i need a little help with my little lemon crush belize business...
36 bikinis are being made in canada, and will be ready to ship to someone to bring. They should be completed on Feb 27, and i would overnight to someone to bring down here before March 4. They will take up about 7 fully stuffed one gallon zip locks (i only mention so you'll know how much room, they wont be in ziplocs Smiley)

I need them to be able to sew the stuff on them so i can bring them to the Bridal Show in VEGAS baby!!!

I know this is a huge request, but if anyone is interested i'll gladly buy ya some belikins!

please email at info@lemoncrushbelize.com or PM me here.

thanks so much!!!

yeah...right

Sometimes when you have nothing positive to say you should keep quiet

wow - wth? that's not like you, kerry....

she brought me a few cans of tuna in 2006. In all the hubbub of the week, i failed to buy her a beer. We discussed it, i apologized via email, however, i guess for some the tuna wounds are deep.

Now, aside from that incident 4 years ago...

Is there anyone out there? I'll pay the weight on your luggage if there is an overage. thanks so much in advance!

oh, and the funniest part was, i left the bag on my cart (thats how new i still was) and it was stolen when i got back anyway! damn, reopening my own old tuna wounds...tuna was impossible to get back then...i was devastated!

Kerry has brought things down for me as well, and she was a very willing "mule". The carping criticism above is quite uncalled for. She may equally be referring to the bulk of what Lara wants brought down - 7 gallons is an awful lot!

The other option would be to mail the package to yourself at the San Pedro post office. It would cost around $US60 for mailing USPS priority and then whatever it costs to clear the customs duties. But in the end probably the same cost as you would expect if you pay the extra luggage charge ($100 US per piece of luggage.)

Your products are sold for profit so this would simply be a cost of doing business. Yes it sucks, but it is the best way to guarantee you can meet your deadlines.

hey amanda, ya i hear ya, but its a matter of timing. I need them before i head back to the states with them. i have to hand sew all the jewelry on before i go to the trade show in vegas.

not trying to ditch paying anything, its just a matter of timing.

sorry the time is off. i came back last week with an empty suitcase.
but it's the thought that counts,, right?

you are such a man. My hubby travels back and forth with empty suit cases too. And yet when I travel or the girls do we are over loaded, paying extra baggage fees, almost broken backs from carrying stuff. How do you guys have empty bags!

this was not the norm believe me. it was an emergency trip to see my dad,, no time for shopping. well, i did buy a few things, but i had room.

And Maya Beach has everything! Well almost everything....

We only need what we need, then we leave half of it behind.

i can't get enough of the grocery stores up there. the massive veggie isle plays music, has the little misters spraying, lights dim and brighten as you get near, the most gorgeous veggies you will ever see! i do all the cooking while i visit my parents and i hit the stores twice a day. walking around with my mouth hanging open, in awe.
then i get back here and i can't find one stinkin banana to feed the bats?

an entire isle devoted to cereal! and another to soda pop.
a rack of toothbrushes 12 feet long, 1,000s of flavors of soup, can't buy boneless chicken breasts that are not 'buy one get one free'. no,, i don't want a free one,, i'm comming back in the morning!
deli's, free samples, more bread than you have ever seen in one spot, hundreds of gallons of not yet expired milk, 60 feet of magizines, definitely my favorite stores!

they even have barber shops (hair salons i supose) that have 1/2 naked women cutting your hair!!!

But the traffic to get there is a killer!

and did i mention the medical marijuana?

Which 1/2?

i can get everything i could possibly want within a 5 mile radius of my moms house.

and yes,, the traffic is really why i am not there.

I agree. You always ask for things then never pay up. You are very wrong for that. I will never bring you anything again.

Who knows why I had to sign up again? I have had this logon name for a long time but I had to sign up again.?

Barnacle reading your grocery store adventures remind me of going to Trader Joe's after living here 3.5 years.

I was so awed and stunned by the choice that all I ended up with was dark chocolate covered toffee with pistachios - a bottle of fancy energized water and some jelly bellys. (I could have easily filled 2 suitcases full.)

Lara - I know a family which is coming down from Washington State in a week's time. They may well be able to stash your stuff somewhere, as they've already asked me if there's anything I want brought down. They're good friends and I'd expect you to treat them to a meal or something - they don't live lavishly. PM me or phone me asap.

ahhh...lara u are something...met u gave u your tuna...u asked what u owed...i told u just buy me a drink...u owe me nothing...have been waiting 4 years for that drink...it is not my fault what happened to your cans of tuna...but the nice thing would have been to ask me what i was drinking...and settled up right then...kerry

I'll buy you a drink Kerry..and I don't want a favour for it!
Plenty of tuna in the stores right here...just pay the price and don't trouble others...

That's funny I had the exact same experience kerry.

jesse...i love ya honey! thanx

I've carried down small personal items for several ex-patriots over the years, and know that many of my board friends have done the same. The addition of the “Wish List” topic by Pugwash has helped match up the requests with the willing “couriers” (prefer this term over Pack Mule :)).

I was a bit surprised to see this request from a business owner. The offer of a few beers didn’t really seem adequate for the size of the favor. I was happy to see that Lara later added the offer to pay for baggage overage if necessary. I guess my question would be, what happens if the kind soul who transports the items gets challenged at customs upon arrival? Hopefully a plan is in place to handle it (receipts, prompt reimbursement, etc).

Peter, "good on ya" for offering up a solution for a fellow ex-patriot.

Lara, timing is everything, that’s for sure. It looks like you have it covered. Good luck.

kerry, sadly i havent seen you in the time since that incident. of course, the fact that they were stolen is obviously not your fault. i apologized at the time, havent seen you since, i'm truly sorry that it caused you so much angst that you're feeling it still, 4 years later.

Jesse, this was 4 years ago, couldnt get tuna then.

gela, of course beer is less than what would be appropriate..just dont think that posting dinner, drinks, cash, free stay at my house, whatever...i dont know what people would like from me in exchange.

hayden, please pm me. I'm not sure if you are referring to me as i'm afraid i simply dont recall and we've never discussed anything. Again, please pm me, and if i've something to apologize for, i would like the opportunity to do so.

not looking to dodge customs or anyone else. just a matter of a situation arising, and frankly, i've seen many many business ask for a little support and things brought down from time to time.

Thanks peter!!!

oh, and haydenlima81, you only registered yesterday? two posts?

I've been buying tuna here for many years...long before Lara got here...any kind..even Albacore

hmmm.....i used to be able to find it on occassion at superbuy back then, but it was very hard to find and wasnt there often. since, we can get it whenever wherever...thank goodness. you must not have been sharing the location of the evasive white tuna in water over which i have caused so much turmoil.

similar to the great Clumping Cat Litter drought of 2007. Fortunately for my geriatric kitty, that hasnt happened again.

moving on now.....

What is this? Every body dump on Lara day?

I have some "fresh" tuna in the freezer if you would like some Lara.

Hope you get it figured out in time for your Vegas show.

This whole thread is smelling a little fishy to me

Haaaaaa @ papshine! It's funny how bringing something(s) down for someone can either be so easy and effortless or so completely nerve racking, depending on the experience. My new requirement is that you have to be named either Taco, Keli, Colette, Maya, Melody, Jennifer or Simon to get a favor out of me. lol

Good luck to you Lara!

Even some of us have been a right pain

xo

lol

There has to be 2-3 day Fed Ex to Belize.

i don't know this for sure, but i heard fed-ex packages come into bz city and you have to claim it there?

spl, i checked. $601.07. US. plus duty and taxes as it would be coming from canada. I'll just ship them to vegas and meet them there for that. obviously, from a business expense, anyone can understand why i would ask for some help, glad to pay for it, and just get through one of the many challenges WE HAVE ALL faced living and attempting to work in belize.

When do you need them by? I'm coming from MN on March 9th and could bring them down for you.

Lara - I'm not sure what you're saying above. Do you still want me to try to get my friends to bring them next week?

yes, peter, please i was just making a general point, and we were waiting to hear on your dates. i'm being very optimistic that the stars will align just right and the dates will be perfect. fingers crossed!

Kelly, thank you soooo much for your offer, however, i'm leaving the island on march 7. I'll even buy you a beer when i see ya just for offering!

lara...i don't wish u any ill will, but u have seen me many times since the "tuna incident" and have ignored me...it's all good...as far as your cat litter problem, maybe i can help in that dept....i found cat litter to be quite expensive when i could even find it here in corozal...cat litter is basically gravel and sand...i went to the local quarry here, and they grind it for me and deliver a 50 lb container 2 my door for $2 bz...check into it...my cat doesn't know the difference...kerry

kerry
thanks for the offer, but my geriatric kitty turns 19 next month, and well, he's a bit spoiled to say the least. Since 2007, i've been able to find the kind he likes, although its $30 a box! oh well, at his age...whatever makes the furball happy, makes me happy

$2 for a 50lb bag of cat little does sound like one hell of a deal, delivered even! great deal!

best,
Lara