Fabric for Australia ... Who Ships?
08-01-2010, 06:53 AM
#33
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My husband makes wood thread stands and I was going to ship one to my friend in Linton, Victoria plus a few other things. The package weighed 8 pounds and would have cost $68.00 to send, more than what the items were worth!! USA postal rates have gone up in this last year. So I am sending smaller packages and no thread stands!
We are still so lucky here stateside to have the options we have.
We are still so lucky here stateside to have the options we have.
08-01-2010, 10:36 AM
#34
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Gee thanks gang, all I need is more sources for good prices on fabric. If I had to pay the prices you Ausies have to pay my stash would be less than half the size. Glad you can find some sources that make it more affordable.
08-01-2010, 11:53 AM
#35
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Originally Posted by peyton
I turned to on-line shopping for some fabric
browsed a particular auction site and found fabric for $3.60 a FQ
same fabric is $24.40 a YARD in Australia
received an email back that the seller doesn't ship to Australia because the post isn't reliable
???
have never had a problem before
Sounds like a crock to me. It may be a hassle for the shipper to fill out the paperwork for the two posts - maybe that's what's the real problem. Your best bet is to have the items shipped to a friend in the US and have the friend send it over to Australia - as a "gift" - They (the Aussies) may charge you excise duties if it is sent to you any other way. That may be the consideration.
any one else ever had problems buying things from another country?
browsed a particular auction site and found fabric for $3.60 a FQ
same fabric is $24.40 a YARD in Australia
received an email back that the seller doesn't ship to Australia because the post isn't reliable
???
have never had a problem before
Sounds like a crock to me. It may be a hassle for the shipper to fill out the paperwork for the two posts - maybe that's what's the real problem. Your best bet is to have the items shipped to a friend in the US and have the friend send it over to Australia - as a "gift" - They (the Aussies) may charge you excise duties if it is sent to you any other way. That may be the consideration.
any one else ever had problems buying things from another country?
08-01-2010, 12:46 PM
#36
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Location: Bay Area near San Francisco
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I have a friend (online) in Brisbane. She and I have traded fabrics. Doesn't cost that much, you can send it in a flat rate box. The USPS has a flat rate international shipping box. Takes about a week to get there, but there shouldn't be that much of a problem. You can also insure it.
08-01-2010, 02:24 PM
#37
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Location: Melbourne. Australia
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I have one more idea - how about a buying trip to Bangkok? This site http://bkkquilt.wordpress.com/ has suggestions on where to buy cotton fabric in Bangkok and it looks both cheap and like a really fun adventure. Maybe we could organise a trip ;-)
08-01-2010, 02:45 PM
#38
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Location: La Verne, CA
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Originally Posted by peyton
I turned to on-line shopping for some fabric
browsed a particular auction site and found fabric for $3.60 a FQ
same fabric is $24.40 a YARD in Australia
received an email back that the seller doesn't ship to Australia because the post isn't reliable
???
have never had a problem before
any one else ever had problems buying things from another country?
browsed a particular auction site and found fabric for $3.60 a FQ
same fabric is $24.40 a YARD in Australia
received an email back that the seller doesn't ship to Australia because the post isn't reliable
???
have never had a problem before
any one else ever had problems buying things from another country?
Even at that price I just couldn't resist buying Aborigional (spelling??) FQ's and a pattern.
I will be making a wall hanging.
When I got in the mu sister said I'll bet the pattern is from USA.
LOL she was right. Made in Arizona. HA HA I live about 5 hours from there.
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