A friend sent me a text message a couple of days ago asking me if it's possible to help him purchase Funfactory's Smartball. I have helped him make purchases from online merchants before because he does not have a PayPal account or credit card.
This guy is a paintball enthusiast so I thought that he wanted some paintball stuff from the United States that perhaps is not available yet here in Malaysia or perhaps even after factoring in the costs of shipping, handling and insurance is still way cheaper than what is sold at local stores.
So I sort of agreed that I could buy the item on his behalf and told him to send me instructions of what he wants through email. He gave me the URL of the merchant and I was dismayed to find out that Smartball is actually a sex toy!
Arghhh do people even know that sex toys are illegal in Malaysia? Sure, we are still able to find them around but that's under the hood. There may be people travelling in and out of the country who have hand carried sex toys into the country, for example. But to BUY it and have it shipped to us, we risk confiscation because all incoming packages are inspected by Customs.
And to pay for something illegal with credit card, we risk getting the card blocked as well. But it's OK to pay via PayPal. teehee!
This guy is a paintball enthusiast so I thought that he wanted some paintball stuff from the United States that perhaps is not available yet here in Malaysia or perhaps even after factoring in the costs of shipping, handling and insurance is still way cheaper than what is sold at local stores.
So I sort of agreed that I could buy the item on his behalf and told him to send me instructions of what he wants through email. He gave me the URL of the merchant and I was dismayed to find out that Smartball is actually a sex toy!
Arghhh do people even know that sex toys are illegal in Malaysia? Sure, we are still able to find them around but that's under the hood. There may be people travelling in and out of the country who have hand carried sex toys into the country, for example. But to BUY it and have it shipped to us, we risk confiscation because all incoming packages are inspected by Customs.
And to pay for something illegal with credit card, we risk getting the card blocked as well. But it's OK to pay via PayPal. teehee!
1 comments:
Oh my lordy... I can't imagine sex toys being illegal! :O I remember getting along fine without them, but once I discovered them... It's all just so much more fun!
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