Vancity604 Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 (edited) well, im leaving for europe on the marh 16th. im hitting up italy, france, and amsterdam. now my question is. since by the time i leave for the trip i will be 18 so legal in most of the palces i am going to be going to. if i buy a hookah in say amsterdam, dont use it. and bring it back do you think i will have any hassels getting it back to canada?? the legal smoking age here is 19 but its not illegal for minors to poses tobbacco/smoking accesories just ilegal for people to sell it to minors. so think i will have any problems?? i dont want blow like 100 euros on something just to have it siezed. or would a smarter idea be to mail it back to myself?? thanks in advance. Edited January 29, 2007 by Vancity604 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molson Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 hahaha i love answering these questions..my dad's a pilot (air canada) im in a aviation program right now and we deal with customs all the timesooooo!!!!! one thing you have to know is canadian customs are brutal! we have some of the hardest customs in the world. but brining a hookah is no problem, the tobacco on the other hand. you must be 19 to bring tobacco into the country and even the amount is limited. 90% of time you can smuggle it in but if they decide to search your stuff then not only will you have to pay a fine but will also have to pay the duty on top of it. and if your not 19 (i take it your not living in quebec where the smoking age is 18) then they might take the tobacco away from you.where do you live anyways? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancity604 Posted January 29, 2007 Author Share Posted January 29, 2007 im from vancouver B.C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molson Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 thats a beautiful city. my cousin lives there and i often visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SafeSearch Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 haha amsterdam! sorry, I'm not too educated on the customs laws of Canada, but I would say, when in doubt, ship it back, just to be safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancity604 Posted January 29, 2007 Author Share Posted January 29, 2007 yeah im thinking of the mailing thing because im mailing back a few bottles of absinthe. paying for shipping is going to be a bitch though but definatly a safer alternative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molson Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo dont ship it back, more likely to get caught. but again the hookah is fine, quick light charcoals are a no no as they have gun poweder on them which is prohibited on board all aircrafts but other charcoal is fine. the only issue is with tobacco and being under age Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgcsinc Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Yeah, if you ship it back you might not have an age-related problem, but the customs duty that you might be made to pay could be brutal. I think you'll probably be pretty safe bringing it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shisha fan Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 hookah stuff is quite expensive in amsterdam, i saw a few packs of 50g nakhla tobacco for 5 euros, which is about $ 6.25 .there are several stores with very nice looking hookahs though (mainly egyptians) but they are expensive. if you want, i can look up where those stores are, cause i don`t know the streetnames from the top off my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.cOLt.45. Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 lol i just went to amsterdam..You..Can...NOT find a hookah there..I saw juniors and pumpkins..no tobacco either... except for 50 gram packs of dry crap... all I can say..come to Griesheim Germany..I'll get you a nice hookah for cheap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shisha fan Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 QUOTE (.cOLt.45. @ Jan 29 2007, 03:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>lol i just went to amsterdam..You..Can...NOT find a hookah there..I saw juniors and pumpkins..no tobacco either... except for 50 gram packs of dry crap... all I can say..come to Griesheim Germany..I'll get you a nice hookah for cheap yeah, the stuff they have on sale is mostly old and dry. i have seen cheaper and better hookah stuff in germany as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.cOLt.45. Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 lol in griesheim i can get nice hookahs for cheap..and the tobacco is good as long as you get it from a small arabic shop...where they have glycerin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancity604 Posted January 30, 2007 Author Share Posted January 30, 2007 thanks for all the input. hopefully i can find somerthing in italy or maybe amsterdam if i look hard enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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