Anonymous package delivery

[Red Beret]

Hi all.

I am considering having a package sent to me from the US, which may or may not make it through customs.

According to the seller, he has done business with Australia many times before, with only a few problems.

I need to have the parcell sent somewhere that isn't my place, but where I can still pick it up. I cant get a PO box with false name because I dont have fake ID, and the other ideas I have had are flawed. Such as; having it sent to a nearby house, putting a letter in thier mail box and explaining that a parcell may have been inadvertently sent to their adress and could they please place it out by the mail box when they recieve it, with the promise of a reward for their trouble. Obvoiusly this is flawed.

I would like to know what any of you have done in the past that would help with this or any ideas/suggestions that you may have.

Thanks for any assistance you may be able to offer. :)

Red Beret.

[Alexires]

Well, it depends what you are having sent and which state you are having it sent to.

For instance, I found a supplier of Pentaerythritol who sent me 4 kg (as a sample *grin*), so its fine for South Australia, but when someone from WA tried to order it, no go.

You could always ask a mate to see if he will have it sent to him for you, just make sure you do the order at a public library. Other than that, I think you might be in trouble.

Personally, I'd be willing to recieve the package for you, and then send it to you via courier, just depends how much you trust me *wink*.


Just a few little ideas.

[noz]

I have had stuff sent from the states but never took risk of using someone else to wrap it, I did it myself sent multiple packages with items hidden in goods I bought at junk shop, 100% success rate. If you ahve a pal in US get stuff whatever it is you fancy sent by him, best time is 2 weeks before xmas and get sent to an adress that is shared with name of previous tennant! from 2 years plus, (as long as he hasn't got a mail direct on) then if heat you have zero knowledge. See if a company sends there is a huge paper trail straight to you, if just sent from a post office and has no i.d. on it then your cool.

Be interested to know anyone who since 911 who has had shipping from US to UK, Germany or Sweden?, especialy metal items.

[Down Under]

Alexires has a point. It depends what you are trying to get in, ( and also what state you are living in ).

Living in Sydney, I've had mixed results over the last 20 years, mainly with ' smoke ' related products, but I found the Office Of Film & Literature were a lot more diligent ( and Draconian ) than anybody in customs.

I mean on the one hand, some people I've known in South Australia have had their deliveries from Sagamartha Seeds in the Neverlands slip through customs unseen, while I've had a bloody T-Shirt with Sensi Seeds logo on it confiscated by O.F & L.
It almost seems like a lot of the time it comes down to a case of ' On the day '.......... the result depends on who's working & what mood they're in.

Back in 1988 I went into a camera shop at Wynyard in Sydney and tried to order a pair of Night Vision goggles which had to come from the U.S.A.

Within 3 weeks of ordering them, both the camera shop owner and then myself were visited by members of the Federal Police Force's Major Crime Squad who said I couldn't own them in this country, and advised against any further attempts at purchasing them.

About 6 years ago I had a friend order a pair through a magazine called ' The Edge ' in the U.S.A. and they actually got through customs so either they're more commonplace now or someone at customs was asleep - either way you take a chance.

The best thing you can do is find a house through a Real Estate agent which is between tenants, or even better, a run down dilapidated house like squatters are always setting up in and use that address, but obviously you're going to have to be there everyday when the postie goes by - a bit hard if you're working.

And at the end of the day if you're trying to get something which they think is important enough, or if they come to the address just to make routine enquiries, and then find out it's an empty dwelling or a vacant block of land, they will stake it out for sure.

If you're just trying to get a couple of Loompanics books or something, it's not worth going to that much trouble - just wait till somebody is coming back from the U.S.A. and get them to put it in their main luggage; it's rarely searched other than by x-ray & sniffer dogs.

[Red Beret]

OK, thanks for all the advice.

The package will be shipped from the post office, with no comapny name on it. So that would help. I'm not sure which option I'll choose, but I cant pack the product myself, or get anyone to do it. So I probably will go with the previous tennant thing. Yes, in my eyes it is worth getting this product.
Cheers.:D

[noz]

Red Berret, in most countries they got to prove it's you did the deed, if you have a even semi plausable story for them and you stick to it they can't do you.

I used to steal motorcycles and ring them for a living for a while and know they give up if they don't see a weakness after a few hours.

GOOD LUCK MATE!.

(Paragraph breaks are your friend. Use them. NBK)

[xyz]

Been a while, nice to see this place is up and running...

Red Beret, SWIM has a trick for you with regard to the PO Box. You need a copy of Photoshop, a good printer, and a good digital camera.

First, take your (or someone elses) driver's license and blu-tack it to a wall in a room with soft (i.e. non-direct sunlight or similar) lighting (any direct light will reflect off the holograms and fuck things up). Then, take your digital camera, set it to it's highest quality, and turn off the flash (again, no direct light), rest it on a solid surface to avoid camera shake blurring (which is much more difficult to avoid with the flash deactivated), and take a photo of the license. Repeat if necessary until you have a nice clear photo.

The camera is necessary instead of a scanner due to the need for a lack of direct light. First time SWIM tried this the hologram showed up as annoying blotches of colour on the scan.

Then your photoshop skills come into place, edit whatever details you want about the license, which is done most easily by copying and pasting the existing letters into a new order (slow, yes, but keeps it looking original). Take your time and don't worry about the really fine background details, no post office employee looks that closely. You'll also probably need to tweak the darkness of the image, as the camera shot will usually be lighter or darker in colour than it should be.

Once you're happy with how it looks, set the print size of the image to match the original size of the license, then set your printer to the highest quality and print it onto some good glossy photo paper (glossy paper will look nice and plasticy like the real thing) before cutting it out.

Now, you have a new license, but it's only on paper and has no hologram.
This may seem like a problem, but get a wallet with a clear plastic license window, and put it in there, now you can no longer tell it's not a card unless you try to take it out. As for the hologram, don't worry about it, a postal employee won't look that closely, especially if you go in to the post office at a busy time of day.

When you show them, just hold your wallet out to them, without giving it to them. In SWIM's experience people will usually hold the other side as they look at it, but nobody has ever tried to take his wallet off him (and what member of the sheeple would?).

Anyway, this has worked for SWIM on post office workers and hotel employees, along with countless bouncers, liquor store staff, and the odd casino worker when SWIM was still underage. Just don't try it with cops, as both SWIM and myself doubt that you'll have much success.

[Red Beret]

Rather splendid xyz, I'll have someone whip one up for me. Good to see you back.