If You're Going To The Usa . . .

[Buenchico]

. . . make sure that you're not found carrying any candy floss
. . . or cookies
. . . or mints
. . . or deodorant
. . . or tea
. . . or heaven knows what else!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-46393600

[tonyav]

gness, have I told you that my cousins wife is a Canadian border guard.

[gness]

You have, Tony.....does she have brown cords? X

[tonyav]

Well funny you should ask that, gness.

[zebo]

OH takes Gunpowder tea, I've often worried.

[gness]

That's fine, Zebo.....just don't let him travel!!!!

[-SharonA-]

On this trip I had my 2 tubes of tomato puree confiscated. I argued to no avail. I was told they were a danger.

[Hopkirk]

Do not attempt to take a chocolate Kinder egg into the USA.

They do not want dangerous items like that to be carried on their streets - someone could get hurt.

[Pyxis]

I can understand why certain foodstuffs being brought into certain countries might cause a risk to agriculture, livestock and wildlife; (a couple of years of watching Border Control daytime programmes was very enlightening on that fact).

However, I have been racking my brains trying to think of why taking in a personal usage length of corduroy fabric, as opposed to made-up corduroy trousers, might be a heinous crime in Canada, but have drawn a blank.

Can anyone enlighten us?

[jno]

Pyxis, Gness is on customs and immigration watchlists around the world. She's stayed out of Interpol's hands for decades, but her luck can't last...

They were probably looking for a material witness.

[Patsy33]

All ac-cords, Jno, on evidence....

[gness]

I knew if I told that one folk here would start ribbing me.... :-(

[jno]

they'll be delighted to have sewn the case up

[retrocop]

My sister taught in Canada for many years.
She decided to visit us for Christmas and travelled with a fellow British teacher fom same school on the same flight who was visiting her family. My sister always took Branston,Marmite and Cadburys milk chocolate back with her. She got through customs OK but told us her friend got stopped by customs whereby they found a string of sausages in her case.She grabbed them back,saying,"You are not going to enjoy those" and threw them on the floor, much to the bemused customs officer's amazement and did a Native American stomp all over them." Now you can take them home and eat them"