It was SUPPOSED to be Christmas in October. We had waited 3 whole months for our shipment to arrive from Suwon, South Korea to Guangzhou, China. When the day finally arrived, we were beside ourselves with excitement (Well, mostly just me!)! Finally!! After months of waiting, I would be reunited with my ceramics! My cookbooks! And toys for Angelica to play with!
Well . . . it certainly WASN'T Christmas when I opened up our boxes and found this:
My heart was broken when I unwrapped this one. I had to put it down and walk away. I know it is just a "thing" and things are not important, people are . . . but I was livid! Let's just say, it's a good thing I don't believe in, or practice, voodoo . . . or there would be A LOT of movers with pins sticking out of them!
Tong-In International Movers was the company we used in Korea. I was shocked and appalled by the level of incompetence. I expected more! If you are living in Korea and looking for a moving company, please be wary of this name. I have moved within Asia before, the only difference was that I packed everything MYSELF and nothing broke. Why? Because I didn't just throw things in a box and hope for the best! I took the time and effort to ensure that things were packed carefully - ESPECIALLY IF IT WAS FRAGILE! Since Glenn and I did not have our stuff insured, they will not reimburse us for the things that were broken. So . . . I have taken it upon myself to advertise on their behalf.
This WAS an unbreakable plastic frame. "It will not brrrrrrreak (knock, knock) . . . it brrroke."
Fortunately, I can glue this one back together.
This one is so intricate that I CANNOT glue it back together.
This was a bamboo bowl. The foot of the bowl was shoved up through the middle.
One of my favorite pieces of Korean pottery purchased in Icheon. It WAS a work of art . . .
Again . . . the evil moving company! SCOUNDRELS!
Glenn's Nativity Stable purchased this past Christmas as a gift. The result of shoving all the items down so the box would close (I actually watched them do this . . . and prayed for a miracle that didn't happen).
Fortunately, I was able to put it back together.
The morning they came, I drank out of the mug belonging to this tea strainer. They had the audacity to tell us WE broke it and just taped it back together. First of all, NOTHING on my countertop was broken by ME THAT morning. Second of all, I would NEVER "tape" ANYTHING back together.
And the list of breakables continues to grow with each box I unpack. They even ripped the covers of some of my school books. The level of incompetence is rising at an alarming speed!
Monday, October 13, 2008
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr - International Movers!
Posted by Jivin' Jacobsens at 2:05 PM
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6 comments:
Grrrrr, completely understand. We had the same when we moved from Geneva to Hong Kong. We were insured--has not seemed to make much of a difference...
Cheers,
Great photos by the way.
Chris
Ok - make the insurance claim now!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know it won't make up for sentimental stuff, but it will help. You poor thing. Did the school recommend these movers? Our shipment comes next week - I hope, I will let you know if our movers were any better.
That is sick Karen. Then I read at the end that you are unpacking the boxes yourself!!! Is there anything we can do to help make sure this company knows we know about their poor service????
blech! that totally sucks. yep - see if there's any place to report them to. :P
Oh, how terrible. That would make me so angry. Unfortunately, it's not so uncommon. Thanks for the heads up. I'll be sure to not use them when I finally leave Korea.
Karen,
Sorry to hear about all your beautiful ceramics and art you were so excited to receive! Fooey, just fooey.
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