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surfergirl
Joined: 01 Jun 2010
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 Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2010 1:19 am Post subject: 1million won to post a package?? |
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Hi there
I've have brought a coffee table and am wanting to send it to New Zealand. It is roughly 1.3m (length) x 0.5m (width) and weighs around 15kgs. Apparently since it's over 1metre it's too big to send from the post office. I am wanting to ship it. My co-teacher rung a couple of companies and they quoted 1million won to send it to N.Z. This seems ridiculously over-priced!! Can someone please help me? |
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Died By Bear
Joined: 13 Jul 2010
Location: On the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
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| Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2010 2:10 am Post subject: |
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Are you sure your friend is getting the translation of the money right?  |
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PigeonFart
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| Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2010 2:58 am Post subject: |
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| Yes, always double check when Koreans talk about numbers. |
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conrad2
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| Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2010 4:05 am Post subject: |
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| She probably meant 100,000 won. |
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BoholDiver
Joined: 03 Oct 2009
Location: Canada
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| Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2010 4:15 am Post subject: |
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It may be so large they will only send it by plane. Then 1 million sounds right.
100,000 is possible too. Prices of things often surprise people. |
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espo
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1 million sounds about right. I planned on sending something home that didn't fit in a standard box. They need to make a box specifically for the table.
Best bet is taking it home via over-sized luggage. |
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GoldMember
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| Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 12:50 am Post subject: |
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| Cut in in half, and then glue it back together. |
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diver
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Died By Bear
Joined: 13 Jul 2010
Location: On the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
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| Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 4:12 am Post subject: |
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| GoldMember wrote: |
| Cut in in half, and then glue it back together. |
Very good, lol'd |
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crossmr
Joined: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Hwayangdong, Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 6:09 am Post subject: |
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| Frenetic wrote: |
| GoldMember wrote: |
| Cut in in half, and then glue it back together. |
Very good, lol'd |
This is often done with large tables in corporate offices . |
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surfergirl
Joined: 01 Jun 2010
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| Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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Yea i have double checked with my co-teacher, it is going to cost $1million won to send the table with this company. The thing is this company sends it on the plane, I've heard it's a lot cheaper sending it by boat. Does anyone know of a good shipping company that could transport a coffee table?? Please! (I am in Changwon, so maybe a company in Busan?)
I would take it home as oversized luggage, but I'm traveling around China afterwards.
Hope someone can help  |
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crossmr
Joined: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Hwayangdong, Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 6:01 pm Post subject: |
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| surfergirl wrote: |
Yea i have double checked with my co-teacher, it is going to cost $1million won to send the table with this company. The thing is this company sends it on the plane, I've heard it's a lot cheaper sending it by boat. Does anyone know of a good shipping company that could transport a coffee table?? Please! (I am in Changwon, so maybe a company in Busan?)
I would take it home as oversized luggage, but I'm traveling around China afterwards.
Hope someone can help |
Even on a boat you usually have to reserve a certain amount of space and you get to fill that with whatever you want. Other than regular mail they don't usually give you a price to send a specific item (unless that item fit neatly in one of the size allotments). |
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