Korean Job Discussion Forums

[wittman2]

So I'm leaving Korea in a week and I have a box that I need to ship home. It's 20kg, and I've looked at both express and surface mail...has anyone had any experience with the surface, slower mail? I know it takes maybe 2-3 months to get it to the States, but is it reliable? Or will I have trouble with the container getting wet, opened, etc? I'm just wondering which method is best?

[MANDRL]

I had 6 boxes of stuff shipped from Korea to California before I left in December. Everything I shipped arrived exactly how I taped it up, no problems at all. It did take about a month or so to receive the boxes. The boxes were all sent via the normal surface post office route. Off topic a bit, the funny thing is the boxes are still unopened and sitting in my room, while I am getting ready to return to Korea with my wife for a second contract. I can't imagine what we sent home that we have not actually needed since we have not touched the boxes. We know this time around to pack a lot less crap.

[wittman2]

So you shipped your stuff by boat or by express mail? I guess my area of worry is because what I'm sending is mainly books and a few small electronic things...the thought of water damage worries me.

[sojourner1]

I shipped 3 boxes and only 2 made it home. Luckily it was not sentimental or expensive stuff, but it had teaching materials and work clothes in it. The other 2 boxes which included a laptop and other nice things did make it.

The one that didn't make it was sent from a small dong post office during a lunch break on one of my last days, while I sent the other 2 from the main downtown post office in Changwon on my last day.

[Ya-ta Boy]

[MANDRL]