Post from the UK
Jul 9th 2010, 6:59 am
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Post from the UK
Hi all,
Just a quickie;
If you have a parcel sent to you from the UK via royal mail will you ever receieve it? Any difference between normal post and signed for?
Is the best method of postage Fedex or a similar courier?
Cheers
Kittycat
xxx
Just a quickie;
If you have a parcel sent to you from the UK via royal mail will you ever receieve it? Any difference between normal post and signed for?
Is the best method of postage Fedex or a similar courier?
Cheers
Kittycat
xxx
Jul 9th 2010, 8:21 am
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Re: Post from the UK
Jul 9th 2010, 8:22 am
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Jul 9th 2010, 9:27 am
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Re: Post from the UK
Kitty,
Depending on how much you are sending Aramex Shop and Ship is a good service. You get whatever you want delviered to a UK PO Box and then Aramex ship it over to you. We also use it for personal effects / birthday / Christmas presents etc from family....
Bit pricey but takes a lot of hassle out of the process.
Depending on how much you are sending Aramex Shop and Ship is a good service. You get whatever you want delviered to a UK PO Box and then Aramex ship it over to you. We also use it for personal effects / birthday / Christmas presents etc from family....
Bit pricey but takes a lot of hassle out of the process.
Jul 9th 2010, 12:39 pm
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Re: Post from the UK
Kitty,
Depending on how much you are sending Aramex Shop and Ship is a good service. You get whatever you want delviered to a UK PO Box and then Aramex ship it over to you. We also use it for personal effects / birthday / Christmas presents etc from family....
Bit pricey but takes a lot of hassle out of the process.
Depending on how much you are sending Aramex Shop and Ship is a good service. You get whatever you want delviered to a UK PO Box and then Aramex ship it over to you. We also use it for personal effects / birthday / Christmas presents etc from family....
Bit pricey but takes a lot of hassle out of the process.
Jul 9th 2010, 4:31 pm
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Re: Post from the UK
I ordered books from Amazon.co.uk three weeks ago and they still haven't arrived.
I did order from the US site twice and the books arrived rather quickly, to my surprise. No idea why the UK site is taking longer as people have told me it's even quicker from .co.uk.
I did order from the US site twice and the books arrived rather quickly, to my surprise. No idea why the UK site is taking longer as people have told me it's even quicker from .co.uk.
Jul 9th 2010, 4:56 pm
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Re: Post from the UK
Now i use skynet exclusively . They even pick up my mail in the UK and have it delivered to me here and very good rates.
Skynet Abu dhabi ask for Mahmoud is of a different pedigree ...who knows about customer service and follows through completely
Jul 9th 2010, 5:25 pm
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Re: Post from the UK
Kitty,
Depending on how much you are sending Aramex Shop and Ship is a good service. You get whatever you want delviered to a UK PO Box and then Aramex ship it over to you. We also use it for personal effects / birthday / Christmas presents etc from family....
Bit pricey but takes a lot of hassle out of the process.
Depending on how much you are sending Aramex Shop and Ship is a good service. You get whatever you want delviered to a UK PO Box and then Aramex ship it over to you. We also use it for personal effects / birthday / Christmas presents etc from family....
Bit pricey but takes a lot of hassle out of the process.
The usual camel express doesn't work!
Jul 11th 2010, 7:13 am
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Re: Post from the UK
My husband is still waiting for his birthday present i sent early 2009.Royal Mail to here .....Inshallah
Now i use skynet exclusively . They even pick up my mail in the UK and have it delivered to me here and very good rates.
Skynet Abu dhabi ask for Mahmoud is of a different pedigree ...who knows about customer service and follows through completely
Now i use skynet exclusively . They even pick up my mail in the UK and have it delivered to me here and very good rates.
Skynet Abu dhabi ask for Mahmoud is of a different pedigree ...who knows about customer service and follows through completely
Jul 12th 2010, 5:52 am
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Re: Post from the UK
Just received a small parcel which was sent 6 weeks ago from the UK. Looking at the stamps on the outside it took 4 days to reach Dubai, and then 5 weeks to get down the road. If it's important definitely go for courier.
Jul 12th 2010, 10:10 am
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Re: Post from the UK
Still waiting for some shades I ordered from UK, posted in UK on 25 May with a Royal Mail tracking number. They're here somewhere apparently. I did save 15 quid VAT though...
Jul 12th 2010, 10:31 am
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Jul 12th 2010, 11:48 am
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