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Absinthe Transportation

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sicktransition
Posts: 61 - Karma: 10
im gonna be going to germany, and i need to find a way how to bring back absinthe and mad alchohol on the plane and you know how america is right now with the plane transportation

any ideas?
May 15 2007 11:19AM
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5fingerdiscount
Posts: 10 - Karma: 10
I backpacked Europe last summer, was able to carry 2 bottles in my checked luggage flying home. Had no problems what so ever.
May 15 2007 11:23AM
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J.D.
Posts: 21362 - Karma: 5,141
Mail it to yourself. At least that's how I'd do it. I don't know how USPS works in these situations.
May 15 2007 11:25AM
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RudyGarmisch
Posts: 25443 - Karma: 13,844
I carried three bottles of champagne in my carry on from France to England to DC. Nobody really gave a shit, but with absinthe... mail it.
May 15 2007 11:27AM
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SkiBumDreams
Posts: 560 - Karma: 10
pack it in your checked luggage the only time you will have a problem is if for some strange reason customs wants to check through your bags. Even if the TSA does a search of your bag they are not supposed to take anything out, they are there for security and dont give a shit what kind of alcohol or whatever you bring along. Mailing it to yourself (while it would probably work) is a little more risky because all mail goes through customs and stuff is given a closer look going through there. In the airport you walk up to a customs agent/booth in your first port of call in the US and they ask if you have any fruits/vegetables/plants/other shit that you want to declare blah blah blah.
May 15 2007 11:31AM
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tommypicklez
Posts: 6 - Karma: 10
bring it back in your stomach
May 15 2007 11:46AM
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RedbAss
Posts: 352 - Karma: 10
Drink all the absinth you can whilst in germany. you wont want any afterwards.
Mailing is ok. But if customs gets a whiff then you'll have to travel to NewJersy customs office.fine if you live in NJ.
May 15 2007 1:28PM
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moonofendor
Posts: 1484 - Karma: 14
DONT GET GERMAN ABSINTHE they water there shit down. go to amsterdam, or some other european country. the alcohol tho would be worth taking into america.
May 15 2007 1:30PM
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Skillz
Posts: 945 - Karma: 50
If you are 21, just stick it in your luggage, I've never had a problem.  I make my own alchool called genepi (the plant is in the Artemesia family like absinthe) and I bring some back every year no problem.
May 15 2007 1:32PM
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4frntSkier
Posts: 4008 - Karma: 143
taste like shit even when watered down with the ice and whatnot
May 15 2007 4:07PM
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skier_boy26
Posts: 11295 - Karma: 502
I stuffed numerous wine bottles and some cognac and ouzo into things like my sleeping bag and stuff coming back from europe last summer. I was under 21 so I couldn't claim it. It worked well for me, but then again I didnt get inspected upon returning to the United States (Houston).
May 15 2007 4:12PM
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eheath
Posts: 61159 - Karma: 118,879
Don't waste your time, its just regular alco.
May 15 2007 4:13PM
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bp.lando
Posts: 9297 - Karma: 1,495
as long as you dont write "ill get you next time" on the package it shud be chill
May 15 2007 4:46PM
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weenox
Posts: 1568 - Karma: 19
i bought 2 bottles in germany when i was 17 and just put it in my checked baggage.

and for the record, anything under 50milligrams of wormwood is a complete waste of time.  do some research before you buy it.
May 15 2007 5:29PM
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-+Siver+-
Posts: 1902 - Karma: 12
mail it
May 15 2007 5:37PM
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e.will
Posts: 1981 - Karma: 967
or just buy it here, cuz there is some legal kind now. it was in the ny times.
May 15 2007 7:07PM
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steevner
Posts: 4502 - Karma: 47
put it in a reg. vodka bottle and put it in your checked baggage, don't try to bring it on your carry-on
May 15 2007 7:10PM
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LostValleyPowMan
Posts: 820 - Karma: 17
put it in carry on homeboy
May 15 2007 7:16PM
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asac
Posts: 12485 - Karma: 17
absinthe isn't illegal in the U.S. Its only illegal to distribute. You shouldn't have any problems
May 15 2007 7:49PM
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jibsworth
Posts: 1554 - Karma: 12
hide it in your butt
May 15 2007 7:52PM
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ECGove
Posts: 1947 - Karma: 75
^good call
May 15 2007 7:57PM
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lushlaxstr
Posts: 3063 - Karma: 41
yea bit its shit
May 15 2007 7:57PM
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e.will
Posts: 1981 - Karma: 967
its actually the original recipe which didnt include thujone, the chemical for which it is banned in the US.
May 15 2007 8:25PM
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