intrigued by "deep in the Netherlands"?

you have to go quite far in to get to the bit next to germany, the gelderlands, are pretty deep