Variant:
Some countries have parts that are outside their customs laws, IE Heligoland for Germany or Kleinwalsertal for Austria.

The process is thus:
1) Order something to your contact in one of these areas.
2) No VAT or import duty is levied.
3) Have contact repack item into random box, sans manuals, warranty cards, etc.
4) Add dirt (finger smears on screens, sand in shoes, etc.).
5) Have contact reship stuff to you with a note reading 'You forgot this stuff, you twat. You owe me postage and a beer'.
6) Happiness

Saved me a few grand so far on things like cameras and laptops. Customs opened a package with a camera once, but aparrently believed the story it told.
(GermanGuy invaded on, Thu 6 Jun 2013, 9:18, Reply)