From:
Sidsel L. Espersen
Date: 2002-06-17 06:01:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Re: what are people feeding ferts around the world?
> Wondering just how bad the shipping would be from here to
> there.
There are several problems invovled, for starters the shipping
is VERY expensive, I had to pay like $ 75 for a year of Modern
Ferret (which I willingly do, but it's a lot of money when
you're a student with 6 fuzzies.)
The second problem is since we had a BSE outbreak in Denmark
(and most parts of Europe) meat and bonemeal is no longer
allowed to enter the country - not even for pets. I'm told
there's a huge container filled with Zupreem standing in
Sweden and has been waiting to enter Denmark for at least a
year. We even had trouble getting Marshall for a while. It's
so ridicolous, I want so bad to give my fuzzies a bit of Nupro
each day, but I can't get it because it contains bone and
meatmeal, I don't even know how I'm going to get it when my
jill will have kits next year - and I _want_ her and her kits
to have it! (I got hold of a bit of Nupro once and it worked
wonders for a rescue I had...so I think it would be a great
start for the kits.)
To give you an idea of how pricy shipping is:
8in1 peanut butter crunch treats are maybe $ 2 max in the
States, in Denmark I'd have to pay $ 10...
The Super Pet Tunnels are between $ 59 - 75 in the States, in
Denmark they are almost impossible to buy, but if you find
them they cost about $ 100.
The Midwest Playpen is $ 170 in the States - in Denmark around
$ 450...
So imagine what 30 kg (15 lbs) would cost to have shipped,
then add 25% tax and toll...
- Sidsel
Mom to Luffe, Speedy, Stony, Loke, Damien and Sif
- with Trille, Trine and Tyson waiting at the Bridge