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Sending my stuff home before me. How???
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Emma Clare



Joined: 24 May 2003
Location: Anseong, sung, song.
PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 12:11 am    Post subject: Sending my stuff home before me. How??? Reply with quote
I'll be finishing my contract at the end of February and I intend on going home after that. However, rather than going straight home I thought I ought to take in Thailand and Vietnam, whilst I'm 'in the area'.

Problem is, that I have around 35 kilos of luggage, and getting it to the airport will be hard enough, so there's no way I can lug it around Thailand! Does anyone know of a fairly cheap way to safely send my stuff back to England from here, before I leave? Has anyone had experience of doing this? (I can ditch some of my stuff here in Korea, but I need to send back things like my laptop, some books, and clothes that I would be loathe to get rid of)

Although I figure if it's going to cost more than the price of a return flight to Thailand (around 450,000WON) I might as well just leave it here for a month or so, and then come back for it before heading home.

Cheers!
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Mr. Pink



Joined: 21 Oct 2003
Location: China
PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 12:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Pack some stuff in boxes and MAIL IT.

I mailed two bigass boxes of books. Cost me about 70,000 won for both and surprisingly it took a month instead of the 3mths i thought it would to get to Canada.

Korean Post is really really cheap compared to western post offices, check them out.

You pay per KG too...so clothes shouldnt be so expensive.
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Emma Clare



Joined: 24 May 2003
Location: Anseong, sung, song.
PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 1:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
It's as simple as chucking it, sorry, carefully packing it into boxes, and sticking my home address on it??? Was your stuff insured? My laptop cost a bomb and if it got damaged. Eeek!!
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Homer
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 2:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
ship....ship...cargo ship...
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Emma Clare



Joined: 24 May 2003
Location: Anseong, sung, song.
PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 3:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sure, but has anyone got any rough idea how much it costs (per kilo) to ship stuff back to the UK (insured), and how much it costs to have it delivered at the other end?
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Tiger Beer



Joined: 07 Feb 2003
PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 3:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I've sent stuff back multiple times.. usually big boxes of stuff - mostly books and heavier items that I don't want in a backpack in southeast Asia or anywhere else.

I can't recall the exact prices, but it seemed like for a fairly large box of heavy junk I was often able to send for around 40,000 won or something like that. In short, it was extremely cheap and definetely worth it!

Ship it with insurance and all the rest.. its said to take 8-10 weeks.. but seems to arrive more around 6-8 weeks it seems.

Whatever it costs, its fairly cheap overall, its definetely worth it!! Great way to get rid of excessive baggage.
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adventureman



Joined: 18 Feb 2003
PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 4:16 am    Post subject: Re: Sending my stuff home before me. How??? Reply with quote
Emma Clare wrote:
I'll be finishing my contract at the end of February and I intend on going home after that.



Will you be shipping your dreamboat boyfriend back in one of those boxes as well? Laughing
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Emma Clare



Joined: 24 May 2003
Location: Anseong, sung, song.
PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 6:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Very Happy

Actually, I think he was planning on flying back to England at the beginning of February, rather than being stuffed in a cardboard box and bound in packing tape. I'm not sure he'd get through customs that way anyhow.

He's meant to be posted to England just before I finish up...
He's part of the reason I won't be renewing my contract here and I'll be heading home to limeyland for 'whatever' Shocked
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Bulsajo



Joined: 16 Jan 2003
PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 9:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Emma Clare wrote:
It's as simple as chucking it, sorry, carefully packing it into boxes, and sticking my home address on it??? Was your stuff insured? My laptop cost a bomb and if it got damaged. Eeek!!

Why on earth would you ship/send a laptop?!?! Ship something less valuable, like extra pairs of shoes, clothing, old books etc.

I've moved every 2-3 years of my life and my #1 tip is:
don't leave packing until the very last minute, and its corollary 1a. Take a few minutes and PLAN your packing/moving.

A few minutes of thought and you'd realize all the reasons why you don't want to ship your laptop. Take it with you as carry on or at the very least in your checked-in luggage.
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Emma Clare



Joined: 24 May 2003
Location: Anseong, sung, song.
PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 9:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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A few minutes of thought and you'd realize all the reasons why you don't want to ship your laptop. Take it with you as carry on or at the very least in your checked-in luggage.


Erm... then what? If I was going straight to England then I'd take my laptop on board with me, of course (I don't usually let my laptop out of my sight if I'm on the move) And when I get to Thailand, do I really want to risk having it stolen? Plus, it's on the high of the spectrum performance wise, but it's HEAVY for me (3.4kg) I can't see myself lugging it everywhere with me.
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