Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo - C2E2

[tielan]

I have a request of my f-lists.

Is there anyone going to Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo this coming weekend (16th to 18th April) who can get me something from a stall there and mail it over to Australia? I'd send you the money for the goods plus postage via PayPal before the event.

Drop me a comment (preferably at the Dreamwidth post) if you're able and willing...

Thanks.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I'm guessing BPAL? Sure, no prob, I'm already on duty for someone else. Give me an ordered list of what you want with extras in case something's out. My PayPal email is ucgruber at gmail dot com.

[tielan]

Okay, I have my list, and will pay you when my pay comes in tomorrow. (Technically tonight sometime, but it hasn't yet appeared in my account.)

[seawench.livejournal.com]

I'm guessing BPAL? Sure, no prob, I'm already on duty for someone else. Give me an ordered list of what you want with extras in case something's out. My PayPal email is ucgruber at gmail dot com.

[tielan]

BPAL it is! Thanks a bunch!

I'll mail you with the details later this afternoon, and PayPal the money over.

[tielan]

Er. Also, it's a rather large order. As in...about 15 bottles.

[tielan]

Okay, I sent you the list. If you need more info/money, whatever, let me know and I'll get it over to you.

Thanks! (Again.)

[tielan]

Hiya!

Just checking to see what the result is! I know that they sold out of several of the things I ordered, so I wasn't sure if you got some before they went out of stock. (I hope you did, but if not, the alternatives I ordered still sound awesome.)

Let me know!

[seawench.livejournal.com]

I actually stopped by Friday since I didn't want to carry everyone's stuff around on Saturday, so they weren't sold out of anything yet. Some of the bottles were 26, not 20, so it was a little more than expected - basically what you sent but without shipping. Let me put it in the mail and then I'll let you know what the difference is. They threw in a few samples, so those will be in the box too.

[tielan]

You are amazing. Thank you so much!

Definitely let me know the total, and I'll paypal it over, pronto. Is there anything I can send/get you from Australia? Write a fic? Podcast? Something?

[seawench.livejournal.com]

This has been an insane week for work, but I promise to get to the post office tomorrow.

I don't know how easy it is to find over there, but Kerry Greenwood's Queen of the Flowers is the only Phryne Fisher novel that doesn't have an unabridged audio recording available online. If there's a cheap paperback version somewhere, I'd definitely pay for that and shipping! I have the ebook, but I'm a snob and prefer paper.

[tielan]

I will certainly see what I can hunt up! :)

Oy

[seawench.livejournal.com]

I'm having some issues with the international mailing restrictions. Apparently the alcohol content and flammability makes air mail a problem. I'd rather your oils not explode in mid air or get stuck in customs so I'm trying to figure out how to do this some other way.

I've been bounced back and forth between regular mail and UPS. I called the mail service's dangerous materials office today, and the woman there is going to call me back later today with some sort of answer.

I'm really sorry it's taking this long.

Re: Oy

[tielan]

Dang. I probably should have let you know: don't mail it as perfume or essential oils. List it as "cosmetic samples".

The problem is that they hear "oils" or "perfumes" and promptly assume that it's flammable. There's got to be hundreds, if not thousands of BPAL transactions that happen every month, and I've never yet heard of a BPAL package spontaneously (or unspontaneously) combusting while in flight.

Re: Oy

[tielan]

I haven't heard from you in a couple of days. Is everything okay?

[havocthecat]

I'm probably not going (I usually avoid that particular suburb), but if I have any actual free time, I'll send you an email and let you know, just in case you haven't found anyone else. Sorry!

[tielan]

No, it's okay. I think there's someone willing. :)

Thanks for offering, though! *hugs*