Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Service with a Kick

However, as nice as Balchandra Road is, getting things here ain`t easy. If you get something sent to you via regular post, do know your package will take anywhere from 2-4 weeks to get here…no matter what your post office tells you. Do know It will definitely be opened and fully inspected. Then it will be manhandled. Your box will look like Hulk Hogan has smashed upon it. It will look like it`s been kicked by David Beckham, dropped from a 10-story building, and run over by a Mack 10 diesel truck. Then it will be haphazardly put back together with some rope and black wax. If you`re unlucky like my roommate was, ¼ of the food that was sent to you by your best friend will get eaten as well. Above, you can see the box I got from the states after 3-1/2 weeks. The box I received from Switzerland fared better and only took 2-1/2 weeks. Otherwise, everything in both boxes were in pretty good shape. So, for those of you who may live in India one day? If you want to send something fragile or in a hurry, you better use a courier service.

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