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emma1010 
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Posted: 06 September 2008 at 9:54pm |
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Has anyone done this?? Have seem some really great prams on US sites etc and they don't sell them here.
Anyone ever had one shipped? Thanks
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AandCsmum
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Posted: 07 September 2008 at 1:00pm |
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No but it would have to conform to NZ/Aus Standards?
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meow
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Posted: 07 September 2008 at 2:17pm |
Why would it have to?  It's not like a carseat.
Plus, the US is alot more strict on their regulations.
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Nefertiti
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Posted: 07 September 2008 at 2:24pm |
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i probably wouldnt just for the fact that if it needed repairing it could take some time for it to be sorted etc
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Posted: 07 September 2008 at 3:39pm |
I dunno, but it might be worth checking into before it got sent...
I couldn't go past NZ made with the Mountain buggy 
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Posted: 07 September 2008 at 3:47pm |
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Don't see why you couldn't, the only thing would be the shipping costs, as they aren't small or light so this might make them more expensive.
I'd go for it if you find one you like. Their safety standards are more likely higher than ours, as for repairs what's likely to go wrong with them that can't be easily fixed.
DH is always buying stuff from the US and finds the quality and price far better than anything here.
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Posted: 07 September 2008 at 8:14pm |
Most U/S sites don't ship that sort of stuff overseas and the postage will be extremely high not worth spending $$$
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Posted: 07 September 2008 at 9:20pm |
I bought my Bugaboo Cameleon from www.babycare.nl after a lot of research as the waiting list through Nature Baby was ridiculous last year. It was an 08 model in new colours which had just been released in Europe, it took another 8 months or so for them to be released in NZ - I still haven't seen anyone with the same colours as me
Even with postage it worked out about $300 cheaper than buying locally, and I wasn't charged any customs fees.
So overall I had a great experience buying from overseas, and would recommend it if the pram you want is hard to come by in NZ.
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Posted: 08 September 2008 at 4:34am |
 fleury wrote:
Their safety standards are more likely higher than ours |
I wouldn't be too sure of that. From what I've seen, in the US, cars don't need a WOF (and there are some real rust-buckets driving around), cyclists and MOTORcyclists don't have to wear helmets  and a few other things that have really surprised me. (I've no idea what their pram safety standards are, but if they are anything like their cars... )
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Ella1
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Posted: 08 September 2008 at 6:16pm |
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Hi Emma,
You won't have to pay any additional gst in NZ when importing something from overseas if it is for your own use and costs less than NZ $700,- . I looked into this when I brought a bike back from Holland last year.
By the way the fact that cyclists in the US don't wear helmets has nothing to do with the quality of US manufactured items. FYI, in Holland we don't wear helmets on our bicycles, and it's actually much much safer to bike there than here in NZ.
The only thing like some people mentioned is warrenty. But I guess you'll have to be very unlucky to have a problem with a pram, since they're quite sturdy.
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Buying prams from overseas?
