After nothing happening for 5 1/2 days, they finally rang Suzie to say that there is a 6000 pesos customs charge! Not happy as that's crazy and about 35% of the marked value of the parcel! I'm surprised that anyone sends anything back to Phils with those crazy charges! How do they think the average not well-off Filipino can afford charges like that?
Do balikbayan boxes have such charges as well?
Annoyed now as all the time it's sat there doing nothing, now this means that she won't receive her Birthday things on her birthday.
What I've spent on the presents, courier, extra courier charge and now if I have to pay these new charges, I could have easily have flown out there, though I wouldn't have had any spending money or much to stay anywhere!
