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Special notice to travelers to Uman

Old Aug 30, 2017, 8:46 am
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Originally Posted by Ditto
What is wrong with sending a carton box as checked-in luggage?

When I was living in Israel for a bit, I used to bring cases of Diet Dr Pepper and Cherry Coke Zero back to hoard in my office. I once got stopped in customs and the customs agent figured that since nobody in their right mind checks in cans of soda, I must be smuggling something in them. So he opened one up and I challenged him to drink it. He downed the whole can and admitted that they didn't have such good soda in Israel
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Old Aug 30, 2017, 10:44 am
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Originally Posted by damaxer91
When I was living in Israel for a bit, I used to bring cases of Diet Dr Pepper and Cherry Coke Zero back to hoard in my office. I once got stopped in customs and the customs agent figured that since nobody in their right mind checks in cans of soda, I must be smuggling something in them. So he opened one up and I challenged him to drink it. He downed the whole can and admitted that they didn't have such good soda in Israel
They finally do! New makolet opened near us in some new apartment buildings, specializing in French and American products
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Old Aug 31, 2017, 5:57 am
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Originally Posted by joshwex90
They finally do! New makolet opened near us in some new apartment buildings, specializing in French and American products
For 12 Shekel a can?
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Old Aug 31, 2017, 6:15 am
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Originally Posted by damaxer91
For 12 Shekel a can?
Considering their imported products (and special imports, not mass imports,) actually decent prices. I don't drink soda anymore, so didn't really look. But under 10 shek
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Old Aug 31, 2017, 6:47 am
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Originally Posted by damaxer91
When I was living in Israel for a bit, I used to bring cases of Diet Dr Pepper and Cherry Coke Zero back to hoard in my office. I once got stopped in customs and the customs agent figured that since nobody in their right mind checks in cans of soda, I must be smuggling something in them. So he opened one up and I challenged him to drink it. He downed the whole can and admitted that they didn't have such good soda in Israel
I brought out of Israel cases and cases of "black beer" (a local non alcoholic malt)
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