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Bad experience in Philippine Bureau of Customs to pick up a package

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I felt so frustrated when I witnessed why Philippines is such a shitty country that no matter how hard we try to do something to at least uplift the situation of this country, and fight for the infinite corruption, there will never have any way...

Me and My Tita went to the BUREAU OF CUSTOMS, PASAY CITY to pick up the package that My fiancé sent me. A $390 worth of stuffs,.(taxable items are Jewelry and just a plain USB drive, hmpfp!!!) we arrived there before 2pm and goodness I was called at exactly 4:45 PM.. ****! I feel like vomiting upon witnessing this shitty employees who were trying to find a package for people less than 35... and it will take like 2 and a half hours to find it take note: individually... here comes the worst thing they pretend that they will calculate the tax but the real thing is they dont know that exact corresponding amount to tax a certain item.

While I was waiting for my good name to be called, I observed that there we're some koreans who'll be picking up some boxes too,I saw them arguing with the examiner, probably they didn't like the BIG amount of tax that was asked from them,I saw she imported a Louie Vitton bag and some other clothing.. when the one beside me got called and went out from the customs examining area, I asked her how much did she payed for the books that was shipped to her, she told me 3,500, huuuwaat??? for a box of like 8x10 and 6 in tall??? The next one was a lady who was about to pick up a big box, with loptop, ipod, other electronic devices and food items got asked by a shinning PhP 15,000.. Luckily, she have her aunts and mom and was able to pay the amount. Goddamn that was a big amount.

So going back, while I was waiting for me to be called, my heart was already pounding soo soo intensely because I didn't know how much would I might pay... When my name got called, the examiner open my box and he found some stuffs from my fiance' and my soon to be mother in law, he called the supervisor and she said,"I WILL JUST BASED THE TAXES FROM YOUR JEWELRY IN THIS ELECTRONIC DEVICE'... she went to her office together with the copy of the declaration, I followed her.. I was also with an old lady who was also got her package inspected, we went there all together.

When I was already in the office, I was so shocked after she computed the stuffs of the old woman, she got asked to pay PhP 4,357.62 for whatever it is. I dont know why it was that big.

MY worst experience was here now...

I sat to the chair holding my pouch with only 3,500 in it. Then.. she had her calculator and started calculating...

There was a lot of listed abbreviations with corresponding amounts already which I didn't know what the hell was all that, she didn't recite it while computing, but before she finished calculating, there was woman who was from customs too, went inside and asked the supervisor if how much is the cost of a IP.Phone... (that was from the koreans too) the supervisor said, "sige, bigyan mo na lang ng 50"(alright, just give it $50) then the woman went out again., after several seconds, the supervisor pushed the paper towards me.. and GOOD GOD!!! I WAS tAXED PhP 7,452.67. I'M SICK NOW! I was trying to tell the supervisor that maam, I am just a student(though not), and I dont have that big amount of money to pay this, and I dont have my parents anymore to assist me with this amount (though I am still with my parents)...

Since they already play shitty game, I think it's time for me to play with them.

After that, my tita came over and asked me, 'hey, why are you crying? and I immediately tell my aunt that, we can't get the box.I can't stop my tears anymore since I've been waiting for this to come since the box contain with our engagement ring and some more very valuables for me... My aunt and I went out of the office and I called my fiance.. and he was so mad.I was sobbing so much when I was telling him how much I have to pay. But he didn't let me down.

After I called him, we went in and talk ed to a woman, an examiner too. She asked me why am I crying, I told her that I dont have enough money to pay the taxes.. what she said was.. "bakit,magkano ba dala mo? (why? how much did you bring?) hmmm, I smell something fishy here... so I said, while crying, PhP 1,500 lang po. ( Php 1,500 only) so she said, "akin na, gawan natin ng paraan, (give it to me, let's find a way.) she get my declaration receipt and asked me to stay for a little. after a while, she called me and she said, "ok, pirma ka na lang dito tapos ipit mo na lang Php 1,500 mo dito tapos labas mo na pakete mo. (ok,just signed here and insert your Php 1,500 here and then bring out your package out)... So I did what she wants me to do..then my aunt told them that, she also have a relative inside of the bureau..

OmG!! it does happen in real life... a that most of the people in that office consider it as if it's just a usual thing and a norm. Oh well, why I'd still have to wonder and got astonished by this. I know this happens, coz if this does not, why we most of the people would like to impeach our beloved (geee!) President Arroyo right now?...

I feel so frustated telling my american fiance' what I experience in the customs when I arrived home...

For those who'll be picking up a parcel in the BOC in the future, they might asked you almost half of the declared amount in the package.

-electronic gadgets are taxable

-jewelry

-**** almost everything has!

F2A

Petitioner (My Mom)

Beneficiary (My Sister 18 y.o)

06-07-19- Sent I-130

06-11-19- NOA1

02-19-20- "Initial Review, Transferred to another Visa Center"

03-11-20- APPROVED!!!

Posted

I never had a problem well accept for security sucks made me use a pass just for the bathroom lol then i had to fall in line again and again just for using bathroom they made me take off my shoes lol go through security just for using bathroom????!!!! lol during our wait for departure lol.

Citizenship

Event Date

Service Center : California Service Center

CIS Office : San Francisco CA

Date Filed : 2008-06-11

NOA Date : 2008-06-18

Bio. Appt. : 2008-07-08

Citizenship Interview

USCIS San Francisco Field Office

Wednesday, September 10,2008

Time 2:35PM

Posted

Well, I guess i just didn't felt that I need to pee because I was so pissed off already since it's taking way too long before they can find a certain package.... I'm got spoiled there..

F2A

Petitioner (My Mom)

Beneficiary (My Sister 18 y.o)

06-07-19- Sent I-130

06-11-19- NOA1

02-19-20- "Initial Review, Transferred to another Visa Center"

03-11-20- APPROVED!!!

Posted

Sorry to hear of your experience. We found a Filipino grocery store close to us that also ships our balikbayan boxes. We recently sent a box and it cost us $65. There were no customs issues and the box was delivered right to my wife's parent's front door

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United States & Republic of the Philippines

"Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid." John Wayne

 

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