cavi Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 So I am going to ship my SOH back to the tD for repair of the mess I made. I am in California. What is the best and safest way, customswise to ship back to them? I am thinking just regular priority USPS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcardoza Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 I used USPS Priority International Service. Excellent tracking and the TD received it in 7 days. Not the cheapest method. I believe is cost me ~~$40 from Boston to China. There's also the risk of it being lost completely. Can't you find a local watch-smith to handle it for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavi Posted September 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 not a chance, I basically destroied the bezel. And the TD says the maker will fix it for me but not sell the part... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pontiaddict Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 I sent mine back via USPS parcel, it took three weeks, tracking was only available stateside and the cost was $16. So those are the options, one week vs three weeks 16 vs 40... Just so you know the other option available. You save a few pennies by doing your postage online also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike on a bike Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Risky business here cavi and even if shipping goes well both ways takes a long............................ time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
automatico Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 I sent a few things from the US back to China including two DW cases (when DW was more or less honest). All gone without a trace, nothing ever arrived...supposedly. My guess is they dump all incoming mail into a big hole in the ground.It IS however one sure fire way for US residents to dispose of unwanted items, albeit expensively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 Sending back is risky, you expose your watch to customs seizure, theft or damage twice, outbound and then coming back. As automatico said it's a black hole and sometimes packages just disappear! If you insist, I would opt for priority international, at least it's trackable to the final destination.Were me, I would try to find another watch, m2m and make one keep the rest for spares or sell the unneeded parts.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kernow Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 Whichever way you ship, make sure you have your TD send you his address in both English and Chinese. Some parcels go missing because the Chinese postman cannot read English so they get 'lost'! Print, cut out and paste the Chinese address to the parcel and cross your fingers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavi Posted September 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 good idea on the chinese address. At this point I am still weighing my options, but it is looking like I will ship it. I am already of the midset that this watch is dead to me if I cannot get it fixed, so no real loss if it dissapears other than the postage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky2 Posted September 20, 2015 Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 Must just be the luck of the draw. I chose method that cost $10.90 using my own box. There were very many choices - and I do not remember if it was just airmail or something special, but I was expecting to pay about twice that amount. I had tracking all of the way to the TD. It took 14 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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