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[*] posted on 6-10-2010 at 10:30 PM
So much for the untouchables


So we left Phoenix today to drive to San Felipe. I had some building supplies and a new gas grill. We stop at the decleration lane. The young lady goes through everything and I show her my receipts.

A short time later she tells me to go into the office. She then begins chatting with another agent. Shortly after, he enters the office and starts calculation the taxes I need to pay. He comes back with 53.00

I pull out 3 20's. He takes 2 20's and shoves the other 20 back into my hand. He then says, "now get out of here"

I was peeed. I asked him for paperwork and he pointed at the door and told me to leave.
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[*] posted on 6-10-2010 at 10:36 PM


peeed... he just saved you $13 ???

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[*] posted on 6-10-2010 at 11:10 PM


He cheated the Mexican people.
He did not save Cortez blue 13.00 dollars.
He stole his 40.00 dollars.
That is how it looks with my glasses on.




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[*] posted on 6-10-2010 at 11:23 PM


We must be wearing the same glasses irene......or maybe it's the "old" math.....dt



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[*] posted on 6-10-2010 at 11:28 PM


Yes dt I think we have the same glasses.



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[*] posted on 6-11-2010 at 05:57 AM


quite a dilemma actually - do you waste your time over principle and try to get to the bottom of it while in line or parked, chasing mexicrats hither and yon....or just accept it and move on figuring you'd have paid a similar amount - 15-30% ad velorum anyway doing it the intended way?
i really don't know - but it does pee me off when that happens which is all the time i guess.




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[*] posted on 6-11-2010 at 06:09 AM


"when that happens which is all the time i guess"

Wrong guess, but it was just a guess, huh?

Never happened to me at San Ysidro. I buy computer gear in the US and pay the import fees.




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[*] posted on 6-11-2010 at 07:41 AM


That agent will make a good politician in the U.S. someday.:yes:
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[*] posted on 6-11-2010 at 07:48 AM


Some things are resistant to change..... greed, avarice, power pollution.......
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[*] posted on 6-11-2010 at 08:56 AM


Just ask politely "¿Me da una factura por favor?" If they say no then please don't set them off to where they'll charge the next person sixty dollars. Mordida has been going on in Mexico ever since Cortes goosed La Malinche.

How many HUNDREDS of times have I posted on internet forums on Mexico that when a person encounters a genuine problem SEEK OUT A GREEN ANGEL and fill out a federal complaint form. I live here and I do just that --- it isn't a cure-all but it does work. But alas, this post shall also fall on deaf ears, or closed eyes :-(
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[*] posted on 6-11-2010 at 09:00 AM


Maybe it was the AZ tags?????



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[*] posted on 6-11-2010 at 09:27 AM
Show Respect for the Integrity of your Host


My Golden Rule (for my Gold) is to "assume" unless I KNOW otherwise that, whatever procedures the lawful authorities are following in Mexico are being applied correctly. I've ALWAYS "assumed" that their offer to pay any fines and save me the trouble have been sincere. Offered by competent officers doing their jobs properly. And, I've ALWAYS "assumed" that the Mexican legal system differed from the U.S. in the manner by which appropriate penalties and the like are negotiated without being escalated.

I guess that it's possible "Some" Civil Servants "might" be applying the system improperly to their own advantage, but my respect for law, authority and my firm belief in the "Goodness" of man make me hesitant to "assume" facts not in evidence.

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[*] posted on 6-11-2010 at 10:47 AM


what is the limit $wise for you much you can bring over as a foreigner ?




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[*] posted on 6-11-2010 at 10:55 AM


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Originally posted by DENNIS
Some things are resistant to change..... greed, avarice, power pollution.......


Now that is a really a good universal statement. :yes: :yes:




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[*] posted on 6-11-2010 at 10:57 AM


Apparently, the Mexican experiment with firing all the customs agents and then hiring college educated and government trained replacements has failed.

Too bad. I was hoping that might be one small step toward a more honest and transparent future for Mexican bureaucracy.




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[*] posted on 6-11-2010 at 11:09 AM


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Originally posted by BajaBruno
Apparently, the Mexican experiment with firing all the customs agents and then hiring college educated and government trained replacements has failed.

Too bad. I was hoping that might be one small step toward a more honest and transparent future for Mexican bureaucracy.


"hiring college educated and government trained replacements has failed"

BB, you just won the olympic gold medal in conclusion jumping.




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