[email hidden] (Ronald) wrote in message
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Quoted message said:I hate airline bike travel prices. I hate airlines. I hate airports. I hate everything right now.
I have packed up my bike in my new Trico Iron Case, and I'm getting info from UPS that they don't
ship personal affects to the UK, because of Tarriff's and such on the item.
Que? Sounds odd to me. I've moved to the UK from overseas twice now and both times all I've had to
do is make a customs declaration to say that the goods are personal effects and that's it, no
tariffs, no duty payable, very easy. Neither time was from the USA, once from Norway the other time
from South Africa, but the forms didn't seem to make any distinction about where I was coming from
IIRC, they were more a case of just declaring personal effects.
Quoted message said:Fed Ex said it was too big.
I have a flight that leaves on Friday from San Jose for Chicago, and then a week later I'm leaving
from Detroit to London for a six month stint in London.
American Airlines wants to charge me $80 from San Jose to Chicago, then $110 from Detroit to
London. WTF?
Is there anything cheaper out there, any and all suggestions welcome.
Dude, if you think $190 is too much to pay to ship a crated bicycle from California to London then
you are in for a world of [censored] when you pitch up over here - if you think California is expensive
just wait til you hit London.
That's small change in these parts, I'd shut your moaning to be honest, £120 to ship a crated
bicycle some 6,000 miles by air doesn't sound like a rip off to me. If you want it cheaper then send
it by sea, and be prepared to wait several weeks before it arrives.
Quoted message said:If I have to live in London for six months without my Gary, I'll be really really sad ... 🙁
I'm sure Gary would be very touched to read that :-)
ZK
