Hi all, Firstly, I would like to thank the forum for the help and guidance in ordering some my goods from Chain Reaction Cycles. Taking all the advice i took the plunge and decided to order a Tacx Trainer, some new Conti tires and some other odds and ends and i thought it would be useful to share the experience. Timeline: > Placed my order with CRC on the 11th June 17 (using the free delivery service) > Items were shipped on the 12th June 17 (Parcelforce was the carrier) > Tracked parcel on the ParcelForce website using CRC tracking ref (see 25/6/2017 20:48 SOUTH AFRICA Received at delivery depot 25/6/2017 8:37 JO'BURG INT MAILCENTRE EMS…+JO'BURG INT MAIL CENTRE EMS Tracked in destination country 22/6/2017 15:37 JO'BURG INT MAILCENTRE EMS…+JO'BURG INT MAIL CENTRE EMS Arrived in destination country 14/6/2017 10:00 International Hub Exported from the UK 14/6/2017 4:00 International Hub Prepared for export 13/6/2017 21:21 International Hub Sorted for export > On the 27th, I called the SA contact no on the ParcelForce website (0860111502 - SAPO ) and after giving the Parcelforce tracking ref, they then gave me the SA post office tracking ref and told me that the parcel just arrived at my local Post office. > Using the new tracking numbers, I then picked up the items at the Post Office on the same day (27th June) > In terms of costs - I had to pay VAT + (clearance fee R46) Overall, I am pretty happy with the experience and 2 weeks for the "free delivery" service was impressive considering it had to got through customs and Post Office.
