Craig,Originally Posted by Craig123
Geez thanks for pointing that out. I would never have guessed. Now that I know that, I'll be happy to get "selected".
You are an experienced traveler. And when people hear about a ""shakedown", a form of extortion comes to mind.
There are thousands of first time visitors who read this Board weekly, many who have never traveled internationally and experienced Customs. I have to consider this when posts are made so they can be helpfully informed.
When you use the word "shakedown" for the Customs inspection, you can be misinforming others. I dont think you appreciate how many PMs and emails I get when misleading statements are made like this. First time international travelers have many questions.
I answered your comment in a way so that the first time visitors will understand that there is no shakedown and why Customs inspections exist. This hopefully also prevented some of the private messages and emails I would have received.
If you do get "selected" and are doing nothing illegal, then you have nothing to worry about here.
