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seoulsista
Joined: 31 Aug 2005
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 Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:50 pm Post subject: Sending things home - new question. PLEASE HELP. |
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I have a bunch of stuff I need to send home including a guitar and some luggage bags which only have a little bit of clothing in them. The Korean Post Office said they can't deliver anything to the US which exceeds their largest box size (L-40cm x W-30cm x H-15cm aproximately) which is barely big enough to fit even my laptop with some packing cushion.
My other option is DHL, FEDex or one of the other big name shipping places which will charge me more than the stuff is even worth.
I want cheap and insured and I don't care how long it takes. But it seems I can only get really expensive and fast.
Are these really my only options? |
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kat2
Joined: 25 Oct 2005
Location: Busan, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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| We had the same problem. Ship home all of your clothes that you can live without or anything small that can fit in boxes. Take hte big stuff on the airplane. We've taken furniture, guitars, pets, all kinds of stuff in checked luggage. No extra charge. |
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seoulsista
Joined: 31 Aug 2005
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| Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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| We're not going home. We're backpacking for about two months. Thanks anyway though. How could there be no other way? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:58 pm Post subject: Re: Sending things home - new question. PLEASE HELP. |
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| seoulsista wrote: |
I have a bunch of stuff I need to send home including a guitar and some luggage bags which only have a little bit of clothing in them. The Korean Post Office said they can't deliver anything to the US which exceeds their largest box size (L-40cm x W-30cm x H-15cm aproximately) which is barely big enough to fit even my laptop with some packing cushion.
My other option is DHL, FEDex or one of the other big name shipping places which will charge me more than the stuff is even worth.
I want cheap and insured and I don't care how long it takes. But it seems I can only get really expensive and fast.
Are these really my only options? |
there must have been some confusion at the post office.
That box of theirs has a total mail dimension of only 1m30cm. (L + 2H + 2W). Perhaps they thought you meant via air parcel or EMS?
You CAN send a parcel via surface mail with total outside dimensions of up to 2 meters (length + height + height + width + width = 2 meters).
I think the weight limit is 20kg per parcel.
Your guitar may be hard to ship. You may have to carry it with you.
Alternatively you can look at sending it (your stuff) as unaccompanied baggage but again the cost may not be worth it. |
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sock
Joined: 07 Oct 2006
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Possible solution: Go to Itaewon. Make "friends" with a soldier. Buy him some beer in exchange for letting you on base to use the US postal services.
Worth a shot, anyway. |
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seoulsista
Joined: 31 Aug 2005
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| Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 10:33 pm Post subject: Re: Sending things home - new question. PLEASE HELP. |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
| seoulsista wrote: |
I have a bunch of stuff I need to send home including a guitar and some luggage bags which only have a little bit of clothing in them. The Korean Post Office said they can't deliver anything to the US which exceeds their largest box size (L-40cm x W-30cm x H-15cm aproximately) which is barely big enough to fit even my laptop with some packing cushion.
My other option is DHL, FEDex or one of the other big name shipping places which will charge me more than the stuff is even worth.
I want cheap and insured and I don't care how long it takes. But it seems I can only get really expensive and fast.
Are these really my only options? |
there must have been some confusion at the post office.
That box of theirs has a total mail dimension of only 1m30cm. (L + 2H + 2W). Perhaps they thought you meant via air parcel or EMS?
You CAN send a parcel via surface mail with total outside dimensions of up to 2 meters (length + height + height + width + width = 2 meters).
I think the weight limit is 20kg per parcel.
Your guitar may be hard to ship. You may have to carry it with you.
Alternatively you can look at sending it (your stuff) as unaccompanied baggage but again the cost may not be worth it. |
Yes, that was the answer we got when we called the post office first and then when we showed up we got a totally different answer. My feeling is the guy saw two waygooks show up and just wanted us to leave so he told us whatever he thought would get us out of there fastest.
I think I will try another post office.
Is there anything on the Korean post website in writing that I can bring in with me and show them? |
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