I received a strange parcel from China

c64 on 28/03/2013 - 09:41
Last edited 28/03/2013 - 12:19

Hi,

I received a strange parcel from China today in a dark blue plastic bag. It had been opened by Australian customs. Inside was a halloween-style plastic mask and two slips saying a prohibited item had been confiscated by customs. I certainly didn't order the mask and I don't know what has been confiscated.

I can't even work out which company it is from. On the front customs declaration it says 'PC Tools'. It's got my correct name/address on the front and it may be from my paypal account details since it's got my full first name on it. There is a sticker saying it was shipped on 2013-03-08 from "YANHAI LANTAOZHONGXIN BEIJING CHINA". Signed by CIFANG.

I can't really work out what it might be from my paypal account transaction history. All I can think is that the contents have been mixed up with somebody else's order. Anybody else receive something similar?

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  • retiredfeline on 28/03/2013 - 09:50

    Maybe a friend of yours tried to send you a present?

  • Cheaplikethebird on 28/03/2013 - 10:09
    +13

    Sounds like someone tried to order something from Silk Road to your house. They usually ship their stuff with some cheap plastic trinket. You're probably on a watch list now so you may want to remove that grow operation from your garage.

    • ryanlundie on 28/03/2013 - 15:56
      +2

      If that is the case OP will shortly receive the famous "love letter"

  • mskeggs on 28/03/2013 - 10:28
    +3

    Do you live in a block of units, or otherwise have shared mailboxes? If I was ordering something suspect, I might address it to my neighbour then inercept it on the way through. And lots of things might be intercepted besides drugs, for example, stuff available from Deal Extreme: slingshot (in NSW), butterfly knife, laser pointers, cellphone jammer, tasers, pepper spray, hand cuffs.
    I wouldn't be too worried, but moving the garage hydro is still good advice ;-)

    • c64 on 28/03/2013 - 12:24
      +1

      home address. i'm aware lasers and knives are prohibited. i haven't ordered anything dodgy. i suppose the prongs on the PH meter i ordered once could be used to stab someone :)

      • sophiasmith on 28/03/2013 - 15:45
        +2

        I just ordered a ph tester and calibration solution.. if I disappear you know what happened to me…

  • nubzy on 28/03/2013 - 10:45

    sounds like a discreet method of shipping for suspect items that got picked up to me

  • Cheaplikethebird on 28/03/2013 - 11:03

    Hope SWIM didn't waste too much money on the order :P

    • cannedhams on 28/03/2013 - 11:56
      +1

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      • Cheaplikethebird on 28/03/2013 - 11:58
        +5

        Obviously did not pick up on the joke…

    • c64 on 28/03/2013 - 12:22
      +1

      the declared value was $0.36 and weight was 0.021kg (21g)

      • Cheaplikethebird on 28/03/2013 - 12:30
        +1

        They usually dont declare the value of the drugs inside ;)

      • Cheaplikethebird on 28/03/2013 - 12:36
        +1

        If it was from China I would assume it was either some sort of prohibited item like a slingshot or laser pointer as suggested by mskeggs or research chems (untested recreational drugs)from one of the labs they have over there pumping them out.

        http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1267582/The-…

        • BhanuL on 30/03/2013 - 11:04

          man its much harder to get drugs in China than Australia if you can believe it

          there you get you head chopped off for possession, here you get a visit to a guy with big white hair to get a lecture

          more likely it is a code message to say you will be assassinated by TRIAD agents soon

        • FutureTech on 06/06/2015 - 23:27

          @BhanuL: You don't get your head chopped off for possession of prohibited drugs, two weeks in the detention centre at most. Just make sure you don't trade it you'll be fine

  • cannedhams on 28/03/2013 - 11:59
    +4

    Once when I picked up the office mail from the GPO there was a package addressed to one of the secretaries from "Natural Breast Enhancement". I didn't open it just dumped all of the mail on her desk so as to not embarrass her.

    Anyway, she yelled out when she saw it and then freaked out because she never ordered it. I figured she might have just been shy but she swore up and down that she never ordered it. There was a cream and some herbal pills inside.

    It happens I guess.

  • scotty on 28/03/2013 - 12:52
    +13

    CIFANG == BuyInCoins. Although I thought they are Shanghai based company rather than Beijing.

    That seems to be a problem with being on OzBargain though — you buy so many cheap crap that take 6 weeks to deliver, and you can't remember you actually bought it when the item turns up.

    • c64 on 28/03/2013 - 13:23
      +7

      thanks! i did buy from buyincoins on on 6 march. i logged on to my account and they have a photo of the shipping label and it is indeed the package.

      it was for a tiny 3.5mm headphone splitter http://www.buyincoins.com/new_en/details/3-5mm-headphone-spl… but the package is huge (29cm x 20cm) to fit the mask in. no splitter though :( i think they've stuck my shipping label on the wrong order.

      thanks, at least i have evidence now that i didn't order anything bad in case customs comes after me.

    • leonheart1 on 30/03/2013 - 11:14

      That seems to be a problem with being on OzBargain though — you buy so many cheap crap that take 6 weeks to deliver, and you can't remember you actually bought it when the item turns up.

      Have you thought about increasing the time limit to comment/vote on deals from 2 months to 3 months?

  • scrimshaw on 28/03/2013 - 13:00
    +7

    Reminds me of the story when a US man ordered a 39 inch LCDTV and instead gets shipped an assault rifle.

  • mangew on 28/03/2013 - 13:40
    +2

    ….Or the time Uncle Toby's/Nestle sent out free samples of 'Plus Calcium' with different recipient name on address label. However correct item. (Shows that companies do stuff up now and then)

    AS PER EMAIL repsonse:

    "Unfortunately due to a labelling error when we sent out the samples, the sample you will receive may have a different name on the label to yours (although sent correctly to your address). We apologise for this error and assure you that the details you submitted are secure and the sample you receive is in fact meant for you.

    If you do not receive your sample in the next two weeks please contact us on 1800 025 361 or [email protected].

    We apologise again for this mix up and hope you enjoy your sample of new UNCLE TOBYS Plus Calcium.

    The UNCLE TOBYS First Look Club"

    • c64 on 28/03/2013 - 13:53
      +3

      that sample was yummy

  • devilbabies on 28/03/2013 - 16:31
    +2

    the declared value was $0.36 and weight was 0.021kg (21g)

    the weight of a human soul

  • Komar on 08/01/2014 - 21:58

    I got a horse head mask thing from "YANHAI LANTAOZHONGXIN BEIJING CHINA" too, but i cant figure it out where the sign is on the package.

    • BuyoTheCat on 09/01/2014 - 16:33
      +1

      did you order it or is someone trying to give you a hint?

      • mini2 on 11/01/2014 - 11:17

        LOL loved the Scarface reference!

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