So… Shall I Just Write ‘Sentimental But Legally Worthless’?
A customer approaches the counter, holding a very beat-up, overstuffed padded envelope.
Customer: “Hi, I want to send this to my cousin in Canada.”
Me: “Sure! I’ll just need to know the value of the contents for customs.”
Customer: “Oh, it’s priceless. I made it myself!”
Me: “Okay, but I still need a number for the form.”
Customer: *Thinks.* “Fine. One million dollars.”
Me: “…Right. Well, if it’s valued at over $2,500, I’ll need a special export declaration and you’ll pay duty on the declared amount.”
Customer: *Suddenly horrified.* “What?! No, I’m not paying that! It’s just some homemade soap and a T-shirt!”
Me: “So… not one million dollars, then?”
Customer: “Ugh, I thought this was a post office, not the IRS!”
Me: “Ma’am, I promise we don’t take your money, we just weigh it and watch it leave.”
The customer ended up settling on an amount less than fifty dollars.
