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Should I buy my camera before leaving? -
12-10-2007, 10:31 PM
Hi everyone
I havent been around here for awhile, but I am trying to plan my trip to Japan now. I was thinking about buying a camcorder and I was wondering would it be cheaper to buy one while I'm there instead of before I leave. I live in the US/Virginia. Anybody know? Thanks for any advice! 
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12-10-2007, 11:24 PM
oh yeah, totally buy one here before leaving. 'cause if you buy one there & come back here, those airport security retards might spew some crap about the camera being a fake bla bla made in asia & confiscate it along with aaaaall your memories.
 But to despair was to wish back for something already lost. Or to prolong what was already unbearable.
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12-10-2007, 11:46 PM
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 What are you talking about? why would they take a "used" camera and say that stuff? And how would they even know the difference... camera's bought in the US as still made in Asia if you didn't realise!!!Unless you're useless with technology and you need to use the manual for everything, then buy it in japan... I'm sure its cheaper, and plus, the first time you use MOST camera's, you set it up and you can choose language... And even if you don't need to set it up, i'm sure any camera shop in japan will you help you set up the langauge and change it to english!!!
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12-10-2007, 11:55 PM
*sigh* they have random luggage checks in airports when returning to america [though if you ask me they mostly check asian people who look like terrorists] & if you bought something in an asian country & they think it's pirated then they confiscate it. do they tell you how they can tell? no. is it completely justified? yeah. my aunt bought tons of stuff from asia & came back to america just to have them all confiscated.
so as much as possible, buy the things in america. because airport is that crazy. they will flip out if you bring something as measly as a bottle of shampoo. But to despair was to wish back for something already lost. Or to prolong what was already unbearable.
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12-11-2007, 12:11 AM
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12-11-2007, 12:16 AM
hell no! the stuff confiscated from me had no boxes whatsoever! a camera bought in america? A.) there's a receipt. B.) there's a weird barcode that they can track down & see where you bought it.
but i'm not gonna argue with you. if you say so, then okay. like i said, when they check people it's supposedly random. but, really, if you're not asian..then everything's all good. if your skin's brown or you don't have blonde hair, then watch what you buy. yeah, blah blah, sounds racist. but that's the way it is. But to despair was to wish back for something already lost. Or to prolong what was already unbearable.
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12-11-2007, 12:16 AM
they don't give two shits about personal property. you can throw a hissy fit when they take your stuff. & nothing's gonna happen. -_-
But to despair was to wish back for something already lost. Or to prolong what was already unbearable.
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12-11-2007, 12:20 AM
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