We used Asian Express (AE) and have never lost a thing. They also do the packing for a fee. All items are insured for loss. Only items that they pack are insured for damage, which seems fair. High value items must be declared before hand.
We have used them twice. We never lost anything with AE. The mislaid a part of a table, and found it and delivered it 2 days later.
The same guy in charge of packing and pick up is there for delivery and unpacking.
In the past we used a small mover, once. A box went missing, a mirror was smashed. Nobody was interested in taking responsibility. I think the problem with the small companies is that your stuff passes through so many sets of hands that it is impossible to control.
I have no connection with AE other than being a very satisfied customer.
The only other thing that might help you is that the shipping cost is usually calculated by the cubic meter, plus extra fees for heavy items, or packing of breakables. It might speed things up to measure up and estimate.
I know with AE they pack things very well in bubble wrap and this increases the shipping volume. Super secure. Items that you pack yourself are not insured.
I would be interested in learning more about these centers of artisan skills around Yunnan. For example Jianshui is a centre for a specific kind of pottery, and Dali is a center for marble work.
A reasonable choice of lumber that has improved over time. Fancy hardwoods like walnut, and mahogany are in abundance. There are some plywood and rubber-wood boards available. There are also some kiln dried imported softwoods and merbao available. Some of the lumber is very green, so look for the kiln dried if you need stable timbers.
Echo everything said by others.
Breakfast great and the serve from 8am. Most other places say 9am and they still are not ready.
Sandwiches are cheap 22-32, and really packed full of filling. We got some sandwiches for a day out, the only mistake I made was ordering two, as this was too much. These are seriously good sangars, and they are wrapped in alu foil.
In fairness to Metro, they are a wholesalers, and not really a supermarket. Hence the need for a card, which can be got around.
They have improved in the year I have been away. They now carry a more consistent range of imported foodstuffs and they also seem to have sorted out the mported milk supply.
They have a wider range of electrical appliances now, there is a coice of more than one toast. There is also a better range of seasonal non foods, like clothes, shoes, garden furniture and camping gear.
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发布者Edit - correction.. Whoring can be to act as a whore, or to consort with whores.
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发布者I kind of read whoring as the customer having sex with whores, no matter how they are procured. This is a different crime to prostitution.
Soliciting is the prostitute offering sex to a customer, in exchange for money.
Snapshot: Preserving Yunnan woodworking traditions in Jianchuan
发布者I would be interested in learning more about these centers of artisan skills around Yunnan. For example Jianshui is a centre for a specific kind of pottery, and Dali is a center for marble work.
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发布者I was being ironic.
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发布者Well I certainly had no idea about No. 9.