Aramex... Live and Learn

So living out here, lots (Actually most) places won't ship things to you. Which when you are living in a foreign country is not a good thing :) Sometimes you just miss the comforts of home. For example, the hubby loves to grill. We got a fabulous grill off dubizzle. For years he has used this one spice on his steaks and burgers. So when he naturally couldn't find it here, I decided to order it for him. His spice of preference is Fiesta steak seasoning. Well i found it on amazon, and it was 11 dollars, for a 3 pack. Bingo!

So then i stumbled across the crystal light individual packets, which i love. The kids love, and if it gets monkey to drink water, we need that! He doesn't drink it plain. It taste bad he says. Go figure... So those came in a 6 pack, so we got some of those. Then there was the nytol, which i need my ZZZZ's. And lo and behold, there were the pencil grips we needed for Midget and her handwriting crisis. So i ordered away... Thanking heaven for Aramex. Then i thought woohoo, i'm a member of Amazon Prime. How great is that, free shipping....
NOT GREAT!!! Not great at all!! Apparently that means they ship it as quickly as it becomes available. So i now have 4 deliveries coming. Not to mention one that is going to be sent back, you can't ship hairspray here, my dear Aussie, we will have to meet again someday... What this means, is we will be charged by aramex for each and every delivery, individually!! Yes, hubby is ready to say I told you so, it's coming i am sure :) I thought i had done so well too, i ordered it all from amazon, so that it wouldn't ship from the different people, and we wouldn't have this happen... so close!!!
So, lesson learned. An expensive lesson. So far, we are up to about 350 dirhams, which is about 85 dollars :( That's some expensive seasoning, and crystal light, and i think i'm paying about 25 dollars, for 4 dollar pencil grips!!