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Old Aug 23, 2008 | 10:19 am
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Originally Posted by neuron
My uncle (in Canada) has a pretty vast collection of orchids from around the world (enough to fill the basement of his huge house) and he has been fortunate not to have experienced any importation issues. As he travels so frequently, he has come to know the agents on a first-name basis, which certainly helps make things go faster.
Thanks. We realized our big mistake and that was bringing them into LAX and not SFO. It would have been no problem to deal with all of this from nearby instead of from a distance. Arriving late on a Friday didn't help either. Next time ...
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