Shipping troubles!
#1
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Shipping troubles!
Well it has been a couple of weeks now and I am finally sitting in my own house and typing on my own computer but I am sitting on the floor! Yes our shipping has still not arrived. Well it has been sitting in dock or in quarantine or somewhere since 10th July! We are living a very minimalist lifestyle with only what we needed to buy! So we have very little as we have everything we need in the container!
How long did everyone elses shipping take to get out of dock and to their new house!
Apart from that everything is still good. Realised I will need to work soon so have put my name out there. My husband has already done a few temporary contracts so things are looking ok jobwise.
I am really enjoying being back in Australia. Have caught up with old friends and already made new friends! Forgot also that going to the shops is never just a quick trip as you always tend to get chatting with whoever serves you!
Anyway good luck to all those still waiting on visas. You too will be able to sit in a furnitureless house in Australia waiting for yor shipping soon I am sure!
How long did everyone elses shipping take to get out of dock and to their new house!
Apart from that everything is still good. Realised I will need to work soon so have put my name out there. My husband has already done a few temporary contracts so things are looking ok jobwise.
I am really enjoying being back in Australia. Have caught up with old friends and already made new friends! Forgot also that going to the shops is never just a quick trip as you always tend to get chatting with whoever serves you!
Anyway good luck to all those still waiting on visas. You too will be able to sit in a furnitureless house in Australia waiting for yor shipping soon I am sure!
#2
I know only of two cases and that took in total about 3 months (of which only the first 6 weeks were the actual shipping!). So, you can look at waiting till August or September.
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Oh my god!!!!!!! So spartan lving for a few weeks then! Well talk about a life laundry!
#4
Originally posted by fimart
Oh my god!!!!!!! So spartan lving for a few weeks then! Well talk about a life laundry!
Oh my god!!!!!!! So spartan lving for a few weeks then! Well talk about a life laundry!
But I think that most have to wait at least a month.
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Re: Shipping troubles!
I don't know how much you have already chased the goods, but do know the name of the shipping company this end? If so, have you chased them, they should be able to tell you where the goods are - Customs is first, then AQIS. Pester them - I did!!!!
Customs is usually the slow bit, my stuff arrived Dec 27th, but was in Customs till mid Feb! then it went through AQIS in 2 days. You are dependent on the amount of ships arriving together, and stuff like that - mine was over Christmas for example.
Good luck
Customs is usually the slow bit, my stuff arrived Dec 27th, but was in Customs till mid Feb! then it went through AQIS in 2 days. You are dependent on the amount of ships arriving together, and stuff like that - mine was over Christmas for example.
Good luck
#7
Originally posted by S Oldfield
Our furniture is collected on 9th August. Any ideas as to when our furniture will arrive????????
Our furniture is collected on 9th August. Any ideas as to when our furniture will arrive????????
Hope that you can rely on family or friends as well.
#8
Originally posted by ssinnige
Add at most a week to load it onto the first ship going to Oz, siz weeks of sailing time and perhaps a month and a half at customs.
Add at most a week to load it onto the first ship going to Oz, siz weeks of sailing time and perhaps a month and a half at customs.
My stuff took two weeks and I'm still waiting for confirmation its gone. Apparently it arrived the day the last ship went out, just unfortunate really. I'm lucky and in the position of going into a fully furnished house, where I already have some stuff so its not stressing me out. Yet!
#9
Customs
Can take up to 4 weeks as the customs only check Tues And Thurs at the bond w/house. They will only check a few at a time and also on how much stuff you have. Your shipper can only tell you if customs have had a look, then they will give you a date. If its OPS keep ringing