Poster: A snowHead
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Hi all, we're travelling to Moutiers in a few weeks on the eurostar and am wondering how strict they are on the overnight return train with regard to souvenir bottles of wine? I presume the alcohol ban was introduced (understandably) to counter the rowdiness on the outbound train but are the booze checks as strict at the French stations on the way back? We have no intention of drinking any on the train but trying to judge whether it's worth risking some bottles in the suitcase
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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The check in at Bourg Saint Maurice has a pretty rough and ready feel to it, I would be absolutely stunned if you got it confiscated although I haven't tried to being booze back myself
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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All luggage will go through the scanners, so you have to assume they will spot bottles. Whether they will then confiscate them is another matter.
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inject oranges with vodka.
make vodka jelly.
soak gummy sweets in vodka overnight.
hope you like vodka.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Why do you need a souvenir? Most wines available in Sainsburys etc.
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No issues last time I came back by train, just don't take the pi*s. No booze sold on the train does not mean you can't take moderate amounts on. The purpose of the check in BSM or Moutiers is passport related not Duty Free focused.
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Orange200 wrote: |
Why do you need a souvenir? Most wines available in Sainsburys etc. |
Because you can get lovely rosé in the Super U for 3€ a bottle?
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@panaga52 Not about Duty Free (irrelevant anyway while we are still in the EU). Eurostar make it a condition of travel that you can't take any alcohol on board the overnight direct train - so if they find some they can just confiscate it, with no compensation.
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