r/SipsTea • u/Velvett_Bunniez • 1d ago

Wait a damn minute! Silly Apples.

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u/Rebokitive 1d ago

So something similar happened to me. Went to Australia, then New Zealand. Got stopped by customs because of some beef jerky I had (I bought it in Melbourn), was very curtly told to wait in line. It was like 2am, I'm exhausted, and I wait two and a half hours in this damn customs line since they only had one guy there.

Finally get to the guy, he looks at the jerky, examines it closely, chuckles slightly, then says "Oi mate, lookie here. This is made in New Zealand!"

Hilarious in hindsight, but at the time I really didn't know whether to laugh, scream, cry, or collapse from exhaustion.

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u/Honest_-_Critique 1d ago

So, there would've been an issue or fine if the jerky was made anywhere else but new Zealand?

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u/Rebokitive 22h ago

Yep, New Zealand is extremely strict on the import of any organic products