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Rod, with so many posts on this forum it is best if you send your questions of Ivar to ivar@casaivar.comHello Ivar!
We are arriving in Porto next week to start the Coastal Camino. As we were unable to spend much time in SdC when we were there in 2016, we are planning a number of days to explore the city. We’d like to have more comfortable clothes when we reach SdC so are considering your storage service as an option.
Have you had any reports of issues when pilgrims have mailed packages from Portugal? We are arriving in Porto on the 15th of September and will be in SdC on Sept 28th. We’d like to forward our comfortable clothes to SdC as soon as we reach Porto. Would that be enough time for delivery by Post from Portugal? Are there any other cautions we should take if mailing from Portugal? Thanks for this,
Rod
The only issue with sending things from Portugal is when the address is not written correctly... so usually no problems. That said, if there is a problem... customer service from the Portuguese post office once you are in Spain is close to zero. So some people use Eurosender (or SendMyBag) if what they are sending is very valuable..Hello Ivar!
We are arriving in Porto next week to start the Coastal Camino. As we were unable to spend much time in SdC when we were there in 2016, we are planning a number of days to explore the city. We’d like to have more comfortable clothes when we reach SdC so are considering your storage service as an option.
Have you had any reports of issues when pilgrims have mailed packages from Portugal? We are arriving in Porto on the 15th of September and will be in SdC on Sept 28th. We’d like to forward our comfortable clothes to SdC as soon as we reach Porto. Would that be enough time for delivery by Post from Portugal? Are there any other cautions we should take if mailing from Portugal? Thanks for this,
Rod
The only issue with sending things from Portugal is when the address is not written correctly... so usually no problems. That said, if there is a problem... customer service from the Portuguese post office once you are in Spain is close to zero. So some people use Eurosender (or SendMyBag) if what they are sending is very valuable..
My address is:
Ivar Rekve
ATT: [Your name goes here]
Travesía da Universidade 1
15704 Santiago de Compostela
La Coruña
Spain
You can find the sending instructions here:
Most people use the post office to send things to me, but you can also look into these two:
Send Luggage and Ship Boxes with Send My Bag® Luggage Courier and Delivery Service
Send baggage using Send My Bag’s luggage courier and delivery service. Use our courier service to send your luggage anywhere in the world whether travelling, moving abroad or heading to college or university. Get an instant quote today.www.sendmybag.com (Phone number, if needed, is: +34 981 04 21 34)Eurosender: International Shipping & Logistics Services
The #1 logistics platform for shipping packages, pallets, vans, and freight worldwide. We gather the best courier companies and services in one place.www.eurosender.com
…and more questions answered here:
Hope this helps!
Ivar
@ivar - has anyone had any issues with Eurosender? Their prices seem quite reasonable to ship from Lisbon to Santiago. I wasn't able to do an estimate with SendMyBag, because the form wouldn't allow me to put Spain as a destination from Portugal.The only issue with sending things from Portugal is when the address is not written correctly... so usually no problems. That said, if there is a problem... customer service from the Portuguese post office once you are in Spain is close to zero. So some people use Eurosender (or SendMyBag) if what they are sending is very valuable..
My address is:
Ivar Rekve
ATT: [Your name goes here]
Travesía da Universidade 1
15704 Santiago de Compostela
La Coruña
Spain
You can find the sending instructions here:
Most people use the post office to send things to me, but you can also look into these two:
Send Luggage and Ship Boxes with Send My Bag® Luggage Courier and Delivery Service
Send baggage using Send My Bag’s luggage courier and delivery service. Use our courier service to send your luggage anywhere in the world whether travelling, moving abroad or heading to college or university. Get an instant quote today.www.sendmybag.com (Phone number, if needed, is: +34 981 04 21 34)Eurosender: International Shipping & Logistics Services
The #1 logistics platform for shipping packages, pallets, vans, and freight worldwide. We gather the best courier companies and services in one place.www.eurosender.com
…and more questions answered here:
Hope this helps!
Ivar
I had some pilgrims sending a big bike bag from Portugal with them and it was a pain in the %&%%·$/. The issues is that the delivery company they use to deliver in Santiago is not very great.. at least before the pandemic. Have you checked prives at the post office in Portugal?@ivar - has anyone had any issues with Eurosender? Their prices seem quite reasonable to ship from Lisbon to Santiago. I wasn't able to do an estimate with SendMyBag, because the form wouldn't allow me to put Spain as a destination from Portugal.
Thank you.I had some pilgrims sending a big bike bag from Portugal with them and it was a pain in the %&%%·$/. The issues is that the delivery company they use to deliver in Santiago is not very great.. at least before the pandemic. Have you checked prives at the post office in Portugal?
I know SendMyBag is expensive since they use DHL. DHL shipments are transported from beginning to end by DHL. These other services, subcontract delivery at destination (then they blame each other if there is a problem, although most of the times all goes well).
You may have to plastic wrap it (kitchen wrap from the supermarket works). They should accept it (people have sent suitcases to me with them before), but it is not "normal" so you might find that the clerk looks at you strangely.Do you know if the Portuguese post office will accept a suitcase? Or does it have to be a box?
Don't know what prices DPD will give you, but they get delivered in Santiago by SEUR, and I have a great relationship with them (they also bring all the suitcases/boxes that come in from France).
Yes, I think SEUR is part of the DPD groupSEUR is DPD.
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