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This is true.agent007 wrote:carluva wrote:Plan smart and save money. Send all your Xmas items via sea freight. Ship out by mid October and they should be here in time.
Are you in a position to provide a rough estimate on sea freight ETA and % savings vs that of skybox?
Eg. 5% average lower costs with 40 days eta
The logic is, if a skybox can take up to 4 weeks to deliver an item in the midst of current challenges, then a sea freight forwarder can take minimum 6 weeks with having to face the same port/customs challenges.
carluva wrote:Not intending to derail this skybox thread with sea freight commentary, but if you can plan, save money to buy your items and send via sea freight. Household items: soap, liquid hand soap refills, laundry detergent. WTF carluva - laundry detergent? Yes.
if you know me, I don't mind spending money, but it has to be worth it and worthwhile. High Efficiency washer Laundry detergent locally is super expensive. Much cheaper to buy overseas and send down yearly. Saves money and saves clothes, as those detergents plus the HE washer preserves the colours on clothes for longer than say powdered detergents. So saving clothes = saving money.
We buy clothes for the kids, mostly the eldest as there is always hand me downs for the smaller ones.
The dishwasher I brought down was a Bosch. A similarly spec'd GE or Frigidaire or even Kitchen Aid dishwasher locally would be close to 18k (priced dishwashers before buying abroad). I paid US$1,049 online (say TT$7,200). By the time you add all the costs shown there plus costs I paid for the packaging services, that came in under 18k. Come to think about it now, maybe I was too conservative with my estimated savings. On second look, it may be closer to 3.5k or even 4k vs buying here.
My point is rather than buying the one-one jeans and jersey a few times a year, save your money and buy what you need when you need it and then send your freight. It always works out cheaper. Skyboxes are super convenient (well not now anyway given the delays but still a good alternative to going out in Chaguanas or High Street to "shop") but costs do add up quickly if you buy frequently and/or in bulk.
dogg wrote:Excellent idea - annual or semi-annual shipments!
Do you clear the items yourself? Which shipper do you use?
ed360123 wrote:Ordered a CPU through Aeropost that reached Miami on the 20th and Trinidad on the 5th. So 15 days, it was 23 before.
Things returning to normal?
wtf wrote:Are external storage devices currently tax and duty free or that has to wait till January when all computer peripherals become tax exempt?
Thanks.st7 wrote:wtf wrote:Are external storage devices currently tax and duty free or that has to wait till January when all computer peripherals become tax exempt?
exempted.
Good question. Hopefully someone will answer.Zalos wrote:Whats a list of the current things that still get charged tax, and would get exempted in January?
DMan7 wrote:SO I finally got my stuff in my hand this morning. Ordered it on Amazon on Sept. 17
carluva wrote:Which skybox did you use?DMan7 wrote:SO I finally got my stuff in my hand this morning. Ordered it on Amazon on Sept. 17
You don't find them expensive ? I left them and went with seabox never turned backDMan7 wrote:carluva wrote:Which skybox did you use?DMan7 wrote:SO I finally got my stuff in my hand this morning. Ordered it on Amazon on Sept. 17
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hover11 wrote:You don't find them expensive ? I left them and went with seabox never turned backDMan7 wrote:carluva wrote:Which skybox did you use?DMan7 wrote:SO I finally got my stuff in my hand this morning. Ordered it on Amazon on Sept. 17
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DMan7 wrote:hover11 wrote:You don't find them expensive ? I left them and went with seabox never turned backDMan7 wrote:carluva wrote:Which skybox did you use?DMan7 wrote:SO I finally got my stuff in my hand this morning. Ordered it on Amazon on Sept. 17
eZone
Paid 77 TTD today for an computer peripheral. Not bad.
st7 wrote:DMan7 wrote:hover11 wrote:You don't find them expensive ? I left them and went with seabox never turned backDMan7 wrote:carluva wrote:Which skybox did you use?DMan7 wrote:SO I finally got my stuff in my hand this morning. Ordered it on Amazon on Sept. 17
eZone
Paid 77 TTD today for an computer peripheral. Not bad.
how much pounds was it?
DMan7 wrote:st7 wrote:DMan7 wrote:hover11 wrote:You don't find them expensive ? I left them and went with seabox never turned backDMan7 wrote:carluva wrote:Which skybox did you use?DMan7 wrote:SO I finally got my stuff in my hand this morning. Ordered it on Amazon on Sept. 17
eZone
Paid 77 TTD today for an computer peripheral. Not bad.
how much pounds was it?
1 LB
st7 wrote:has anyone shipped a cell phone lithium-ion battery before?
DMan7 wrote:st7 wrote:has anyone shipped a cell phone lithium-ion battery before?
Yea a few months ago, my battery on my phone ended up swollen, had to buy one online and install it myself.
Ezone does house delivery?DMan7 wrote:carluva wrote:Which skybox did you use?DMan7 wrote:SO I finally got my stuff in my hand this morning. Ordered it on Amazon on Sept. 17
eZone
wtf wrote:Ezone does house delivery?DMan7 wrote:carluva wrote:Which skybox did you use?DMan7 wrote:SO I finally got my stuff in my hand this morning. Ordered it on Amazon on Sept. 17
eZone
How are their rates compared to websourceDMan7 wrote:wtf wrote:Ezone does house delivery?DMan7 wrote:carluva wrote:Which skybox did you use?DMan7 wrote:SO I finally got my stuff in my hand this morning. Ordered it on Amazon on Sept. 17
eZone
yea...
wtf wrote:How are their rates compared to websourceDMan7 wrote:wtf wrote:Ezone does house delivery?DMan7 wrote:carluva wrote:Which skybox did you use?DMan7 wrote:SO I finally got my stuff in my hand this morning. Ordered it on Amazon on Sept. 17
eZone
yea...
What about seabox?DMan7 wrote:wtf wrote:How are their rates compared to websourceDMan7 wrote:wtf wrote:Ezone does house delivery?DMan7 wrote:carluva wrote:Which skybox did you use?DMan7 wrote:SO I finally got my stuff in my hand this morning. Ordered it on Amazon on Sept. 17
eZone
yea...
I think they are better, they also have a rewards program where you earn points and can get discounts on your next item.
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