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Old Sep 1, 2014 | 8:58 pm
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Originally Posted by sbm12
There is nothing commercial about my choosing to gift a friend a couple bottles of his preferred sake. Nor is there anything commercial about him thanking me in some reasonable manner.
Cost+fee for service is now a gift?

Originally Posted by jakeg104
Obviously i'll be happy to pay you up front as well as pay a small 'carrier fee' (self coined, don't judge)
Originally Posted by jakeg104
How does someone getting a bottle of sake from DF for personal consumption fall under 'commercial import of sake'??
The person importing it isn't personally consuming it. They're contracting in advance for a cost+fee service.
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