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fishmarket · Joined: 25 Feb 2008 Posts: 17

I will shortly be flying out to Kuwait to start work. In order to avoid excess baggage charges I have been advised to send additional items by post.

To send a parcel weighing 3 kg by courier is fast but prohibitively expensive. How long does it take to send a parcel to Kuwait in the normal post and how secure is it

15yearsinQ8 · Joined: 17 Oct 2006 Posts: 462 Location: kuwait

they may be lost
if not,
they will be openned in front of you at the big po in kaifan - you will receive notice by way of a card
your school's mandoob may not check the po daily - send word out that a parcel is due
1-2 months i'd wager
you should have asked me for advice beforehand
read the next thread on what to do in kuwait - mailing advice

15yearsinQ8 · Joined: 17 Oct 2006 Posts: 462 Location: kuwait

send it registered and keep the recipt number
address it to your school's mandoob - not yourself or you'll have to lose a half day of school for the checking procedure
this is countraversial advice - really depends on your school
i didn't you didn't send it
no dvds or videos or pills/medicines no liquids

The_Hanged_Man · Joined: 10 Oct 2004 Posts: 224 Location: Tbilisi, Georgia

Another idea is waiting to setting up an Aramex account once you are there and having it shipped after you. I used their services many times and they were fast (1 week or so) and reasonably priced. The name of the service is Shop & Ship. Google Aramex for more details.

middleastman · Joined: 19 Feb 2006 Posts: 73

Hi there,

Kuwait hasnt quite got to grips with the concept of post let alone the fact that you pay x amount of money to receive your post by a certain date. If your belongings are important enough for you to bring with you to kuwait you have 4 choices:

1. Post it by normal post to kuwait and the chances are you'll never see it again.

2. Post it by aramex, fedex etc and pay a large amount of money to receive a SMALL amount of goods.

3. Pay the excess lugguage and get it air- freighted with you.

4. Get it shipped to Kuwait by a shipping company. This is by no- means pain- free and also depends on how long you will be there for as it will probably take a while to get there (2-4 months) depending on where you are coming from, customs etc.

Stephen Jones · Joined: 21 Feb 2003 Posts: 4124

If it's only three kilos pay excess baggage.

There are still postboxes in Kuwait. Rumour has it they haven't been emptied since the first Gulf war.

15yearsinQ8 · Joined: 17 Oct 2006 Posts: 462 Location: kuwait

i check my po box 3 x a week

johnslat · Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 2:07 pm Post subject:

I suspect Mr. Jones was writing about postboxes where mail is deposited to be sent somewhere rather than post office boxes where mail can be picked up.
Regards,
John