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Sportbilly Jul 28th 2007 11:15 am
Cigars??
 
I'm leaving for Oman in a couple of weeks and wondered if anyone knows about what can and what can't be shipped out/ imported.

I have 20 or so really nice cuban cigars which I don't want confiscating from me when my gear arrives a few weeks after I get there. Also I'd like to take some unopened tubs of creatine (weight training supplement bought from a high street store here in the UK) Anything you can't take? Other than the obvious drugs and booze etc?

Thanks in advance.

Confucius Jul 28th 2007 5:52 pm
Re: Cigars??
 
Originally Posted by Sportbilly (Post 5118658)
I'm leaving for Oman in a couple of weeks and wondered if anyone knows about what can and what can't be shipped out/ imported.

I have 20 or so really nice cuban cigars which I don't want confiscating from me when my gear arrives a few weeks after I get there. Also I'd like to take some unopened tubs of creatine (weight training supplement bought from a high street store here in the UK) Anything you can't take? Other than the obvious drugs and booze etc?

Thanks in advance.
Cigars shouldn't be a problem...I once brought in 5 boxes of 25's,not even a question was asked...Not sure about Oman though...

Blue Cat Jul 29th 2007 12:05 am
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Originally Posted by Confucius (Post 5119118)
Cigars shouldn't be a problem...I once brought in 5 boxes of 25's,not even a question was asked...Not sure about Oman though...
via duty free, not in a container that has been shipped from the other side of the world and left in extreme heat and humidity :(

The Diabolical Jul 29th 2007 4:49 am
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I brought 40 Cohiba's into Oman once and it wasn't an issue.

Confucius Jul 29th 2007 5:36 am
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Originally Posted by Blue Cat (Post 5120334)
via duty free, not in a container that has been shipped from the other side of the world and left in extreme heat and humidity :(
Via my suitcase,not DF...And I advise the OP to do the same...Why put 20 stogies in a container for many months??? They are like babies...The cigars I mean,not the container...

Madam Medusa Jul 29th 2007 5:43 am
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Originally Posted by Confucius (Post 5121336)
Via my suitcase,not DF...And I advise the OP to do the same...Why put 20 stogies in a container for many months??? They are like babies...The cigars I mean,not the container...
ohhh there are some men i love to see smoking a stogie... i just hate the smell...:rolleyes:

MM, xx

Confucius Jul 29th 2007 5:43 am
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Originally Posted by Madam Medusa (Post 5121375)
ohhh there are some men i love to see smoking a stogie... i just hate the smell...:rolleyes:

MM, xx
Allow me to add you to my Buddy List...

Madam Medusa Jul 29th 2007 5:48 am
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Originally Posted by Confucius (Post 5121379)
Allow me to add you to my Buddy List...
i said some men...

MM, xx

Confucius Jul 29th 2007 5:52 am
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Originally Posted by Madam Medusa (Post 5121400)
i said some men...

MM, xx
I also hate the smell...Hence the list...

Madam Medusa Jul 29th 2007 5:53 am
Re: Cigars??
 
Originally Posted by Confucius (Post 5121428)
I also hate the smell...Hence the list...
ahhh...ok, that's cool then...

MM, xx

The Diabolical Jul 29th 2007 6:04 am
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I smoke Cohiba Esplendidos almost exclusively....

Confucius Jul 29th 2007 6:09 am
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Originally Posted by The Diabolical (Post 5121502)
I smoke Cohiba Esplendidos almost exclusively....
Those are very presumptuous...

Madam Medusa Jul 29th 2007 6:12 am
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Originally Posted by The Diabolical (Post 5121502)
I smoke Cohiba Esplendidos almost exclusively....
Originally Posted by Confucius (Post 5121538)
Those are very presumptuous...
bet they still smell horrid though...;)

MM, xx

Confucius Jul 29th 2007 6:16 am
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Originally Posted by Madam Medusa (Post 5121556)
bet they still smell horrid though...;)

MM, xx
Think about the look,baby...Think about the look...

Madam Medusa Jul 29th 2007 6:18 am
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Originally Posted by Confucius (Post 5121574)
Think about the look,baby...Think about the look...
but it's the way the guy smokes it, not the cigar, that's important...

MM, xx

Confucius Jul 29th 2007 6:24 am
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Originally Posted by Madam Medusa (Post 5121593)
but it's the way the guy smokes it, not the cigar, that's important...

MM, xx
Demonical will love hearing that...

The Diabolical Jul 29th 2007 4:02 pm
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Some people are happy smoking shredded cardboard..I'm not one of them.

mingusdynasty Jul 29th 2007 4:10 pm
Re: Cigars??
 
Originally Posted by The Diabolical (Post 5123088)
Some people are happy smoking shredded cardboard..I'm not one of them.
I import my cubans to NZ via spain....

(remember that joke on seinfeld where kramer asks jerry to bring him back some Cubans from Miami?)

The Diabolical Jul 29th 2007 4:18 pm
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I have 13, Circa 1990 Davidoffs in my walk in humidor..I was gifted a bundle of 20 in 92, and have only smoked them after the birth of my children.

Paidtoplease Jul 29th 2007 4:22 pm
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Originally Posted by The Diabolical (Post 5123124)
I have 13, Circa 1990 Davidoffs in my walk in humidor..I was gifted a bundle of 20 in 92, and have only smoked them after the birth of my children.
Oh my God Diabolical, have you got 7 children:eek::eek::eek:

The Diabolical Jul 29th 2007 4:26 pm
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Originally Posted by Paidtoplease (Post 5123130)
Oh my God Diabolical, have you got 7 children:eek::eek::eek:
7 that I know of

Paidtoplease Jul 29th 2007 4:31 pm
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Originally Posted by The Diabolical (Post 5123132)
7 that I know of
Ah well only another 13 to go until you can finish that bundle:rofl::rofl::rofl:

Sportbilly Jul 30th 2007 5:58 am
Re: Cigars??
 
Thanks for the replies guys. I'll give it a go although like the man says these cigars are for special occasions only ie on a decent golf course although looking into golf courses in Oman it looks like I might as well leave them at home :(

Madam Medusa Jul 30th 2007 6:59 am
Re: Cigars??
 
Originally Posted by Sportbilly (Post 5125690)
Thanks for the replies guys. I'll give it a go although like the man says these cigars are for special occasions only ie on a decent golf course although looking into golf courses in Oman it looks like I might as well leave them at home :(
you'll have to drive over to Dubai for a game and smoke then, lol...

MM, xx

Sportbilly Jul 30th 2007 9:02 am
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Maybe, but apparently they are building a grass golf course next to the airport - hurray. Got to wait till 2009 though :( Till then its a sand course and a piece of astroturf - bit different to what I'm used to!

mingusdynasty Jul 30th 2007 3:07 pm
Re: Cigars??
 
Originally Posted by Sportbilly (Post 5125690)
Thanks for the replies guys. I'll give it a go although like the man says these cigars are for special occasions only ie on a decent golf course although looking into golf courses in Oman it looks like I might as well leave them at home :(
don't leave them at home! There is always time for a good smoke

Blue Cat Jul 30th 2007 5:24 pm
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Originally Posted by Sportbilly (Post 5126475)
Maybe, but apparently they are building a grass golf course next to the airport - hurray. Got to wait till 2009 though :( Till then its a sand course and a piece of astroturf - bit different to what I'm used to!
my hubby has played sand golf for ten years here in Dubai, no problem! Gala Wentworth is a nice club with a great crowd of people, give it a try! :)

The Diabolical Jul 30th 2007 5:30 pm
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Brown golf at Ghala Wentworth is certainly better than no golf at all, but just barely..

Blue Cat Jul 30th 2007 6:15 pm
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Originally Posted by The Diabolical (Post 5127610)
Brown golf at Ghala Wentworth is certainly better than no golf at all, but just barely..
rubbish! you get used to it ! :thumbsup:

The Diabolical Jul 31st 2007 4:04 am
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It's not real golf, but it will do in a pinch.


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