Sunday, July 7, 2013

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Sending Large Articles Overseas

The next part of my day was to send home two large, framed photographs taken by one of my adult students.  On both pictures, there was some unique part of the frame that made it difficult to remove without ruining the photo.  I had to ship them in the frames.

I was going to do it myself armed with this note from a Korean:

" 이 그림들을 미국에 보나고 싶어요.
(I need to send these two pictures to the USA)

저는  000x000x000 사이즈 의 상자가  필요합니다.
(I need packing materials to fit a 000x000x000cm size item)

도와주시겠어요?
(Can you help me with this please?)   "

I asked my taxi driving friend to take me to the main post office.  He thought I could do well by going to a nearby branch near my apartment.  We went inside and he did all the talking.  They wouldn't ship them because they looked fragile (which they were).  They suggested to him that I go to a special packing place.  They gave him the phone number.  I felt like this was getting pretty complicated and had a hard time with the amount of effort this might take.

My friend called the number and they talked for a few minutes.  I guess he couldn't pin down exactly how much it would cost, so we decided to go visit.  I was really grateful to have this help.

We took a drive and ended up at ... the main post office!  haha.  Apparently they have a packing service right inside.

 

If you are facing the main counter, this room is to the left.  It's called the 포장실 (the packing room).

All the rates are listed on the desk.


This is 90% of the battle.  I was a little surprised that my two pictures would cost 50,000w to pack, but he was a packing ninja.  After it was all finished, and seeing how much material he used, I thought it was justified.


When I took the box to the counter, they charged another 90,000 for air shipment (under 10kg).  Their logic was that the longer it was in transit, the more likely there would be damage.  My Korean friend was having trouble with the price, but I told him that it was almost exactly what I budgeted.


Again, it's another case where if I had to do it again, I could do it in half the time.  But, all's well that ends well!  This is definitely the place to go with big, awkward things.  It arrived at my home in the USA in just a few days, in good shape!

Location: 521-2 Gojan-dong, Danwon-gu, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

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