How long does it stay in Quarantine

[jayjedi]

So i have bought something from Brazil, a Glasslite Tie Fighter, and my wife and I have had a discussion how long it stays in the box before I am allowed to open it :lol: My theory is that it has been in the postage system for 2 weeks so all should be fine. Apparently that is not the correct opinion and it should stay a further 7 days quarantined. We managed to get that down to 3 days but wondered if you guys or your other halves would object to an item coming from a highly infected country. Now she is a bit strict on hygiene and virtually hoses the kids down in anti bac gel when they get back from school, followed by showers and all clothes and shoes are washed immediately when entering the home!! its like a scene from Monsters Inc with the sock.

 

[Mini99]

I do understand your wife's concerns, mine's a bit like that too...I have had a few parcels from Italy and France since Covid-19 and I haven't put them into any quarantine, I couldn't wait to open them.
I don't open then on the kitchen work surface's as I normally would and do wash my hands afterwards, which I do after handling anything that's come into the house, if I do these things she's been ok with that.
But if it makes her happy, then what's another 3 days on top of I suspect a least 3 weeks for it to get here :? the suspense would get the better of me... :roll:
Anyway a Glasslite Tie, very nice, please post some pictures once it's been liberally sprayed down with anti-bac.

 

[jayjedi]

Anyway a Glasslite Tie, very nice, please post some pictures once it's been liberally sprayed down with anti-bac.

Will do and I also bought from Italy early into their outbreak, it is a 12" Harbert R2 D2 or C1P8, I did leave it in the box for 2 days as I was busy but didn't tell the wife where it was from until after I had opened it, hence the quarantine rules :lol: But it was cheap, about 56 pounds including postage and the box is nice, i will get pics up once cabinets sorted as a bit all over the place at the moment.

 

[theforceuk]

72 hours will be fine, so open it! You would have had the most risk from picking it up when you received it.

 

[jayjedi]

Not got it yet but its on it is way.

 

[weasel]

By "wife" I assume you mean 'sister'???
You are from Lincolnshire...... :wink:

 

[edd_jedi]

I wash my hands after opening any package as the postman/courier has handled it within the last hour, but once inside the box I don't think there's anything to worry about, it will have been at least a couple of days since anybody touched the contents. I believe the virus doesn't last long on surfaces, especially in hot weather

 

[UKS]

Wash your hands. Don't lick the fighter.

 

[Ruby2511]

Wash your hands. Don't lick the fighter.

Legend

 

[jayjedi]

By "wife" I assume you mean 'sister'???
You are from Lincolnshire...... :wink:

Pretty sure you mixing us up with Norfolk :wink:
We just all have webbed feet !

 

[jayjedi]

Wash your hands. Don't lick the fighter.

How else am I going to ingest the drugs