Supermodel Bar Refaeli's iPad Confiscated By Israeli Customs

Lotus Esprit · 05-14-2010, 05:32 PM

Earlier this week Supermodel Bar Refaeli was caught bringing an iPad into Tel Aviv International Airport without declaring it at customs. When they found it in her baggage she said that she thought that it was in a suitcase that was lost in transit.

She will have to pay fines of $170.00 to get it back.

Source: Supermodel Bar Refaeli iPad Incident

scottjl · 05-14-2010, 06:40 PM

a supermodel who thinks the rules don't apply to them. what a surprise.. could have been anything though

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Items that are brought into Israel with a value greater than $200 are subject to duties.

athlonkmf · 05-15-2010, 02:01 AM

Why'd you have To pay dutjes for stuFf which you'll take away again? So you have To pay dutjes for the jewelry you're wearing, your clothes, camera. Nice way to rip off tourists

scottjl · 05-15-2010, 08:59 AM

she's not a tourist, you pay duty taxes when returning to your home country. the US does the same thing..

Lastblade · 05-15-2010, 10:33 AM

She can afford that penalty!

athlonkmf · 05-15-2010, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scottjl

she's not a tourist, you pay duty taxes when returning to your home country. the US does the same thing..

According to the news, she lies in america

scottjl · 05-15-2010, 02:40 PM

they why would she pay duty tax? you pay duty tax for importing something into a country. if the ipad is her personal device she uses daily and she is just visiting israel and does not reside there, then she shouldn't be paying taxes. if you had to pay taxes on every item you took with you when you went on vacation you'd be paying out for every scrap of clothing on your back!

she might have a residence in america but if israel is her home country and she claims citizenship there then they could hit her with duty taxes for bringing it in. if she's just a tourist then their taxing her makes no sense.

I've traveled to europe and back twice and canada once so far with my ipad. never paid taxes on it once. thank god.

athlonkmf · 05-15-2010, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by scottjl

they why would she pay duty tax? you pay duty tax for importing something into a country.

That was my original question... Who knows, if I go to another country on holiday, I'm often being asked how much money or valuable products I take with me. So some countries might think "hmm.. tax cashcow"

scottjl · 05-15-2010, 05:06 PM

well they're usually looking to see if you're importing goods with you. if you're there for a week on holiday you're only going to bring a few pairs of jeans, not 20 or so. these days someone can easily bring a few hundred dollars in personal electronics with them, just think a cell phone, digital camera, laptop, mp3 player, gps receiver, ereader. they shouldn't charge you import tax if you're taking them for your personal use while you're just visiting.

there's more to this story than we're hearing.. and her excuse "it was in luggage i thought was lost" makes no sense. the two times I've lost luggage in the past 20 years i did everything i could to get it back (and did). you'd think she'd be less flippant about losing luggage with her ipad in it.. and wonder why she checked her ipad to begin with!

dmaul1114 · 05-15-2010, 05:07 PM

Well if you're uber rich there's much less concern of losing luggage, an iPad etc. as it's no big deal to replace them.

montsnmags · 05-16-2010, 01:49 AM

[Deleted, because already suggested]

Lotus Esprit · 05-16-2010, 11:47 AM

She lives in L.A. but she is still a citizen of Israel. I don't think that she is a United States citizen as well.

scottjl · 05-16-2010, 12:04 PM

that would explain it then

Lotus Esprit · 05-18-2010, 11:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scottjl

that would explain it then

For whatever reason this wasn't explained in the media outlets that published the story everywhere.

It would be unbelievable if any non citizen of a country was taxed on goods over $200.00 brought with them on vacation. It would kill tourism and force everyone to leave most of their electronic gadgets at home.

scottjl · 05-19-2010, 12:30 AM

of course it wasn't, it wouldn't have been a news worthy item then. by leaving out half the story, and israel creating a fiasco weeks before it's guaranteed to get hits on web sites, especially if they include photos of a pouting supermodel. lol.

05-14-2010, 05:32 PM	#1
Lotus Esprit Addict Posts: 214 Karma: 646 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: iPad	Supermodel Bar Refaeli's iPad Confiscated By Israeli Customs Earlier this week Supermodel Bar Refaeli was caught bringing an iPad into Tel Aviv International Airport without declaring it at customs. When they found it in her baggage she said that she thought that it was in a suitcase that was lost in transit. She will have to pay fines of $170.00 to get it back. Source: Supermodel Bar Refaeli iPad Incident

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athlonkmf Guru Posts: 714 Karma: 1014039 Join Date: May 2007 Device: Sony PRS-500, Sony PRS-505, Kindle 3, Sony PRS350, iPad 64GB	Why'd you have To pay dutjes for stuFf which you'll take away again? So you have To pay dutjes for the jewelry you're wearing, your clothes, camera. Nice way to rip off tourists

05-15-2010, 08:59 AM	#4
scottjl Reader of Books Posts: 1,632 Karma: 2697 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: none	she's not a tourist, you pay duty taxes when returning to your home country. the US does the same thing..

05-15-2010, 10:33 AM	#5
Lastblade Nookie are we Posts: 175 Karma: 496294 Join Date: May 2010 Location: NYC Device: Nooks with and without color	She can afford that penalty!

05-15-2010, 02:40 PM	#7
scottjl Reader of Books Posts: 1,632 Karma: 2697 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: none	they why would she pay duty tax? you pay duty tax for importing something into a country. if the ipad is her personal device she uses daily and she is just visiting israel and does not reside there, then she shouldn't be paying taxes. if you had to pay taxes on every item you took with you when you went on vacation you'd be paying out for every scrap of clothing on your back! she might have a residence in america but if israel is her home country and she claims citizenship there then they could hit her with duty taxes for bringing it in. if she's just a tourist then their taxing her makes no sense. I've traveled to europe and back twice and canada once so far with my ipad. never paid taxes on it once. thank god.

05-15-2010, 05:06 PM	#9
scottjl Reader of Books Posts: 1,632 Karma: 2697 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: none	well they're usually looking to see if you're importing goods with you. if you're there for a week on holiday you're only going to bring a few pairs of jeans, not 20 or so. these days someone can easily bring a few hundred dollars in personal electronics with them, just think a cell phone, digital camera, laptop, mp3 player, gps receiver, ereader. they shouldn't charge you import tax if you're taking them for your personal use while you're just visiting. there's more to this story than we're hearing.. and her excuse "it was in luggage i thought was lost" makes no sense. the two times I've lost luggage in the past 20 years i did everything i could to get it back (and did). you'd think she'd be less flippant about losing luggage with her ipad in it.. and wonder why she checked her ipad to begin with!

05-15-2010, 05:07 PM	#10
dmaul1114 Wizard Posts: 2,300 Karma: 1121709 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Amazon Kindle 1	Well if you're uber rich there's much less concern of losing luggage, an iPad etc. as it's no big deal to replace them.

05-16-2010, 01:49 AM	#11
montsnmags Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,155 Karma: 4632658 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: none	[Deleted, because already suggested]

05-16-2010, 11:47 AM	#12
Lotus Esprit Addict Posts: 214 Karma: 646 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: iPad	She lives in L.A. but she is still a citizen of Israel. I don't think that she is a United States citizen as well.

05-16-2010, 12:04 PM	#13
scottjl Reader of Books Posts: 1,632 Karma: 2697 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: none	that would explain it then

05-19-2010, 12:30 AM	#15
scottjl Reader of Books Posts: 1,632 Karma: 2697 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: none	of course it wasn't, it wouldn't have been a news worthy item then. by leaving out half the story, and israel creating a fiasco weeks before it's guaranteed to get hits on web sites, especially if they include photos of a pouting supermodel. lol.

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