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Q: How do I get 4 ginormous suitcases across the country?
Hi good people
I will be moving from a small Tier 5 city in the North, to the South. I have heavy luggage, loads of it, but not furniture. Does anyone have any advice on how to get it down there cost effectively? Someone mentioned to me that I could post a suitcase? That seems strange to me, but I'd happily give it a shot if its viable. Or is there a removal company that services my small city in Hebei Province?
Really looking forward to hearing from you all.
Ever grateful, Kate
Posting it is exactly right Kate! Go and see one of the courier companies (Shunfeng is probably the best). They'll arrange door to door delivery for you.
Just make sure you check what is allowed to ship. Things like flammable liquids aren't allowed. Most other things are okay.
Katet:
Thanks for your advice Hotwater :) The suitcases are really heavy, think books and toiletries and shoes - back-breaking stuff. Is the postal system by weight I wonder? Because that would make this option quite pricey one would hazard. Thoughts?
I will definitely look up that courier company and see about a quote there. Thank you!
Posting it is exactly right Kate! Go and see one of the courier companies (Shunfeng is probably the best). They'll arrange door to door delivery for you.
Just make sure you check what is allowed to ship. Things like flammable liquids aren't allowed. Most other things are okay.
Katet:
Thanks for your advice Hotwater :) The suitcases are really heavy, think books and toiletries and shoes - back-breaking stuff. Is the postal system by weight I wonder? Because that would make this option quite pricey one would hazard. Thoughts?
I will definitely look up that courier company and see about a quote there. Thank you!
The cheapest option is CRE - the China Railway delivery service. They have two basic services. One is door to door, the other is railway station to railway station. Obviously the station to station option is the cheapest. They deliver by weight but it is really cheap, like a few yuan per KG.
They deliver large commodity consignments for companies so a few suitcases is not going to a problem regardless of how big they are.
They have an office at almost every mainland railway station (just look for the CRE logo) or you can call them at a number that can found online (a Chinese person could help you with that).
ambivalentmace:
yes, they have great service, they even have loaner plastic containers with seals that you can load up and return with a deposit refunded on the other end of your move.
Katet:
Kaiwen, I could kiss you! But will spare you that particular torture. THANK YOU. And you too Ambiv.
How does one end up in a foreign country (presumably without the intention of a serious long-term stay) with 4 huge suitcases of really heavy stuff???
How did you get it here in the first place?
Englteachted:
You and Spider are on to something. 'I could kiss you' is something a Chinese guy posing as a girl would say, especially calling it torture. Have you ever heard one of the real women on this site speak like that?
ns031981:
Damn you guys are paranoid.
Maybe none of the girls on this forum speak like this because you scare them off... haha
Also is it so unbelievable that someone who lives in China buys 4 suitcases full of stuff? Or that she needs to move across the country? She never said how long she was in the North, nor how long she will be in the South.
What's fishy about this?
Englteachted:
If you're asking about where to get antibiotics which are available everywhere then 1 you haven't been here long enough to fully explore your city, 2 you have been here long enough to establish a good group of local friends. Sadly Chinese are not taught logic in school, when they troll, it's revealed in the lack of logical connections. I'm not yet ready to say the OP is a troll, but I can't deny the aroma of BS in the air.
Englteachted:
'Her' previous question:
Sending money to South Africa
Dear fellow emigres
I need to send money home to South Africa in order to meet my financial obligations at home. But I'm having a tough time figuring it out, which is why I now approach this generous font of knowledge.
PayPal seemed like the logical conclusion, but upon investigation, it seems I am unable to add my Chinese bank account to my existing PayPal account.
Any other Safricans here who can share how they negotiated this quandary? My debit orders back home are bouncing like kangaroos on a trampoline.
So you can spend time here gathering 2 extra suitcase worth of stuff and not know how to send money back?
Yet another post.
Is my Residence Visa in jeopardy
I am about to resign from my job due to various reasons, but chiefly because I am hating living in an extremely remote location and cannot imagine how bad life will suck if I stick to it and finish my contract (another lonely 9 months to go, yowza!)
There is also some contract violation on behalf of my employer which at first needled me, but now I'm thinking this actually might work in my favour.
My question is when I resign to begin work elsewhere in China , can my employer retract my Residence Permit (currently valid until 28 April 2017)? Or will the thing expire naturally?
And what can I do to ensure I am given the all-important release letter? They are not the most transparent bunch and I am anticipating some resistance and possible maliciousness on their side.
Thank you.
5-6 months in one location and you complied 4 suitcases worth of stuff?
south-north any delivery company such as yinda, shentong and so on would charge about the same about 100-120 rmb per 10kg.
