+VryBurgers Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Greetings all! Hope you are all keeping well? I have spoken to Die Pienaars about this, but thought that I'll just see if any of you guys have some experiences to share. I would like to get some Geocache items, for myself as well as my brother and friends that are cachers, like TB's, coins, etc. but the South African shops are often not stocked with what I am looking for. So you say:"But there are many international shops that deliver to SA that you can use". Granted, but in my experience I have had a couple of deliveries of other items in the past that gets lost or are held up at customs for a loooong time. So my question is this: what shops have you used that you would recommend and that there was no problem with delivery? How long did it take? Also if there are shops to avoid online, please feel free to caution me. Thank you for the help and have a great day! Quote Link to comment
+GEO936 Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Hi VryBurgers We have purchased many geocoins and other geo goodies from various places on the internet. We have only had two incidents where the order did not reach us and in one case one of the geocoins got damaged. Both these shipments were re-sent or replaced, so we did not lose out. It is always a great thing to team up with other teams who also wish to purchase coins and goodies, because then the shipping costs are divided amongst the parties and it makes your particular order more cost effective. We usually purchase from the following places: www.geocoinshop.de www.coinsandpins.com www.chqualitycoins.com www.socalgeocoins.com We also know that BruceTP does a lot of purchasing on the net for geocaching goodies, like caches, camo tape, etc. So drop him an email to find out what he has in stock. You are also welcome to contact us when you want to purchase some geocoins, as we are certain there will be lots of other people who will also be interested to purchase coins and we could all share the load. Another cacher who may still have stock of geocoins is GreenJaM - he purchased a whole bunch a while ago and he may still have some stock left. Happy Caching! GEO936 Quote Link to comment
+Smokey Bear Collector Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 you can buy stuff on eBay. Quote Link to comment
+BruceTP Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 We also know that BruceTP does a lot of purchasing on the net for geocaching goodies, like caches, camo tape, etc. I get most of my stuff from Geoswag.com and other hardware like bison tubes and camo tape from Amazon.com. Certain coins are only available through specific suppliers like Socalcoins and Oak Coins etc... I have had no real problems with delays in customs. It is generally three weeks max. Quote Link to comment
+VryBurgers Posted May 3, 2011 Author Share Posted May 3, 2011 Thanks for all the help and replies, guys. Appreciate the helpfulness of the community. I shall try and find out whether there are some cachers in need of some supplies to lessen the load. Hope to see you caching in our area soon! Vryburgers Quote Link to comment
+VryBurgers Posted May 3, 2011 Author Share Posted May 3, 2011 I was wondering: what about the Groundspeak shop? Anybody ever purchase there? Quote Link to comment
+Jayman11 Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 They don't ship international but here is a list of all of us that do: http://shop.Groundspeak.com/shipping.cfm Quote Link to comment
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