stores in Seattle

[milou]

One time I was at YVR custom and decided to report my palau nepthea frag that I brought in a small container. The custom guy was mad at me first because I didn't have any documentation about the corals but since it was only a small frag he let me go but told me not to do that again. As I was packing my duffel bag, I saw a Filipino couple got detained for bringing in fried chicken in unmarked cans. They were smiling to each other not knowing the consequences until the same custom officer who spoke to me said, " Sir, I will fine you $800 for bringing undeclared meat products to Canada. You told another agent earlier that you didn't bring any meat products. Obviously you lied to us." I saw the lady almost cried.

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

A guy I know in high school got caught trying to smuggle illegal fireworks over the border. The next two times he tried to cross the border, they pulled his car aside and tore it completely apart, then left him to put it back together. As far as I know, he hasn't tried driving across the border since and nobody will risk taking him and having their car taken apart. This happened in the 80s, before 9/11.

[milou]

I don't think Seattle has better prices than Vancouver. A while back, I visited a hobbyist on Craigslist in Seattle area and bought few stuffs from him and later found that his price was pretty high but not as crazy as some people in Toronto charges. Good thing now we have people like Scott who sell corals like Walmart "Everyday low prices"...lol