Do we need to declare gifts at Customs?

[wrtiii]

And if you do, be honest and share your intentions.

I should have mentioned this. Lying to customs officials is (if they care to pursue it) a violation in itself - making a false declaration of entry.

[smith744]

lemme take this thread BACK on-topic:::::::
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Mostly nobody
searches luggage
in the "nothing to declare" line..

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lol
lol

oh r-e-a-l-ly ...???..

lol
lol

*they* have played with me a couple of times

and
you should see the look pon the passport-stamper's face
when i tell 'em i'm going to Lucea
lol
lol
dem look pon my bags
...wanna give me a search
......but THAT ain't there job (at that check point)
lol

i *guess* i look suspicious eh
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I have never been asked to open my bags, knock on wood,
so you likely will have no issue.

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i've watched 'em.

if you going-to/staying-at an A/I or another resort-type place
they don't trouble you

always *play* your dumb-tourist card.

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And if you do,
be honest
and share your intentions.

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i second THAT..!!

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1..Once upon a time,
they check my bags
and
grilled me 'bout all my camera equipment
and boxes & boxes of Polaroid film

mi-SAY:::>> ''..Polaroids for test, exposure-checks...''

2...Once upon another time
dem asked 'bout some school supply stuff

mi-SAY:::>> ''..for my pickney(s) going back to school..'''
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........ Lying to customs officials is (if they care to pursue it) a violation in itself
.... - making a false declaration of entry.

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yep yep

you DON'T want to spend time in dem Ja-jail cells.

I seen 'em.
.... NOT a pretty set-up

:-(

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Customs people are human

BUT you might run across one that got up on the wrong side of the bed
and wants everyone else to have a bad day too. I once heard a customs person say to another......lets search everyone with a mustache today ...no reason, just because.

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* sigh *

been there done/seen THAT, too

and
*folks* will do that mess-with-the tourist thing-y in OTHER-places around the island.

such as:::>> Once upon a time,
this nasty & evil Cambio-teller
in Negril
wouldn't cash my traveler's check
'cause he-said::>> ''..signature don't match..''

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

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Once, same thing happened over in MoBay, too