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Declaration wording that gets parcels opened

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Deanzer
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Parcel arrived but with a Deutsche Post sticker on the box and no explanation. Wondering what triggers that.

Reading the statute rather than the summary changes the tone of everything you send back.

The bank blocking a payment is a completely different problem from the shop blocking it, and the fix is different.

Chargeback windows are shorter than people think and the clock starts at the transaction, not at the complaint.

What I have learned is that the 30 day mark is the point to start the process, not the point to panic.

What is the thing you check first now?



   
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zephyrhouse96
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The declaration contradicting the return address is what gets it opened.



   
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wold_arch
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Same here.



   
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DawnTide
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No referral links. Shortened links and tracking parameters are the usual offenders.



   
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glen2190
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How do I find the national register if I do not read the language?



   
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The-Alchimist
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Do you contact the customs office or the carrier first?



   
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MapleLych
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The sticker on the box is just so you know they were in there. It is the letter that matters. Tolerance was my main issue with Ireland too.



   
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sagelotus81
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Photograph everything before you open it. Ten seconds, settles most disputes.



   
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tff
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Split the order. Currently on Ireland myself.



   
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gale_lance
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“Registered with” is doing an enormous amount of work in that sentence.



   
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umberkite79
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The sticker on the box is just so you know they were in there. It is the letter that matters.



   
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bracenettle
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Do you contact the customs office or the carrier first?



   
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sage_loft
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Do you contact the customs office or the carrier first? Three years in on Ireland and it lines up.



   
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lantern_grove
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Same here.

Three years in on Ireland and it lines up.



   
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nimbus_hamlet
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Customs outcomes are not rulings. A parcel passing is not legal advice.



   
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