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Old Dec 29th, 2009 | 03:08 AM
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Air Matress; purchase in Glasgow, or ship?
My niece needs an air matress for her small apartment in Glasgow. I was thinking of shipping one to her, but that will probably be expensive. Would it be better to purchase it there, and from where? Thanks.
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Old Dec 29th, 2009 | 04:09 AM
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Why can't your niece shop for one in the normal way? Glasgow is a large city with shops to match.

If she wants it within the next 4/6 weeks, you would have to airmail it which would cost more than the mattress.
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Old Dec 29th, 2009 | 05:04 AM
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You might consider buying one from Argos on-line and having it shipped to her? Argos is very affordable, even with shipping.
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Old Dec 29th, 2009 | 05:37 AM
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She can just pop into Argos today and buy one..there are 10 branches in the Greater Glasgow area
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Old Dec 29th, 2009 | 05:59 AM
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Good suggestions above. There are literally dozens of places where the neice could pick up what she's looking for locally and all the usual .co.uk mattress suppliers will deliver, often for free, without any problems. Here's just one.

http://www.mattressman.co.uk/aero_be...FUoB4wodj3h4JA
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Old Dec 29th, 2009 | 06:23 AM
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Reading the caption, I thought Air matress was some new budget airline I'd never heard of.
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Old Dec 29th, 2009 | 06:27 AM
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Mimar: I did exactly the same thing, picturing a sort of contemporary version of the flying carpet, cheapo airline as an alternative to taking a boat/ship to somewhere like Dunoon. Hey, maybe we can sell this idea?
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Old Dec 29th, 2009 | 07:26 AM
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Some of those mattresses are more seaworthy than the boat to Dunoon.
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Old Dec 29th, 2009 | 11:29 AM
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Great. My daughter will be visiting her, I'll have her go to Argos and get one. I figured it would be a lot cheaper to have her buy one there, than for me to mail it. Thanks all!
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