{"id":36214,"date":"2016-11-28T14:00:23","date_gmt":"2016-11-28T07:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/parcel-monkey-delivers-customs-duty-bill-to-filipino-children-instead-of-gift\/"},"modified":"2016-11-28T14:01:34","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T07:01:34","slug":"parcel-monkey-delivers-customs-duty-bill-to-filipino-children-instead-of-gift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/parcel-monkey-delivers-customs-duty-bill-to-filipino-children-instead-of-gift\/","title":{"rendered":"Parcel Monkey delivers customs duty bill to Filipino children instead of gift"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThey are a poor family and couldn\u2019t pay, so the package was sent back to me in the UKA couple of years ago my husband and I were travelling in south-east Asia, and a Filipino family welcomed us into their humble home and we had an amazing time getting to know them. Fast forward to last month and I\u2019d sent the children a large parcel of books, toys, art supplies and clothes, worth around \u00a3100. I used Parcel Monkey \u2013 big mistake! The parcel arrived in the country, but the courier then sent an email to say there was a customs charge and the item would be returned to the UK in three days unless paid. It couldn\u2019t tell me how much it was, so I asked them not to return it while I sorted out any payment due. I emailed the family who said the charge was around \u00a320, which they couldn\u2019t afford, so I immediately sent them the money via Western Union. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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