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dcason
Apr 26, 2016Explorer
THAT is probably pretty subjective and it changes often and depends to some degree on the person who is checking you in and the location of check in.
By most people's standards we eat tons of fruit/veggies and have always attempted to bring over whatever we can (from my organic garden). Meat is in the freezer. Beer is at the max.
The last time we went over through Quebec and I had freshly picked my garden and STUFFED the refrigerator full of veggies with fingers crossed. Honestly, you could not have fit another thing in there and it is 3/4 veggies. At the boarder a little issue came up when they asked if we had weapons and proceeded to name MACE. To my surprise, hubby said, "uh, yes I have a bottle for biking/nasty dogs". So that initiated paperwork and a walk inside. We got it confiscated. That must have sidetracked them enough that they didn't ask about or look for any veggies.
In we went and I enjoyed my veggies for weeks and did a very happy dance...took me hours to pick/clean all those veggies.
Yet, on the way back they took away a tomato at the USA customs of a citrus that I had brought from usa! Go figure.
By most people's standards we eat tons of fruit/veggies and have always attempted to bring over whatever we can (from my organic garden). Meat is in the freezer. Beer is at the max.
The last time we went over through Quebec and I had freshly picked my garden and STUFFED the refrigerator full of veggies with fingers crossed. Honestly, you could not have fit another thing in there and it is 3/4 veggies. At the boarder a little issue came up when they asked if we had weapons and proceeded to name MACE. To my surprise, hubby said, "uh, yes I have a bottle for biking/nasty dogs". So that initiated paperwork and a walk inside. We got it confiscated. That must have sidetracked them enough that they didn't ask about or look for any veggies.
In we went and I enjoyed my veggies for weeks and did a very happy dance...took me hours to pick/clean all those veggies.
Yet, on the way back they took away a tomato at the USA customs of a citrus that I had brought from usa! Go figure.
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