Mine did that for 20 days in Cologne. In FedEx defense, Cologne is a beautiful cityKnife had a real eventful day in Frankfurt. Must be doing some siteseeing
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Not very beautiful from the inside of a box though.Mine did that for 20 days in Cologne. In FedEx defense, Cologne is a beautiful city
Are we sure its still inside the boxNot very beautiful from the inside of a box though.
shipping one LP from Canada to the EU supposedly is 49 Canadian $ ...either the rate has dropped incredibly or shipping rates gone crazy...does anyone here have a tip to an affordable courier for records?
thanks for that effort! I am indeed in the Netherlands!The problem with an LP is that you need a large box to protect it (say 13"x13"x3"). When you get to something that size, but is inherently light, carriers switch over to cube weight. So something that weighs 1lb will get billed as 4lb.
I just tried an estimate of 13x13x4 at 1lb to Rotterdam (as I'm guessing you're in NL based on your username) and it came back as $79CAD. This was the only via a quick quote using a broker type service.
Is "media mail" an option?thanks for that effort! I am indeed in the Netherlands!
typically shipping a record is like 10-15 euro within the EU....which already is expensive IMHO...my last shipment from California did set me back 24 USD...so I do not get how Canada is so much more expensive (the seller is also flabbergasted by the quote of 49 Cd$)
thanks for that effort! I am indeed in the Netherlands!
typically shipping a record is like 10-15 euro within the EU....which already is expensive IMHO...my last shipment from California did set me back 24 USD...so I do not get how Canada is so much more expensive (the seller is also flabbergasted by the quote of 49 Cd$)
That is not entirely satisfying to those of us who like to drag a rock through a gutter.Rip it using an ADC and email him the digital file.![]()
the seller found an alternative for 26 Cnd, thanks for your support!So I just checked on the Canada Post site. Same size package as I noted (13x13x3", 1lb) untracked could be shipped for $30CAD via air. Tracking raises that up to $65CAD.
For some reason Canadian rates off the North American continent are just more expensive. Not sure why that is, but it just seems to be the way.
Just had my new Helqvist beeing sent back to Sweden because it could not be imported to Germany because it contained a "forbidden good" according to local german DHL.
Did anybody have such an experiance recently? know that somehow in UK with royal mail it was a problem to ship knives, but with standard DHL (regular national post service, not "DHL Express") I haven't had any issues so far. did some regulation change with the new year?
There is no Customs paperwork since there is no Custom duties in EU.customs paperwork
I'm in CT and had a USPS knife go from GA --> MA --> MD --> MA --> CT. Maybe they just want the extra workKnife coming from Virginia to Mass by USPS - should have been here Wednesday. Currently on its second stop in the state of Colorado
Gotta get those steps in!I'm in CT and had a USPS knife go from GA --> MA --> MD --> MA --> CT. Maybe they just want the extra work
Things I like about Pirate Ship:FedEx should honestly be avoided at all costs. My satisfaction rate with them is roughly 50% which is so beyond unacceptable...
I had a friend ship a bit of contraband (liquor) from SoCal to somewhere near San Luis Obispo. The package arrived intact weeks late after having been tracked through Kentucky. What the (yeah that.)I'm in CT and had a USPS knife go from GA --> MA --> MD --> MA --> CT. Maybe they just want the extra work
I had a friend ship a bit of contraband (liquor) from SoCal to somewhere near San Luis Obispo. The package arrived intact weeks late after having been tracked through Kentucky. What the (yeah that.)
USPS if memory servesUPS?
USPS if memory serves