Beware of Balikbayan Boxes

[Mrs Daddy]

One way or another I know that it would happened that`s why when we had them We thought of stroring it downstairs so that no one would get injured.

[maria_and_matt]

One way or another I know that it would happened that`s why when we had them We thought of stroring it downstairs so that no one would get injured.

same here, we knew how heavy the box would be when its full so, it made more sense to put it downstairs.. lucky u didnt get hurt bad...

[aromulus]

When we sent our balikbayan box, early this year, it was collected from the first floor.....

None of this sheenanigins having to bring it down stairs...

We paid for the thing to be "collected" from the premises, and not from near enough the front garden.

So two pinoys got their act together and by pushing, lifting and shoving got the monstrosity into the van.

Happy days............

[darren-b]

When we sent our balikbayan box, early this year, it was collected from the first floor.....

None of this sheenanigins having to bring it down stairs...

We paid for the thing to be "collected" from the premises, and not from near enough the front garden.

So two pinoys got their act together and by pushing, lifting and shoving got the monstrosity into the van.

Happy days............

You're lucky as a lot of companies don't work on that basis (probably scared of damaging internal furnishings/decorations). Plus the many times we've had boxes collected it's only been a single guy - the first time the company actually got DHL to pick it up.

I prefer to make it easy to collect as I don't want to take the risk that they say they are not going to move it downstairs and possibly leave us stuck with the box until we can arrange someone else to collect it.