Most people have never thought of the things you can not buy in a foreign country. As the days get closer to our departure, that is on our minds daily. We have been trying to pre-plan our next four years of living with out the convenience of WalMart, target, Amazon & eBay. Hard to fathom but with shipping costs at $9.00 per lbs, we are thinking hard of what we use on a daily basis that we can pick up here for cheap and ship in a container to Papua New Guinea. Here is a short list of things we have been recommended by other missionaries in PNG to buy in the USA and ship over.
1. Shoes $50/kid/yr ($600) & socks $10/kid/yr ($120)
2. 4 yrs of Clothes for 3 kids ($1000)
3. Make up $150/yr ($600)
4. Printer cartridges ($50)
5. Rubber boots for the rainy season $13/kid/yr ($150)
6. All new 220v electronics & kitchen appliances
7. Shampoo & conditioner $75/yr, deodorant $25/pr/yr, toothpaste $25/yr ($600) (these are available but usually only one brand)
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