Out:
- Frozen key lime juice (squoze from the key limes from the tree in my yard). Passed
- Frozen Ackee - this year I'm going to attempt that
- Cuban Cigars - every year up until a few years ago when the trusted store I bought them from went out of business. Always took the bands off. Passed
- 30-50 pounds coffee - every year, always passed but I don't think that was quite a "smuggle"
- Leaf of Life cutting - DENIED! It was about 13 years ago....hub and I were not dressed in "Customs Clothes" and looked like a couple of freaks so we got pulled out for a search. Those guys went right by the Cubans (wrapped in clothing) and dug into my husband's shoe and found the effin' thing. After much discussion they returned it to us. That was before we had a Green House so the plant died
In:
- The best...a vacuum cleaner. Yes, they went through our bags that time and the only thing they complained about was that they found 3 cartons of cigarettes - we're only allowed 2 (one per person). Went right by the portable Oreck. Gave me the carton back and never found the other two cartons (I used to bring down 5 cartons of American Spirits back when they were $35/carton.
- I have to go to New York for work for a week while I'm here in JA. The list is growing. So far I have to carry back deli meat, egg rolls and bagels. The plan...wrap it all REALLY well, put it in the bottom of my small carry on duffle and plop all my dirty underwear on top of it. I'll let you know how it goes.