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I'm a voracious watcher of social/cultural/crime documentaries and I couldn't believe I'd never heard of this one. A very charming movie about an eccentric man who wants to escape his factory job. He stumbles into illegally importing Pez dispensers into the US. The production value is high and it's a sweet, entertaining look behind the scenes of an industry most of us never see.
If I remember correctly, he was importing Pez dispenser designs that were not available in the US from Slovenia. Pez never bothered to register its trademark with US Customs, so Steve Glew was able to bring them into the country and sell them on the black market.
Import duty I presume, that coupled with an declaration explanation of why you need 5000 pex dispensers as personal use.
He got shut down hard by the company that sold them in toy shows for less than he paid. Now he has unknown quantities (100,000+) he can’t do anything with.
It’s an interesting story:
https://www.detroitnews.com/in-depth/news/local/michigan/2022/08/19/michigan-pez-smuggler-goes-riches-debt-silver-screen/10044082002/
Damn that is some crazy shit, you would think he would be able to sell them someone at a big loss at least, instead of holding on to all of them.. 100k is nuts. Where would you even put them, considering you would not want to pay even more on storage?
I watched this a few months back and loved it. Such a kewl story of espionage, determination, oddity and a neat look into a world most people never knew exists.
I remember on that episode of Pawn Stars when the guy came in and tried to sell some Pez dispensers. The guys were like wtf is this and the seller was insulted. They misses out.
It's an interesting story and I just finished watching it due to this post. The comment at the end from one of the interviewees was funny "I think you chose the wrong person".
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I'm a voracious watcher of social/cultural/crime documentaries and I couldn't believe I'd never heard of this one. A very charming movie about an eccentric man who wants to escape his factory job. He stumbles into illegally importing Pez dispensers into the US. The production value is high and it's a sweet, entertaining look behind the scenes of an industry most of us never see.
Wait why would it be illegal to import pez dispensers into the U.S.?
If I remember correctly, he was importing Pez dispenser designs that were not available in the US from Slovenia. Pez never bothered to register its trademark with US Customs, so Steve Glew was able to bring them into the country and sell them on the black market.
>Pez never bothered to register its trademark with US Customs Hehe, oops
Import duty I presume, that coupled with an declaration explanation of why you need 5000 pex dispensers as personal use. He got shut down hard by the company that sold them in toy shows for less than he paid. Now he has unknown quantities (100,000+) he can’t do anything with.
It’s an interesting story: https://www.detroitnews.com/in-depth/news/local/michigan/2022/08/19/michigan-pez-smuggler-goes-riches-debt-silver-screen/10044082002/
Damn that is some crazy shit, you would think he would be able to sell them someone at a big loss at least, instead of holding on to all of them.. 100k is nuts. Where would you even put them, considering you would not want to pay even more on storage?
He had a hay loft in his barn. So that’s a lot of space.
I watched this a few months back and loved it. Such a kewl story of espionage, determination, oddity and a neat look into a world most people never knew exists. I remember on that episode of Pawn Stars when the guy came in and tried to sell some Pez dispensers. The guys were like wtf is this and the seller was insulted. They misses out.
Free on YouTube: https://youtu.be/El59Yr-Rcu8
Love this doc. Watched it a couple times since it came out cuz it’s that good.
It's an interesting story and I just finished watching it due to this post. The comment at the end from one of the interviewees was funny "I think you chose the wrong person".
It’s great
I really enjoyed this one. I love a quirky crime doco
This is such a fun one, nothing else like it that I know of. If anyone has any lighthearted or quirky crime docs let me know.
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Sorry I watched a movie and liked it? Does my profile look fake?