Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Speaking of Customs, 1 by TamiF

TamiF wrote:
Last month I made a trade with one of our members. I waitted patiently for the box to arrive because it was carrying a rooted little "Lisa" and some surprises!!! The box arrived empty. Customs and Border Protection had got a hold of it and threw away my little "Lisa" and 14 of her brothers and sisters. Just threw them right in the trash. The box was also stamped with Bold letters U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. Yikes.... First off I'm thinking did they think this was a bomb or something? Why in the heck was homeland security involved? And why did they have to throw them away? Why did they not return to sender? The story does have a happy ending!!!! Last week I received another package with