Any members traveling from US to EU in the near future?

George.A · Jul 25, 2018

Hi guys! As in most situations, the grass seems greener on the other side. In my case, I tend to see watches in US that are better priced than in my home country. I'm a little on the fence as buying such a means paying an added ~30% in taxes when having it delivered to my country.

However, if there's a nice guy from here who's traveling in the near future from US to EU and is willing to take the package with him, that would help me a lot. To which EU country you're traveling is of lesser importance as long as it's within EU as I can send a courier to pick the package up. If there's such a member and you're willing to help. please send me a message.

Wombat123 · Oct 14, 2018

I guess there is a certain reluctance to take a package for strangers on planes from the US 😀

Eve · Oct 14, 2018

Wombat123
I guess there is a certain reluctance to take a package for strangers on planes from the US 😀

Once i bought a used paraglider in South Africa, then i realised what the shipping would cost.. So i asked the guy to try to get it to Europe by the next trip. He asked his friend and so on.. The package was on its way for about a month, and traveled through 3 continents and 5 counties. Most of the involved people were complete strangers. And i didnt have the chance to track it. In the end it all worked fine and i didnt have to pay a Cent.
Not sure if i would ever do this again, but its nice to know that there are a lot of good and honest people out there! 😀

Wombat123 · Oct 15, 2018

I couldn't agree more, I wish it was different today.

George.A · Oct 15, 2018

Guys, so far I have 3 colleagues who pm-ed me and are willing to help me out. And this is a very thread with a very low number of views, so you got to love the great community that is here!

Wombat123 · Oct 15, 2018

Great to hear! Just out of interest, did you also have some stuff brought over and how was the experience/result?
I did the same thing but myself and overly enjoy(ed) the TinTin i now have 😀

George.A · Oct 15, 2018

Not yet as it seems this process for me is like trying to have sex as a teenager - when you have a partner, you don't have a place. And when you have a place, you don't have a partner 😀. In my case, the watch that I was eyeing is no longer for sale, but just give me a little time 😁.