Editing The Pen Addict 132/transcript (section)

== Customs Fees ==


'''Brad Dowdy:''' So I want to talk about the monarchy a little more, Myke. How'd your week at customs go?

'''Myke Hurley:''' Oh, man.

'''Myke Hurley:''' So I think the day after we spoke, I got my little card from the customs people. And it was like, oh, you owe £20. And then I was really upset about it. And it is an £8 admin fee. You know, just for the... For opening your package. Yep. And I don't know. Like, I understand why it's there. It's VAT or whatever. But it really annoys me. It's like, how dare you? Like, you've got nothing to do with this. Like, why are you inserting yourself in this process? Like, it's just... It really, really, really, really annoys me that I have to pay. Like, I don't know why. Like, I know why. But it really, really annoys me that I have to do it. So I did that. Fine. And then I got another letter.

'''Myke Hurley:''' And it... So it turns out that that £20 customs was for my RelayFM merchandise. Don't worry if you're buying stuff from us, by the way. I bought, like... I bought three t-shirts and, like, three sticker packs. My order was, like, well over, like, $100 and something. It might have been, like, $150 or something like that.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I like how you pay for your own merchandise.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah, it's funny that, isn't it?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Mm-hmm.

'''Myke Hurley:''' And you don't get nothing for free around here. I'll tell you that.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' These guys who run this place are terrible.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Nothing for free. Not in these parts. So, yeah. So I bought a bunch. So, you know, that's kind of why that sent me back. And then I got another letter. And this was for the Topo Bag. And I've got it here, actually. So I can tell you the exact amount of money. 42 pounds and 51 pence. So it's another, like, $65, $70.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' That's mind-boggling.

'''Myke Hurley:''' It's so expensive. And then hopefully the bag will arrive tomorrow. But, like, they just sit on it for days. Like, it just sits and sits and sits. And then they send a letter out. And then you have to fork over an incredible amount of money.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Mm-hmm.