What is the most unusual thing you have taken in suitcase abroad

561POSTS

13 years ago

The first time i went to Pakistan to visit i have took....
1 computer
1 printer and extra ink.
Surround sound system.

Then last year i went back to visit i took....

2 remote controlled helicopter toys
2 remote controlled all terrain jeep trucks
car tools i.e spanners etc.
Baby clothes

I came home with....
A wedding certificate and ring

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Primadonna Jordan Expert

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13 years ago

cookware

Sandman6 ViP

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13 years ago

A 6" polycrystalline diamond drill bit from London to Lagos...

MookaMetallica Guest

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13 years ago

my favourite cafeee

MookaMetallica Guest

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13 years ago

shoes and clothes,who are at the top

all9bouTpriNt01 Member

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13 years ago

coffee?

Toeyar65 Member

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13 years ago

Rice cooker from Thailand to Netherlands

Asad_theleo Active member

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13 years ago

Hi haggishunter!
Very nice Topic started... i brought Nokia Mobile Battery for my friend as a gift and 2 kg Home made Biryani

Nice too know u love to live in Pak... where did u go in Pak on ur visit?

Duan Jian Member

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13 years ago

Cheese. No cheese in Chinese shops where I am.

rajrana1981 Serial expat

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13 years ago

#10

anything and everything
unless otherwise specifically mentioned by the CUSTOMS dept .

Fred Indonesia Expert

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13 years ago

#11

Women's underwear.
Not so strange until you know I was travelling alone.

I'll edit to add they were gifts for people back her. It was my first trip to Malaysia.
Some of the ladies I knew wanted clothes from home.

HaileyinHongKong ViP

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13 years ago

#12

The moderators would delete it if I said.

ericwt Serial expat

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13 years ago

#13

I flew into Cancun Mexico about 2 years ago with a 3 feet tall rubber Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur model. It was a gift for someone.

To get it into my suitcase I had to partially deflate the air and bend the rubber t-rex.

When I arrived at Cancun customs scanned my luggage. I had to open my suitcase and show them it was a toy.

I got a good laugh with that.

haggishunter Serial expat

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13 years ago

#14

Asad i stayedd at DASKA.

Asad_theleo Active member

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13 years ago

#15

haggishunter! Daska is a nice place with warm people...

"I came home with.... A wedding certificate and ring "
--- BTW Congratulations if this Certificate and ring belongs to u

JasfurJQ ViP

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13 years ago

#16

playstation with lots of cd games back and forth.........hihihi

haggishunter Serial expat

561POSTS

13 years ago

#17

yes it was my wedding certificate and ring

kiwiinkorea Serial expat

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13 years ago

#18

Twister game for kids, although is now a popular adult game

rajrana1981 Serial expat

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13 years ago

#19

mas fred wrote:
Women's underwear.
Not so strange until you know I was travelling alone.

I'll edit to add they were gifts for people back her. It was my first trip to Malaysia.
Some of the ladies I knew wanted clothes from home.

u got guts mate

haggishunter Serial expat

561POSTS

13 years ago

#20

Fred
I can picture the customs guys faces looking through your case and finding them.

MookaMetallica Guest

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13 years ago

#21

wow haggishunter!
congrats!

AnnieDuong Active member

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13 years ago

#22

haggishunter wrote:
Fred
I can picture the customs guys faces looking through your case and finding them.

I can picture Fred doing the puppy eyes "Is cross dressing illegal here?"

x

Sprocket_2011 Member

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13 years ago

#23

Took some tools for a job into Sanaa in the early 90聮s, packed in a rush and only wanting to take one bag the two bottles of JD went in the same bag not a good idea. Took a while to explain what the tools were and what the strange smell was !!!!

JasfurJQ ViP

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13 years ago

#24

my roomates will be here by tomorrow from Philippines and maybe the unusual thing he will be brought back home is a dried fish a present for me from my family hahaha.....

Adim Active member

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13 years ago

#25

encenses!

prescot Member

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13 years ago

#26

Cheese, customs thought it was semtex going through the x-ray machines.

HaileyinHongKong ViP

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13 years ago

#27

I'm going to China next month.聽 What unusual things should I bring?

MookaMetallica Guest

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13 years ago

#28

airlock, beer brewing supplies:D

JasfurJQ ViP

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13 years ago

#29

my roommate was questioned by 1 of the security in Jeddah airport wondering why he has a needle in his bag, until they found out it was a needle for tattooing.

Asad_theleo Active member

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13 years ago

#30

I came back from pakistan last week and brought an ice pack with me...

haggishunter Serial expat

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13 years ago

#31

when my duaghter was small we went to spain. I came home with 15 boxes of different oreo cookies

we did not get them in the uk.

MookaMetallica Guest

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13 years ago

#32

A small snake as a souvenir from the zoo. I wasn't busted at the airport.

HaileyinHongKong ViP

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13 years ago

#33

I just flew in from China...and boy are my arms tired.

I brought back a little Buddha statue that looked just like a male body part on the airport x-ray.聽 They didn't seem to care.

Maybe it wasn't small enough.

expatriatetaxreturns Active member

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13 years ago

#34

Shoes and Clothing! I love shopping in Paris

MookaMetallica Guest

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13 years ago

#35

HaileyinHongKong wrote:
I just flew in from China...and boy are my arms tired.

I brought back a little Buddha statue that looked just like a male body part on the airport x-ray.聽 They didn't seem to care.

Maybe it wasn't small enough.

There's a subliminal message here.

HaileyinHongKong ViP

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13 years ago

#36

Seems blatant to me.

Campos Lopez Contributor

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13 years ago

#37

tons my of my favorite cigarets i was scared to not find it where im going

MookaMetallica Guest

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13 years ago

#38

HaileyinHongKong wrote:
Seems blatant to me.

How am i the bad guy here?
We know buddha statues are not sold in sex shops in China because they are sacred.

HaileyinHongKong ViP

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13 years ago

#39

Who said you were the bad guy?聽 Why does there have to be a bad guy?聽 You said there was a subliminal message in my post.聽 I don't think there is.

Epicuriousannie ViP

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13 years ago

#40

I brought loads of Indonesian instant noodle to China + all the accessories ( bottled chili sauce, sweet soysauce etc) the custom had to check them all out.
Now I know TaoBao China, I cn order almost everything there!