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Post by keikei333 on Mar 5, 2010 20:35:24 GMT 12
whaaa whoooooo - my gears all arrived (minus a string - dang! but its on its way...yeay!!)
Just thought I'd post for future noobs that might buy their gear online via alt services (ie from the UK)....
- took 1 week for the riser to be sourced at alt services (ie special order), total of 16 items ordered.....
- took 2 days to arrive in auckland after dispatch (wow!!)
- took 2 days to receive the letter from nzpost re customs clearance required
- was going to cost me $85 to get nzpost broker to sort out clearance but... - gear was valued at over $1000 (6 months savings, a rowing machine and other 'stuff' sold off...) so required a customer client number, then fill in forms etc and send to broker etc etc etc rang customs - process to do it myself sounded simple, and it was....
- applied for client number - an email form - 24 hours to get number back
- walked into the wellington customs office with my details (items list from alt, cost, passport, letter from nzpost), 1 hour later got an invoice for $200 (just gst on goods)
- paid gst by credit card over the phone - goods released that day - goods dropped at my door the next day (today!!!!)
Bob's your uncle.....!!!!
(what I do with it now, I dunno - but it looks great on the kitchen table lol !!!!!!!!!!)
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