I woke up Friday morning with a mission: find a DHL to ship some items home that I a)did not need (Yes Kathy, you were right, I DID overpack!) and b)a couple of gifts that I wanted to get home before I did.
My friend Mike and I set out for the China World Trade Center--2 mammoth business towers with an inter-connected mall in the lower floors. His Lonely Planet assured us we would find a DHL there. (DHL was recommended because the company has been doing business in China for the longest time and therefore the most reliable). Well, we searched the mall- up and down, back and forth, between the Towers 3 times. We did find an indoor skating rink, 2 Starbucks, and, my personal favorite--much to Mike's shock and chagrin--a HUGE Sanrio store. (see pic below...also, notice my Spain jersey? I got it at the Silk Market for 60 RMB, less than 6 bucks...this picture made me realize why. The sleeves are two different lengths! Oh well).
After almost 2 hours we found the DHL--which was actually a hotel's Business Center. AND the Business Center was being renovated so it was in a different location. While filling out the paperwork, I found out that I could NOT ship home any official Olympic merchandise without my receipt. So, sorry fam, you are not getting Olympic stuff to wear DURING the Olympics.
Moral of the story: never ship stuff home from China, it's just not worth it. Lesson learned. But don't tell Mike, I'm psyched we found the Hello Kitty store!
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