Makes me feel really old, but it's a hilarious great read!!!
Is it me, or others?
I just purchased a Kenwood L-01T FM tuner from overseas and had a strange email exchange with a FedEx US Customs employee:
KT:
Attached please find the invoice associated with the above referenced shipment. Please provide the following information for US Customs clearance:Better description
Material composition
End use
Country of manufactureThank you,
Kxxxx Txxxx | Customs Trade Specialist | FedEx Trade Networks
ME:
The Kenwood L-01T is a vintage FM radio tuner made in Japan and will be used as a Fm tuner. It’s likely ~50 years old.
…in other words, it’s a vintage FM radio.KT:
What is the material composition of the radio tuner?ME:
Ummm, what’s inside a radio? Electrical components such as resisters, capacitors, transformers… the case is made of metal.I’m confused by your question. Radios are common. Similar to stereo receivers and Bluray players. Please clarify.
KT:
You said this was an Fm tuner. What is the FM tuner made of?ME:
Any AM or FM radio is a tuner (you turn a knob or press a button) to “tune” in a radio station. Radios has been around for 100 years and are commonly in homes and cars. Are you asking what’s in a radio? This seems like a dumb question, it’s simply a radio. What’s in a common radio, is that your question?KT:
So this is an entire radio not a part?ME:
YES!!! An entire working radio, nothing more or less. Simply a radio. This vintage radio has better engineering and sonics than modern radios that’s why I’m purchasing because I’m an high-end audiophile.
Am I outdated or is this person a bit dense?
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