tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4646749189327464337.post3044017392695831054..comments2023-10-10T09:26:30.309+01:00Comments on The Secret Life of an Unknown Housewife: A cautionary tale to share ...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01317766743752185380noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4646749189327464337.post-91144137352877465592013-10-03T13:40:54.025+01:002013-10-03T13:40:54.025+01:00Oh goodness how frightening - we are so British ab...Oh goodness how frightening - we are so British about things, we get thrown at things that most Europeans would be outraged over. We're far too polite.Actually Mummy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/06425476163374667083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4646749189327464337.post-86169508570549780972013-10-02T23:43:40.550+01:002013-10-02T23:43:40.550+01:00Omfg indeed. I'm livid on your behalf. Glad yo...Omfg indeed. I'm livid on your behalf. Glad you followed your instincts. Ggggggggrrrrrrrr.....Beta Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00194978993670545278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4646749189327464337.post-50808059993124625152013-09-25T19:29:37.900+01:002013-09-25T19:29:37.900+01:00What a thing to do! Glad you checked.What a thing to do! Glad you checked.Erica Pricehttp://92three30.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4646749189327464337.post-68910434081766637442013-08-29T19:52:21.329+01:002013-08-29T19:52:21.329+01:00"Ooh Sorry, only if I can check what's in..."Ooh Sorry, only if I can check what's in it" is an acceptable response that I use. Innocents will understand and others will not ask again.<br />People we know have been in this situation. Very dodgy. And you're right - how dare she!Holidays in Turkeyhttp://www.grovetravel.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4646749189327464337.post-82457115251927076642013-08-28T15:08:46.198+01:002013-08-28T15:08:46.198+01:00Well done for opening it. A lot of people wouldn&#...Well done for opening it. A lot of people wouldn't and she definitely took advantage of you. What a dreadful woman and what a lucky escape.<br /><br />Thanks for the lovely comment on my blog post by the way. of course I haven't taken one morning stroll down there since I wrote it even though the weather here in Brighton is amazing - tomorrow is another day though! xUrban Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11357082153916573988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4646749189327464337.post-29586981447753479492013-08-28T06:53:58.694+01:002013-08-28T06:53:58.694+01:00Wow. Amazing applause to you for listening to tha...Wow. Amazing applause to you for listening to that little voice in the back of your mind and checking the parcel. That is so scary. Do you need to inform the consulate or anyone about her just to protect yourself somehow? I know the drugs are gone, but would she have any way of tracing you once she finds out they never made it to their destination?<br /><br />Oh, Sarah, I'm so glad you are safe. I have learned something huge from this post. I'm naturally pretty trusting, and my husband has a heart of gold. I wonder if we would have done the same, but not thought to check like you did.Inklinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02775312085301951675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4646749189327464337.post-74260387519390202912013-08-27T19:21:33.744+01:002013-08-27T19:21:33.744+01:00Oh my goodness, I am totally shocked! What an awfu...Oh my goodness, I am totally shocked! What an awful thing to do to someone. Thank goodness you had the sense to open the envelope.SarahMummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04103870858666628645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4646749189327464337.post-60223783767237992052013-08-27T19:11:28.911+01:002013-08-27T19:11:28.911+01:00It's terrifying to think how easily it can be ...It's terrifying to think how easily it can be done, thank heavens you listened to your intuition!mamaowlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17542892476520275344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4646749189327464337.post-41903075556233440662013-08-27T17:32:47.819+01:002013-08-27T17:32:47.819+01:00Hi Kath. No I don't plan on having any contact...Hi Kath. No I don't plan on having any contact ever again with her.Awful woman!And no ... we won't be going there again!sarah at secret housewifehttp://secretworldofahousewife.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4646749189327464337.post-41266647389482352732013-08-27T16:28:37.538+01:002013-08-27T16:28:37.538+01:00Woah, that was a close call. Have you had any cont...Woah, that was a close call. Have you had any contact with the woman since? I guess you wont be going there again!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12117249594444297964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4646749189327464337.post-41753591780556514592013-08-27T15:14:33.310+01:002013-08-27T15:14:33.310+01:00Thanks Karen. Really interesting comment. You show...Thanks Karen. Really interesting comment. You showed real guts and intelligence at 12 to say no. Im 49 and couldnt.i hope our story warns other people of the dangers. I suppose she thought that a nice middle class family wouldnt be stopped. Stupid!! The Turkish authorities opened my sons bag just to check his snorkels. They xray all bags twice ... I am a very law abiding citizen and there's no way I would willingly break the law. I have learnt such a lesson. We all have. Xsarahhttp://secretworldofahousewife.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4646749189327464337.post-15089573168125231722013-08-27T15:11:51.153+01:002013-08-27T15:11:51.153+01:00Thank goodness you opened it! Shame on that woman ...Thank goodness you opened it! Shame on that woman putting an innocent family at risk like that!Sarahhttp://mummysnotebook.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4646749189327464337.post-79811836782808204252013-08-27T14:56:30.105+01:002013-08-27T14:56:30.105+01:00My heart was in my mouth as I read the first part ...My heart was in my mouth as I read the first part of this, thinking "noooo" that you'd been conned. I'm glad you opened then and checked. <br />My father worked as the head of Consulate for the British Embassy in various countries. One place we lived was Thailand. I learned at a very young age about drugs and about drug smuggling. My Dad worked with a lot of tourists who fell for all sorts of tricks and also dealt with people who'd been caught carrying drugs having been paid to do so. I was approached by a woman at Bangkok airport, when I was 12 and asked to carry her bag that she couldn't take because she had too much baggage and although she was very persuasive, I refused, knowing what it could be and that I possibly was being conned into something illegal. Am relieved that you didn't get into a very sticky situation and I'm sorry it happened at all. It's a tough thing to say, but you cannot be too careful. I hope other people read your story and take note! The Mad House of Cats and Babieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02644171123694725903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4646749189327464337.post-37983369975071234012013-08-27T14:50:49.200+01:002013-08-27T14:50:49.200+01:00Thanks Kerrie. I was mortified and felt so scared ...Thanks Kerrie. I was mortified and felt so scared and stupid. I have learnt a lesson xsarah at secret housewifehttp://secretworldofahousewife.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4646749189327464337.post-30820332964321454122013-08-27T14:30:59.765+01:002013-08-27T14:30:59.765+01:00That's a really great cautionary tale - I woul...That's a really great cautionary tale - I would have done exactly the same as you, and I also would have felt mortified when I found out. Glad that everything was OK in the end. Phew.Kerrie McGiveronhttp://www.wifemumstudentbum.comnoreply@blogger.com