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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #340 on: November 23, 2010, 04:57:33 PM »
i used dhleasyshop. Free membership, your stuff usually arrives on monday every week for sure (and wednesdays as well i think). As for cost, rates start at 5.50 for 1 lb but does not increase in that constance (http://www.dhleasyshop.com/POS/rates.html). Has been pretty easy to use so far, no real problems.

Right now, the issues is that customs is just completely unfair in how they charge duties. For instance, I just picked up 2 skinomi cases from amazon. Total cost shipped was $29.00 USD. Customs charged me 18 USD (DUTY) + 5 USD  (VAT) + 5.50 from DHL to bring it in. Yes it cost 28.50 to bring it in, and 29.00 to purchase. Seriously, WTF is up with that. My advice, if u bringing in cell phone accessories, tell the ppl don't put and invoice and declare the value as $5 yes.
   

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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #340 on: November 23, 2010, 04:57:33 PM »

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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #341 on: November 23, 2010, 06:43:27 PM »
...and once again, here we have a ANOTHER new thread when there's an existing one for posts like these.  :shakehead:

Merge in 3...2...1...

lol, admin on duty. well played

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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #342 on: November 23, 2010, 08:20:19 PM »
i used dhleasyshop. Free membership, your stuff usually arrives on monday every week for sure (and wednesdays as well i think). As for cost, rates start at 5.50 for 1 lb but does not increase in that constance (http://www.dhleasyshop.com/POS/rates.html). Has been pretty easy to use so far, no real problems.

Right now, the issues is that customs is just completely unfair in how they charge duties. For instance, I just picked up 2 skinomi cases from amazon. Total cost shipped was $29.00 USD. Customs charged me 18 USD (DUTY) + 5 USD  (VAT) + 5.50 from DHL to bring it in. Yes it cost 28.50 to bring it in, and 29.00 to purchase. Seriously, WTF is up with that. My advice, if u bringing in cell phone accessories, tell the ppl don't put and invoice and declare the value as $5 yes.

An all-too-common occurrence.  Ezone gave me a rate sheet that CUSTOMS THEMSELVES produced, and yet is like a lotto when it comes to VAT and duties now.

I totally fed up ah dem yes...
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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #343 on: November 23, 2010, 11:57:17 PM »
hahahah @ customs lotto.

too true, too true.

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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #344 on: November 24, 2010, 12:01:38 AM »
When you win the customs lotto is it cool tho lol, ent someone on here posted a while back that they brought in 2 iphones and paid no duty lol. Must have been a good day.

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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #344 on: November 24, 2010, 12:01:38 AM »

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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #345 on: November 25, 2010, 03:08:36 AM »
www.shopwebsource.com


NO volumetric shipping, only weight they charge... U do the savings there :D

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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #346 on: November 25, 2010, 09:58:50 AM »
that link broken to me mailman

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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #347 on: November 26, 2010, 06:12:06 PM »

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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #348 on: November 26, 2010, 08:13:06 PM »
Aite. I need some info. Anybody here actually using Web Source? Cause I lookin to join dem now. Dem rates real nice. mailman166!!! Leh we talk business!!!



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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #349 on: November 26, 2010, 11:12:55 PM »
just say i sent you ... alot of the staff know my name :)  jus kidding they know my real name though cause i use them

Call and go through they reliable

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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #350 on: March 24, 2011, 11:42:13 AM »
anyone here tried Carribbean Express? I used to use them but never considered the competition.

http://www.caribbeanexpress.com/general/services.asp



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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #351 on: March 24, 2011, 11:56:26 AM »
Good idea Berserk. Consider the competition and let us know.

Those sites have shipping calculators on them. Do like two scenarios.

Say 1) A computer part for US$100 weighing 4 lbs

and 2) A toy for US$40 weighing 2 lbs.

See what cost you get for each and lets compare the competition.

Should be interesting results.

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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #352 on: March 24, 2011, 01:58:16 PM »
^^their rates don't seem too bad but how is the service ?

                  

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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #353 on: March 24, 2011, 03:41:19 PM »
We used Caribbean Express for a year or so.
Cancelled due to their volumetric weight charges as something valued $60 costed us $500ttd.
They had a "repackaging" service where items in big boxes will be repackaged for cheaper cost, we requested that but there was communication mix-up and we paid extra for bubble wrap and air balloons in the box =/.

Other orders were fine but I remember arrival being a bit slow compared to "Aeropost" which we use now. Just that volumetric weight nonsense left a sour taste.

http://www.aeropost.com/pos/home.htm

Aeropost is pretty good overall. Ordered something from amazon with 2 day shipping on a Saturday night. Got it Wednesday morning. No volumetric weight charges either.
They email you and text you as well as call you the day they are delivering to your door.
Email contains all charges due as well.
Overall nothing to complain about Aeropost so far.

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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #354 on: March 24, 2011, 04:25:46 PM »
Yeah been using aeropost for years, got no problems so far.

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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #355 on: March 24, 2011, 07:20:37 PM »
^^wat they said aeropost is very efficient

                  

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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #356 on: March 24, 2011, 08:15:03 PM »
I heard aeropost is very expensive.

Can you check their rates and work out the price for two items to compare to the other providers?

You could use the examples from earlier in the thread. One toy and one computer component.

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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #357 on: March 27, 2011, 08:52:15 PM »
This costed $60TT
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Elements-Desktop-External/dp/B002QEBMCI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1301273337&sr=8-1

Killzone 3 PS3 costed $20tt

I dunno but I don't recall ever paying vat/duties...Just TT$19.71 per pound, delivered to door.


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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #358 on: March 27, 2011, 09:03:58 PM »
Not sure about the others but I know I get the full brunt of customs/duty most times I use aeropost hehe. If I order a new PS3 game for example costing 60 USD I would normally end up paying 20 USD or so in duty :(

How you so luck apprentice :p

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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #359 on: March 27, 2011, 09:10:46 PM »
I use Aeropost and earlier this month I brought in my msi GTX 560 ti and a 450gig Velociraptor in one box and that cost me what TT $198

I dunno if that's expensive....

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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #359 on: March 27, 2011, 09:10:46 PM »

 


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