Received a letter from Customs today ...

[GHVA226]

I get the impression that one specific vendor is having problems? Just placed two orders from two (Swiss) vendors and received each order within a week.

Sorry, I am a newbie here and to cigars in general. How do you identify reputable vendors for CCs that won’t rip you off? I ordered 10 cigars from a vendor in NZ and paid $150+. They were all regular production, non-Cohiba cigars. Thank you so much.
All the best,
Gus

 

[Burnaz16]

"No reason to respond, i just received one from Chicago, they took a box from me but no big deal. NY has taken 1 and now Chicago has taken one. I never lost one through LAX tho, knock on wood!!
@ChuckMejia I was just interested to see if customs follows up with any repercussions (e.g., fines, etc.) following a seizure, or multiple seizures?

 

[Lok17]

"No reason to respond, i just received one from Chicago, they took a box from me but no big deal. NY has taken 1 and now Chicago has taken one. I never lost one through LAX tho, knock on wood!!
@ChuckMejia I was just interested to see if customs follows up with any repercussions (e.g., fines, etc.) following a seizure, or multiple seizures?

Its my unserstanding that they dont do shit. I guess they dont have the budget/will to enforce repercussions. Shrug

 

[navyvet]

You have to get like 20 letters before they come looking for you

 

[Jbb1959]

Not the thread you want to stumble across after ordering your first cc. I researched and knew the risk. They've been setting at NY for 2 days now.
Really dont want my first letter this soon

 

[Tennessee Dave]

Not the thread you want to stumble across after ordering your first cc. I researched and knew the risk. They've been setting at NY for 2 days now.
Really dont want my first letter this soon

Too soon to worry. Lots of packages sitting in customs this time of year. I have had them be there for days.

 

[Nacho Daddy]

it used to take 60 to 90 days for a seizure letter to arrive.
Now they are sending them out sooner,but it is still a pro forma thing.
I have not heard about many letters this year.

 

[Boudie]

You don't always get a letter. Or maybe they get seized by an agent that likes Cuban cigars and the "evidence" gets unreported then lost.

 

[icehog3]

I'm 16 days from a "Letter-free 2018"!

 

[Opie]

I'm 16 days from a "Letter-free 2018"!

clearly, you did not order enough CC's !

 

[ChuckMejia]

Lost 6 boxes this year. No biggie

 

[icehog3]

clearly, you did not order enough CC's !

Absolutely!

 

[Lok17]

50+ orders in a year and a half, many multiple boxes. Personally not iine seized yet.

 

[SurpriseMVP]

I'm 16 days from a "Letter-free 2018"!

Sweet Tom, I can say the same. One year I averaged a letter a month. This year has been squeaky clean

 

[CigarGavin]

I’ve only ever received one (2 years ago) and I’m definitely not vigorously knocking on wood while I’m typing this...


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[icehog3]

Sweet Tom, I can say the same. One year I averaged a letter a month. This year has been squeaky clean

Great to hear, Mike! Knock on wood 2019 is just as good!

 

[DRed409]

It’s kinda funny actually... all the Fed LE I know that are into cigars are huge CC snobs.

 

[irratebass]

Sweet Tom, I can say the same. One year I averaged a letter a month. This year has been squeaky clean

a letter a month? Wow! I'd be paranoid af

 

[Chris A]

If seized do you eat the costs? Refunded? Reshipped?

 

[icehog3]

If seized do you eat the costs? Refunded? Reshipped?

Depends on the vendor. Their policies are usually on their web sites.