BE CAREFUL EVERYONE!

[barq2]

I had a similar experience with my main go to few month back, as if someone tore it open but delivered anyway. I was nervous opening as my post person never has me sign just puts in my mailbox (kiinda nice). But one time it appeared it was ripped open, couldv've been regular wear and tear. No issues since.

Which country are you in? USA?

[Wannabenormal18]

I had the same experience a few months ago. My pack was fully inspected and opened. Additionally it stayed in customs for months before it finally got delivered.

[Chinchillin777]

Hello All,
I’ve been absent from this forum for the past few months following the “scare” I had regarding the topic of this thread (opened/officially inspected mail being delivered), I’ve a great amount of baseline anxiety as it is, thus I resolved to avoid any unnecessary mention or discussion of said situation, for my own peace of mind. Furthermore, it’s my understanding that many times, the final months of the year we when the most scrutiny is paid/the most action taken in this sort of situation.

I’m relieved to report that I’ve had no further issues, from said vendor, or from any source, and things are more or less “back to normal” though I remain vigilant, and find it especially disquieting to see a number of you echo my sentiments in father rapid succession- ultimately we don’t know what prompted those inspections but it may still be bad news for vendors, even if customers have been essentially unaffected.

Best of luck to you all, I’ll keep this updated if I have any new info, and I also appreciate the ongoing feedback from others, it’s always nice to know you’re not alone
-Samson

[betterlife]

Good to hear that you have not had any further issues. I once received a package (many years back) that was torn and obviously inspected. They really odd thing about this was that the contents of the package were replaced with a roll of lipstick. I could not make any since of it but decided to throw it away and not speak of it to the vendor.

It might have been some tactic, or just people working in customs playing around. I went on an international flight from US to places within Europe (London, Prague, Budapest). I love to travel and wish I could do it again. But I had a fairly large camcorder and had to check it on the flight back to the US.

When my items returned and I was showing some of the video to friends the video cut to 2 or 3 officials inspecting the camcorder. It was kind of funny that they did not notice that they turned it on.

[Catgirl]

I had the same experience a few months ago. My pack was fully inspected and opened. Additionally it stayed in customs for months before it finally got delivered.

I guess they didn't find it very interesting.  Lucky you.  

[seeker47]

First time for me received a mag cut open with customs tape on it and no contents inside. Very disappointing to say the least as this vendor has had great stealth and a solid country of origin.

[seeker47]

First time for me received a mag cut open with customs tape on it and no contents inside. Very disappointing to say the least as this vendor has had great stealth and a solid country of origin.

What do you mean, you got empty pages in your mag? How did you know cus$t0ms put tape or not? just as an fmi?

The packaging was cut open, contents removed and a big green tape was placed over which says “Inspected by US cu$$toms and border protection “. They removed everything and sent me the empty pack.

[Jjbreans]

I received an official document in the mail once telling me that I could come retrieve my order in person but I declined the kind offer. I believe it was legit.

This was over a decade ago and I did without for many years until I decided to try again. I find that I have great success up until I make my largest purchase to date, then my $ & vendor disappear.

The described opening of a subsc & re-taping is mystifying. My gut is someone that was not supposed to open it did so, decided it did not contain anything of interest, then wrapped back up & sent on its way.

[aforgeu]

I've had one mag that was resealed it struck me but all was well so in one way or another I can relate... Anyhow what made you decide to post that now,  someone making there rounds again?

[Chinchillin777]

l think that in light of the amount of people who seem to have recently experienced similar intrusions to their privacy in regard to visibly tampered with reading material being delivered from otherwise long-time/reliable publishers that the “higher ups” within this community (if it does not exist already) should create a specific, VIP thread with those of the highest level of posts/reputation reporting any/all sketchy occurrences of this nature (even if the full subscription is delivered with no pages ultimately even taken - so long as it has clearly been unsealed and re-sealed) for the benefit/protection of the most valuable/loyal vendor assets the community makes routine use of.

In this way, even if individual recipients are not being targeted beyond that unsettling inspection, the VENDOR can get a better idea of how their reading material is being viewed/processed & whether or not they need to change the appearance/return address/site address/associated email/etc. of their services to protect themselves as well as continue to serve their loyal customer base.

I’ll leave it up to the mods whether they think this is a good idea, or whether intentionally pooling that sort of data has the potential to jeopardize existing services and actually make things worse. I am no expert, I just want people to continue to be able to continue to receive whatever medication they need for their daily lives, as well as see those that risk their own freedom solely because they know the pain & despair of being in the position that many of their clients are in (not that all vendors fit this description, not by a mile, but I suspect that many of the “top” rated/quality ones do care for more than just $$$)
*Also, for those asking, my information, anecdotes, and knowledge base is all centered around living in the US/concerning US international mail/customs procedures.

What do you guys think?
-Samson