Yes! It happened again to us...coming back from Manila...landing and clearing immigration and customs in JFK...every bags we had were opened and checked...the LV Evasion with Goldie in her "nighties" inside was taken out and stripped searched...Mrs. P and I can only look from afar and horrified as our Goldie stood naked and flushed in the middle of the customs area while the handsome customs officer inspected every crevice of her Hermes being! Privacy disrupted!!! Humiliation to the MAX!!!
We were asked for the receipt...luckily I took the advice of tPF "keep the receipt inside the bag." After rummaging through several Hermes receipt holders...we finally find the right one!
I saw the customs officer eyes popped out when he saw the amount on the receipt...probably thought we were lunatics! The customs officer said "You sure know what you're doing carrying the receipt with you." I was thinking "thanks to tPF" or else, Goldie would have been held hostage while I go home and look for the receipt.
Anyway...saw several Birkins in the wild while in Manila during lunch at the Mandarin and Peninsula hotels.
Better yet, Dad's on his way home to the US...he sprung back to life out of the respirator when he saw his four children...he probably thought his mission is life is not over yet after seeing ME, so he's probably gonna stay a little while longer! Thanks to everyone for their well wishes and their prayers...keeping our fingers crossed...he lands here tonight straight to the ER to ensure he's fine.
I am emotionally drained and physically tired but the outcome can't be far from what we were hoping for!
Petpringles back in town!!!and feeling groovy as ever!
Below: Goldie back in comfortable abode with her siblings...all's well that ends well!
We were asked for the receipt...luckily I took the advice of tPF "keep the receipt inside the bag." After rummaging through several Hermes receipt holders...we finally find the right one!
I saw the customs officer eyes popped out when he saw the amount on the receipt...probably thought we were lunatics! The customs officer said "You sure know what you're doing carrying the receipt with you." I was thinking "thanks to tPF" or else, Goldie would have been held hostage while I go home and look for the receipt.
Anyway...saw several Birkins in the wild while in Manila during lunch at the Mandarin and Peninsula hotels.
Better yet, Dad's on his way home to the US...he sprung back to life out of the respirator when he saw his four children...he probably thought his mission is life is not over yet after seeing ME, so he's probably gonna stay a little while longer! Thanks to everyone for their well wishes and their prayers...keeping our fingers crossed...he lands here tonight straight to the ER to ensure he's fine.
I am emotionally drained and physically tired but the outcome can't be far from what we were hoping for!
Petpringles back in town!!!and feeling groovy as ever!
Below: Goldie back in comfortable abode with her siblings...all's well that ends well!