Shipping from Spain to Australia. Advice?

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Shipping from Spain to Australia. Advice?

Post by simonm » Sat Nov 21, 2015 10:54 pm

I was asked by someone in Australia for advice getting a guitar from Spain to Australia. The source is a small scale Spanish maker who unfortunately has no experience in shipping to the Antipodes. Specifically has anyone here received packages from Spain via the postal service? They Spanish postal service has (supposedly) fast parcel service to Australia at a more reasonable price than (say) Fedex. From Germany I would have no qualms about the post office as DHL is one of their brands and is reliable enough.

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Re: Shipping from Spain to Australia. Advice?

Post by Allen » Sun Nov 22, 2015 5:33 am

If the Spanish mail isn't a problem, then I would say use the postal service. This is how I ship all my instruments to overseas destinations. Lots to Europe, North America and Asia.
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Re: Shipping from Spain to Australia. Advice?

Post by kiwigeo » Sun Nov 22, 2015 9:17 am

Romanillos mailed me a book last year via Spanish post.....got here in fair time and in good nick.
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Post by Nick » Mon Nov 23, 2015 6:07 am

Not sure about DHL anymore, although this was only one airport and a few employees.

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Re: Shipping from Spain to Australia. Advice?

Post by kiwigeo » Mon Nov 23, 2015 9:35 am

Nick wrote:Not sure about DHL anymore, although this was only one airport and a few employees.

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Blatant Ozzie bashing!!

I remember when I used to work for a furniture moving company in Christchurch NZ......some of the stuff I saw happening to peoples furniture would make those DHL guys look like kid glove operators
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Re: Shipping from Spain to Australia. Advice?

Post by kiwigeo » Mon Nov 23, 2015 9:36 am

kiwigeo wrote:
Nick wrote:Not sure about DHL anymore, although this was only one airport and a few employees.

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Blatant Ozzie (and Adelaide) bashing!!

I remember when I used to work for a furniture moving company in Christchurch NZ......some of the stuff I saw happening to peoples furniture would make those DHL guys look like kid glove operators
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Re: Shipping from Spain to Australia. Advice?

Post by Nick » Wed Nov 25, 2015 1:00 pm

kiwigeo wrote:Blatant Ozzie bashing!!
Na not just in Oz and not just DHL! :wink:

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