Customs DIDN'T steal gifts in post Phnom Penh

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The package weight would let you know if the package was shipped with metal or plastic watches. If the weight matches the shipped weight then there was no tampering/theft
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chkwoot wrote: ↑Tue Apr 24, 2018 6:44 amKissinger watches next?
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The only watch I want to see regarding Kissinger is deathwatch.

The whisky is in the cupboard ready for the schmuck war-criminal's passing.

@OP, is it possible the family sold the expensive watches? Not being cynical, but if they are so poor, rather buy them clothes, food etc. or pay for education.
They can't eat a flashy watch, and poor people here don't really have the western hang-up about time.
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Oops. Now that I think about it; don't send the Kissinger watches! Such high quality bling will definitely not reach the recipient.

Fun fact:

Richard (tricky Dick) Nixon and I (can't see my own Dick) share the same birth-city. Oops. I outed myself again!



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No my gf family didn't sell them they haven't received them yet I can see that by the tracking also I know there not that type of people to do that they are good honest people unlike the people or person at customs that has done this to us
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Mick wrote: ↑Tue Apr 24, 2018 9:03 am I know there not that type of people to do that they are good honest people
How long have you been in Cambodia?
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dron wrote: ↑Mon Apr 23, 2018 9:20 pm Franky I am surprised the package arrived at all.
Really? I must have received in excess of 200 packages in Cambodia. The only one that got lost got lost in the UK.
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Mick wrote:No my gf family didn't sell them they haven't received them yet I can see that by the tracking also I know there not that type of people to do that they are good honest people unlike the people or person at customs that has done this to us
To be fair, if your family hasn't yet collected them, you have no proof customs or post staff have nicked them. A good start might be having someone collect the parcel.
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To be fair if they tell us there is only 3 children's plastic watches doesn't take a rocket scientist to work out we are being scammed
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These watches start at around $30, consider it a cheap lesson.

Maybe it was revenge for the carpet-bombing.

https://www.jomashop.com/nixonwatches.h ... gKmb_D_BwE

I see they also make plastic watches...perhaps you should have the parcel collected and then take it from there?
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They are obviously scamming him. No need to collect the parcel with such an obvious scam. Let them keep the parcel, that'll learn em.
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