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[–] RecallMadness@lemmy.nz 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

If you’ve ever flown into New Zealand, you will know there are numerous signs and warnings that bringing any organic produce into the country is illegal and will be met with fines.

If you declare it, they’ll just take it off you and let you go. Don’t declare it, you get a fine.

It’s not hard. Unsure? Declare it.

[edit] But also, Quantas are in the wrong here. They’re an Australian airline, and Australia has similar biosecurity laws. The fact they served their customers fruit, and didn’t inform them is poor form.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

So if eating the apple whilst still on the plane makes it legal - does it fall under that same description/distinction if I shove it up my ass instead? Does the law cite this particular case?

Asking for a friend.
Unrelated, if anyone knows a lawyer specialised in butt apples, pls let me know. Like asap.

[–] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wouldn’t that be smuggling? 😂

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But they accuse people of smuggling also when they eat the contraband.

[–] kjaeselrek@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I dunno, some people are pretty weird.

[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hey man don’t kink shame

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

You can shame Apple people a little bit, as a treat.

No, because digesting the food eliminates the concerns they have over the fruit in the first place.

[–] z00s@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Glad to see Qantas engaging in the ol' Aussie pastime of fucking with the kiwis

[–] norimee@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

But its not the kiwis who have to pay a $200 fine. That's a lot of money for a lot of people and can absolutley ruin your trip.

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago
[–] RageAgainstTheRich@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Where he says "its not that big of a deal." Bro its 200 bucks... that is almost a month of groceries for me.

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Reason #83773 to never travel to Australia, though it is the first reason I've had that isn't based on a risk of death LMAO

[–] boogetyboo@aussie.zone 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think the main reason you're not going to Australia is because you don't seem to know where or what it is.

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

No. That's reason #593

[–] PDFuego@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Auckland isn't in Australia

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Oh oops, I could have sworn I read Australian Dollars lmao