pricey shipping to peru
just a little experience here in peru on having parts shipped in from the u.s. my wife´s rear shock went out and we had to have a new one shipped in from the states.
the shock was just over 800 bones.
dhl shipping 240
import taxes 266
dhl price for filling out custom forms, another 100 bucks. it cost over 600 just to get the shock here.
i'd tried the warranty claim, even found on the customs website where goods coming in for 'adventure travel' are exempt. their answer was that's only for goods you carry across. flown in...to bad.
hindsight...i'd have done without or modified something local. that or flown home for xmas and brought it back with me. i'm telling myself that by sharing my stupidity so some other gringo won't make the mistakes i've made will some how bring me good karma.
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