by James L » Tuesday Jul 31, 2007 12:08 pm
I've been looking too....
I was after a genuine weihenstephaner stein with the tin lid... couldnt get one anywhere, and the website only sent to places in germany....
So i had to find someone who was from germany, who could pay for it with euros, get it sent to his folks in germany and then sent to me in australia... the stein itself cost 6 euros (15 dollars)... but the postage is gonna cost me about 25 euros (60 bucks)...
It sucks...
I went to the International Beer Shop, as they usually have alot of steins around, and they told me that they aren't bringing them in anymore cos customs keep smashing too many of them thinking they're made of drugs or something.... So i went to the national importer of weihenstephan (phoneix beers) and they told me the same thing....
I do know that there are alot more steins available around october when oktoberfest comes around, and you can usually pick one up with a carton of hoffbrauhaus or paulaner (if you are in the right place at the right time)
Apart from that... i dont know where you can get genuine german steins... Antiques shops are too expensive.. the only other place i know is Ebay....
I've bought a few things internationally from Ebay, and sometimes you can get a bargain... even though the postage is expensive, sometimes you can justify getting it if you know you cant get it in Australia
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James L on Tuesday Jul 31, 2007 12:17 pm, edited 1 time in total.
I freely admit that I was Very Very Drunk....
"They speak of my drinking, but never consider my thirst."