International Shipping Hurts my Economy~

February 6, 2009 — 7 Comments

Ouch~

I was just checking out YesAsia.com to see if they already began listing AO AKUA, the photobook, and order from there… but they haven’t. By the way, GuuGuu is on the way~~~~ xD

Back on topic, so I went over to Amazon Japan to see if I could get AO AKUA from there, but before I tried anything I checked the international shipping rates~~ Turns out they just eliminated Economy International Shipping, and we outside Japan are left with Express International Shipping ONLY, which is UBER expensive.

For me, living in South America – 3 500 Yen for shipment of CDs/DVDs (roughly $35-40USD, and 4 400 Yen for Books) – like FUCK! More expensive than the goddamn item. LOL

*scratching joining Amazon.co.jp off my list*

I got suggested HMV Japan, which is better in terms of shipping pricing, it seems~~

It takes into consideration the # of units (like YesAsia does) – my latest YesAsia order is 3 units, which would roughly translate to 2 100 Yen in HMV Japan ($20USD-25). Still kills me though~~~~

7 responses to International Shipping Hurts my Economy~

  1. The thing that bothers me is the fact that we get the urge to buy goods. Why do we buy goods? Like really why?? Why PB’s or posters? Why?
    I want to stop buying goods, but I can’t… I am so weak *sniff*

  2. Yes, I agree with the shipping charges. I live in the U.K. and I was trying to buy some Marquee magazines/book. I wanted to buy 2, price was about GBP15.00 for the books; Shipping was GBP32.93 I was gobsmacked :)

    Yep, Scratching Amazon.co.jp off my list too.

    Thank you for your review here, I thought I would add this too. I nearly fainted at the shipping price. :)

  3. Thanks for your input, SJ. 32 quid for your order seems like a small fortune… LOL’ I remember once I was trying to get something from Amazon.co.uk and almost fainted. xD

  4. Oh Amy, I buy from Amazon UK :), they are very good. Hmmm…Maybe Amazon are only good for domestic shipping for all there sites. I can’t afford there Express shipping. If I order over GBP5.00 on the Amazon UK site I get FREE shipping because I am in the U.K. but…..they don’t stock Japanese items, well very rarely.

    Its’ a shame though, I buy things from Japan, but Amazon.co.jp are too expensive. I usually do my business with either YesAsia or HMV.co.jp or even CDJapan. They are alot better. I’ve actually put the order for the 2 marguee magazines with HMV Japan, the thing is… one is out of stock :) Oh dear… well don’t you just love internet shopping :)

    My input :) Your welcome Amy, happy shopping!

  5. I’m struggling to avoid buying stuff hahaha… such a sacrifice! Good luck on that out of stock item~~~ xD

  6. Cheers Amy :) Now, don’t you spend too much :)

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