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From: doug@terak.UUCP (Doug Pardee)
Newsgroups: net.travel
Subject: Re: Tips for London Honeymoon?
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Date: Mon, 12-Aug-85 14:06:31 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 12 14:06:31 1985
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> If you are thinking of buying china, do it in London.  As I recall, the prices
> were 1/2 of those in NY discount places.

If you're thinking of buying china in London, two notes:
  1)  do some basic research and learn your local prices.  There are
      many good bargains, and some duds.  Remember that you'll have to
      pay shipping and insurance (insurance on very fragile stuff,
      going half-way around the world, is not cheap).  Shipping and
      insurance can add 50% to the cost.
  2)  be a pest about shipping dates.  As I've previously noted on the
      net, I bought a full set of china in London at "Reject China
      Shops", the most reputable discount china operation around.
      The sales slip is dated October 1, 1984.  I was told that they
      usually quoted "6-8 weeks" for delivery, but it was running
      about 8 weeks at the time, and that would be the Christmas
      postal rush, and so it'd probably be more like 10-12 weeks.  I
      was persuaded to sign a "delivery delay accepted" notice.
      Friday I received a letter advising me that the bulk of my
      order was "despatched" July 24th, and the remaining items would
      be despatched whenever received from the manufacturer.  My
      Mastercard was billed last November...
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Doug Pardee -- CalComp -- {seismo!noao,decvax!noao,ihnp4}!terak!doug