Post #396673 by TikiTres on Sat, Jul 26, 2008 8:28 AM

On 2008-07-26 03:50, brice_lu wrote:
Thanx TikiTres,

I just talked to the seller, lamp will be shipped with BAX global (too big for USPS), and total price is finally a little less than 500 euros.
I feel sorry for your tiki bar, but I'm sure you'll get one (even better) soon or later ! I wish I could find one too some day, but I got to get rich first ! (Can't imagine the shipping for a bar & stools)...

... and, uh... could you explain the meaning of "to be in jest" ?... (Yes, still learnin')...

Well for someone who is just learning, your English is quite good! "in jest" means "joking about". When he asked if you were going to use Greyhound shipping he was kidding because Greyhound ships by bus within the US only. Greyhound is the biggest bus system here in the US- when people ship by Greyhound the item is placed in the cargo area on a passenger bus and it travels to the destination with passengers. Depending on how far the two parties are the item can be transferred to different buses several times which increases the liklihood of it getting lost along the way. Also Greyhound has absolutely no tracking system and most of the destination stops are just regular stop-and-go type convenience stores who could care less about receiving packages. Greyhound is the cheapest way to ship large objects, but it's also the most risky way to ship.