My partner and I were recently holidaying in Hong Kong.
After a long day out sight seeing we stopped for a coffee on the way back to the hotel.
The next morning we packed up and started our return journey back to Australia.
Not until we arrived home and started unpacking did my partner realize that she was missing her prescription sunglasses.
After a bit of back tracking through where we had been since last having the glasses, we arrived at the conclusion that we'd left them at the McDonald's restaurant where we had stopped for a coffee (Yes I know, but it's actually not bad coffee).
We managed to make contact with the particular McDonald's store on Hong Kong island and confirmed that they had the prescription sunglasses.
I would normally write off anything left behind on holiday but, as it is $500 worth of prescription sunglasses and only a year old I thought for a little bit of effort and with some good luck we might be able to retrieve them.
I've tried several avenues to get them back including asking McDonald's to post them (I'd pay them for the postage), which they won't. Looking for a courier to collect them however, they need to be packed, addressed and have the con-note attached before they will collect. Also looked at a company called "Tiptrans" that claim to do personal shopping and will buy and post items for a fee but collecting lost property is not a service they provide.
This got me thinking. With all the fantastic travel deals appearing on Ozbargain almost daily, there must be dozens of Ozbarginer's heading to Hong Kong on any given day.
The McDonald's restaurant where the sunglasses are located is on Hong Kong island and fairly central to the major tourist spots and close to the ferry terminal.
I wanted to ask if anyone planning travel to Hong Kong and in the general area could pick up the glasses and return them via post local post once back in Australia. Better still, if you live in Perth, I can collect them once you arrive home.
Happy to pay a small finders fee for your trouble.
Before anyone asks. Yes, insurance is an option but that will be my last resort if nothing else works out.
Please PM me if you can help.
Cheers.
If you paid for travel insurance, why not use it? Would the excess be higher than postage + finder's fee?
Shame you didn't do this two years ago, my sister was living there :-p