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I'm going to be living in Egypt with my husband for many months, starting in May. Can anyone give me suggestions about the cheapest way to ship some of my belongings? I'll not bother shipping things I can easily replace, but my reference books, clothes, etc, I want to bring with me. Any suggestions would be appreciated!
MK the Most Interlectual Member # 8356
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quote:Originally posted by So This Is It: Any suggestions would be appreciated!
Don't ship a thing. Thank you.
Âutomatic For The People Member # 12634
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Where does the shipping process go wrong? There are thousands of company (probably more) that import products to sell in Egypt. That involves shipping and receiving.
MK the Most Interlectual Member # 8356
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quote:Originally posted by Âutomatic For The People: Where does the shipping process go wrong?
Excellent question.
At the delivery points and at the customs.
Âutomatic For The People Member # 12634
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But what do importers do to get their products in?
MK the Most Interlectual Member # 8356
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quote:Originally posted by Âutomatic For The People: But what do importers do to get their products in?
Eeh ya Auto el-bara2ah di?
"Rishwah?"
- Mahmoud Yassin
NotSleeplessInCairo Member # 8452
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quote:Originally posted by MK the Most Interlectual:
quote:Originally posted by Âutomatic For The People: But what do importers do to get their products in?
Eeh ya Auto el-bara2ah di?
"Rishwah?"
- Mahmoud Yassin
LOL, I was thinking the very same thing! We must stop meeting like this
homing pigeon Member # 8039
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It's not really all that bad.I've shipped stuff before. The cheapest is sea freight but if you really want to sit back and clear your head of worries, you can do door to door by airfreight. You can get a reasonable quote for about 100 kilos. If it's just books, that should be the easiest option. It depends on the value of the books though and whether they are replaceable in egypt or not. A heretfordshire based freight forwarding company quoted me about 350 pounds in English money to forward 100 kilos door to door from Hertford to Alexandria. It can be about 100 pounds cheaper if they send it just to the airport for me to pick up. There are people you could hire to do the job for you there called mokhaleseen.
FairyDust Member # 7138
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It's more expensive from the USA. What about boxing it up and paying for it as extra baggage on the airplane?
Mrs Tibe Member # 12653
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Find the nearst Kuehe & Nagel and ask them to container ship it as partload. They are cheap and reliable.
homing pigeon Member # 8039
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quote:Originally posted by FairyDust: It's more expensive from the USA. What about boxing it up and paying for it as extra baggage on the airplane?
I thought about that, too but it turned out a lot more expensive
MK the Most Interlectual Member # 8356
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quote:Originally posted by NotSleeplessInCairo:
quote:Originally posted by MK the Most Interlectual:
quote:Originally posted by Âutomatic For The People: But what do importers do to get their products in?
Eeh ya Auto el-bara2ah di?
"Rishwah?"
- Mahmoud Yassin
LOL, I was thinking the very same thing! We must stop meeting like this
I am fascinated by your intelligence! I don't know how long you lived in Egypt, but that fact that you understood what I wrote is simply brilliant.
You, Newcomer (hope she's well) and Dalia and other foreigners who lived in Egypt for a short while, and still managed to know so much about our culture and religion deserve a standing ovation.
The other day I thought of you ladies while watching an interview with the German ambassador in Cairo, and he was speaking fluent Arabic with a Lebanese accent (his wife is Lebanese). He said his favorite thing in Egypt is Koshari
annie_81 Member # 4149
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Dont ship anything. Pay for extra luggage and get your friend/family to bring you a box when they come to visit.
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