Anyone shipped a kitchen aid from the US?
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Topic: Anyone shipped a kitchen aid from the US?
Posted By: jano1
Subject: Anyone shipped a kitchen aid from the US?
Date Posted: 29 November 2010 at 7:43pm
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Next year we are going to the states for a holiday and I was wondering whether it would be cheaper to buy a kitchen aid mixer over there and ship it back. has anyone done this?
Does anyone know the cost of the mixers in the States? TIA 
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Posted By: kiwi2
Date Posted: 29 November 2010 at 8:47pm
| I do know they run on 110v over there whilst our electricity is 220-240v. You can buy the correct voltage ones over there but you need to go to a specialty store. They are online and you just need to google 220v kitchen aid. I wouldn't ship. Going to the states you can get two suitcases of 50lbs each. I would use your kitchen aid as one of those suitcases packed in a box with clothes around it. |
Posted By: kiwi2
Date Posted: 29 November 2010 at 8:53pm
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Try this site it is $125 for shipping which you could save.
http://www.220-electronics.com/Kitchenaid_Mixer_220_volts/Kitchenaid_Artisan_stand_mixer_220_volts.htm Works out with shipping to be $454 US which is $576.29 NZ |
Posted By: Rainbow
Date Posted: 29 November 2010 at 8:54pm
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Either way be careful you don't get stung by customs. And I think the luggage allowance has now changed for the states...but not 100% sure. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: kiwi2
Date Posted: 29 November 2010 at 9:12pm
| Rainbow - you got me worried there as we are going back in august and will be taking empty cases to bring back lots of stuff. lol. I just checked qantas and it is still 2 pieces up to 23kgs of 50lbs. There is no info saying that it is going to expire too thank goodness. I remember something about transitting in LA on the way thru to europe being only 1 suitcase now. |
Posted By: kiwi2
Date Posted: 29 November 2010 at 9:26pm
| ok there is no customs duty on food mixers but there may be gst. gst is calculated on shipping as well so you may have to pay $60ish dollars. Customs do waiver the fees if it is under $60 but in this case it may be slightly more but compared to $800-1000 for the same item here it isn't a bad deal still. Also there possibly will be a customs transaction fee of $23 |
Posted By: jano1
Date Posted: 30 November 2010 at 7:44am
| Thanks for all the replies. I meant ship back in my luggage lol. Thanks for the info on voltage, I'll see if I can find a specialty store in San Francisco. |
Posted By: kiwi2
Date Posted: 30 November 2010 at 11:26am
| I would buy online and get it sent to your address in san francisco. To get a 220v one is hard as there is no call for it in the states. I had no luck just going into shops. I was looking for stuff before moving back to nz and I had to go online for it all. They are purely for an overseas market. Most websites in the US do free domestic shipping. |
Posted By: jano1
Date Posted: 30 November 2010 at 12:22pm
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Thanks for that. I was looking online but couldn't seem to find any 220v ones.
Do you have one that you brought back from the states? Have you had any problems with it? |
Posted By: Plushie
Date Posted: 30 November 2010 at 12:41pm
| I have a kitchen-aid i got from the states and its amazing - my mom brought it back in a suitcase with her. But it is commercial kitchen standard - i'm sure you know what you want and what you're doing and i don't mean to sound like a crazy woman - but if its just for a home kitchen you can get cheaper models (that arent as awesome but work perfectly for home cooking) |
Posted By: kiwi2
Date Posted: 30 November 2010 at 1:20pm
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I didn't bring it back but have stuff we did bring back and it is all fine. Even with a voltage converter which is a pain but makes it work well. This is the website to get it on and they are on special at the moment
http://www.220-electronics.com/Kitchenaid_Mixer_220_volts/Kitchenaid_Artisan_stand_mixer_220_volts.htm I do have a list of things to buy over there though. Osh kosh at target is dirt cheap, Like $10 shirts and $12 jeans. On special I would get them for $5 Mossimo also at target. Jeans for the kids. Oh and energizer batteries. Can't beleive how expensive batteries are here. Also polly pocket and littlest pets shop and lego. Also my carpet stain remover and ironing in a bottle. Just spray the wrinkles away. I can't remember all the things I will look out for but just to have the variety. Definately got shoppers withdrawal. As for restaurants can't wait for olive garden, joes crab shack and red lobster. They aren't that great but you miss them when they aren't around. But in saying all that I love being back home in NZ a quick shopping fix every two years is more than adequate. Take empty suitcases. |
Posted By: gossamer
Date Posted: 02 December 2010 at 12:51pm
| Luggage allowances are different with different airlines and can depend on a few things, so double check it. Just wanted to add! |
Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 02 December 2010 at 3:03pm
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I know! Air New Zealand changed theirs in May, which I was so annoyed about, DH is going over there in a week and I wanted him to bring me a Jumperoo back. He's still going to, but he has to pay excess luggage. Funny thing is, it's still going to be cheaper than what you can buy them for in New Zealand and you can only get one model here, and I wanted a different one. -------------   
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Posted By: amykt
Date Posted: 11 December 2010 at 10:22pm
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I just bought a kitchen aid mixer off the website listed above - I'll let you know how it goes - it's getting shipped over here to NZ! Fingers crossed it arrives in one piece ------------- http://www.TickerFactory.com/"> 
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Posted By: amykt
Date Posted: 16 December 2010 at 2:01pm
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Just to update you all - ordered it on Monday, it arrived on Thursday in NZ and got a call from customs to pay an extra $120 for gst. So make sure you factor that into your calculations :) ------------- http://www.TickerFactory.com/">
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Posted By: amykt
Date Posted: 16 December 2010 at 2:04pm
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oh and i just found http://www.choice.co.nz/View.aspx?Product=20442 - this site in NZ for $875 (cheapest i've seen so far) so saved probably about $140 getting it from the US. Not much of a saving but still better than nothing ------------- http://www.TickerFactory.com/">
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Posted By: myonlineself
Date Posted: 16 December 2010 at 4:20pm
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oh wish I had looked here earlier - didn't realise you could get the NZ voltage ones from the US too! prob too late to get here for Christmas ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: amykt
Date Posted: 16 December 2010 at 7:29pm
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hmmm it might be tight to get it here, but they're pretty fast. if it didn't arrive before christmas it would definitely be here only a couple of days after. ------------- http://www.TickerFactory.com/">
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Posted By: Mucky_Tiger
Date Posted: 16 December 2010 at 8:00pm
call me ignorant but isnt 10A not NZ voltage. isnt it a pain having to have a converter just to plug in a kitchen mixer when you can get this one at Briscoes for $350 http://catalogues.briscoes.co.nz/Get_Set_for_Christmas_Savings_/2570/Kenwood_Chef_Patissier_Mixer/235580 - link |
amykt wrote:Posted By: kiwi2
Date Posted: 16 December 2010 at 8:45pm
| 10A I think is the connection not the voltage. I don't think the A stands for amps. Possibly a,b,c instead. Voltage in the states is 110V here it is 220V. We have blown a few items by plugging them in here without checking their voltage. |
Posted By: amykt
Date Posted: 17 December 2010 at 1:06pm
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The site listed above is an american site that sells overseas products - so the kitchenaid is 220-240v which is exactly what we have here in nz ------------- http://www.TickerFactory.com/">
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Posted By: amykt
Date Posted: 21 December 2010 at 2:02pm
ok, just to update... my kitchen aid arrived from the states today and it's awesome!!!!!
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Posted By: pekay
Date Posted: 21 December 2010 at 2:15pm
| oooohhhh....it's beautiful! One day I'll get mine.. |
Posted By: kiwisj
Date Posted: 21 December 2010 at 2:22pm
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I WANT ONE. So jealous!
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Posted By: amykt
Date Posted: 21 December 2010 at 2:31pm
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The closest I've got is turning it on! I haven't made anything yet... counting down the hours til Jaxon goes to sleep tonight and I can have some time to myself, just me and my kitchenaid ------------- http://www.TickerFactory.com/">
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