QuoteA: camouflaged for the thinking inspector - complete and consistent disguise AND something that someone would conceivably order by mailB: camouflaged for the dullard - hidden from view but disguise/package makes NO SENSE if the inspector takes the slightest moment to wonder why someone would send something like this through the mail.A is, if I didn't telegraph my point too strongly, superior to B. Either is superior to C, which is "no disguise - anyone up for Russian roulette?" But if you're a vendor who's already putting in enough effort to reach B, why not put a little more thought into it and go for A? Any common method gets shared between the major Customs Agencies either way so they have no way of profiling anything beyond on how they educate their Customs Operators and how many packages they open up. Anyone sending a normal letter is already blending in with the majority of mail sent so the security is largely up to the circumstances of where its being sent from and from where. I partly see your point for bigger objects but either they're going to closely inspect the package or not, the only way of improving it is to make the process as time consuming as possible. It's possible I'm wrong on this point though and that they skim through opened packages very quickly and just go on to another one if it takes too much times without finding anything but that sounds like a weird way to operate.Your distinction system is valid in its points but in the end its the Customs Operator who decides what's suspect or not and they might find a DVD of Japanese Porn less suspect than something really well hidden.Quoteisn't it very dangerous to use foodpackaging ?!if the vendor is using a real (not his real of course, but a real) return address, the package could be returned to that address. or for whatever reason will get in the hands of a third party.there is a chance that that food than will be eaten. that could end very very bad. parents might leave it lying around because they dont know what to do with it. kids might eat it.some courts will rule that as murder. 20 y for ordering an eightball of coke... think againIf the drugs are concealed versus them being in a container proclaiming to be something else would make little difference if any kid would open up the letter and ingest whatever is there. Maybe it would be better if the package is marked as "Dangerous Drugs, you might die if you ingest too much" ? :PThe only scenario where your point would be valid is if the object is imitating something that might appeal to children, like candy or some kind of cookie in a matching container. Even then, who would ingest random objects sent by strangers? That alone would be grounds for a Darwin Award: http://www.darwinawards.com/----------Time for some new methods, I'm going to include a few for larger types of objects as I find the concept interesting even though I most likely will never have the capability to use them:* SegmentingLarge objects like wine bottles are ideal for creating some kind of segmented area where one could hide a MBB if one is skilled enough to modify glass or one could just dump it through the entrance and instruct the customer to break it open upon on arriving. Obviously the bottle itself would require a graphic which covers the entire bottle or has a very opaque fluid. Some good examples on bottles which has this type of graphics are Lerele Sangria, Fresita Wine, La Rose Clbration Burti and Freixenet Cordon Negro Brut. Other shapes that could be useful for this purpose is Car Lamps, Small Mirrors, Cigarette Packages and Lotion Containers.* MagazinesThis partly falls under the category "Hiding in Plain View" but the reason I want to have it as a separate category apart from example "Hollowing out Objects" there's so many legit Magazines to use for this endeavor, for some examples on free ones see my thread Postal Spam - Where and How?: http://dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/index.php?topic=178446.0 An interesting side perspective on this point is for example Porn Magazines sometimes including a DVD case in the plastic encasing the Magazine, another good example is Monster High Magazine which will often include various small objects in its packaging.* Encasing with ChocolateSimilar to encasing with Wax, except it's done with Chocolate instead and at the center there's a very thin MBB including the real product. The problems with this solution is to come up with a believable looking graphic and chocolate. The chocolate will have problems with melting on long journeys so one should consider adding a separate layer or container packaging to prevent this. I don't see Customs opening up a package up to the point where they can see the Chocolate and then proceeding as there would be multiple articles on people complaining getting their chocolates totally wrecked by Customs - unless its been x-rayed in advance of course. The best types of chocolates to use as a template according to me would be any type of chocolate which has a very country-specific branding, some good examples include the companies Alprose, Frey, Lindt and Marabou.* Encasing with ClaySimilar to both encasing with Wax and Chocolate, except it's done with Clay instead and as with the Chocolate a thin MBB including the real product is at the center. With a proper container capable of withstanding some pressure one could encase it inside any shape and the only way of reaching it would be to break the object. For a more simplistic variant one could use Model Clay and simply form it around the MBB, this would have some shock absorbing effects as well.* Sensory OverloadThis method means one is including so many objects the Customs Operator will either give up or waste a significant amount of time to uncover the product. The best example of this type of packages is by the company Lego, more in depth can be seen at this link: http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Sets_by_piece_count The drawbacks of this method is when its been x-rayed its almost guaranteed to be inspected to some degree, the only question is if it will be opened shortly or if they will inspect every single object vigorously. For a concrete example of the former possibly happening see my thread Customs wreck Lego collector's Star Wars model: http://dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/index.php?topic=173833.msg1249579* ContainersAnother very open ended description but essentially what I've described in my thread Wrapping Techniques: http://dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/index.php?topic=173129.msg1243537 Some examples include Glass Vials which can be fitted with graphics for example Candy Coloring, Plastic Card Boxes, product packaging like for a cellphon, a plush toy which has electronics inside it for making sounds and finally board books which generally has objects inside the book jump out when those pages are opened. This is essentially the equivalent to trying to blend in with normal business letters, except for larger sizes.I might make an attempt at a later date to categorize the types of methods to become more standardized but for now it's just a random list of random methods. :P