I wanted to get the fat cat plush available on the SE store because I like it and there's a sale going on at the moment, but I balked at the extreme shipping cost.
Because the shipping cost to EU countries in the EU store on this €30 plush is a whopping €20.
Except in the UK store it is only £5 and change (with the plush itself at around £25 - in other words currency exchange does not account for this).
What gives? Why is shipping to the rest of the EU so much more expensive than the UK?
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06-14-2016, 07:07 PMSpiritMuseSE store shipping costs
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06-14-2016, 07:14 PMFuyuzora
I would love to know that as well, i wanted to preorder the fat cat a while ago the shipping cost would have been 20€ for germany, thats more than just ridiculous !
I don't even pay that much shipping for bigger plushs etc coming from japan...just saying :x -
06-14-2016, 07:15 PMsayafrost
I also noticed, that the EU store has them around 30 euros, with 20 euros shipping costs as you said, but I asked my bf (who is in France) if he could get it for me, and the plush costs 44 euros....
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06-14-2016, 08:11 PMCulfinrandir
I believe that the French storestore, for example, is run by a separate company. It's possible that this is the cause.
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06-15-2016, 12:03 AMSaccharinIt probably just goes through the standard mail system for UK orders but for EU orders it'll be a specialist courier company and they'll be more expensive.Quote:
Originally Posted by SpiritMuse
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06-15-2016, 12:55 AMSpiritMuseIt goes through DHL for the mainland, with a 2-3 day shipping time. I don't necessarily mind this except we are not given another option. I would gladly wait a few days more for my item to arrive so that I won't have to pay 2/3 of the item's price in shipping.Quote:
Originally Posted by Saccharin
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06-15-2016, 01:06 AMaxemtitanium
Why doesn't the NA store have a sale on merchandise? I'm only seeing games on the E3 sale list.
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06-17-2016, 04:41 AMAronys
I just tried to pre-order the Cait Sith plush, and... oh my god.
http://i.imgur.com/EjwKdeu.jpg
This is unacceptable. The shipping costs more than the item. Way more, actually. And I live inside EU. Where are they shipping it from? Eorzea? -
06-17-2016, 05:11 AMdekalWell we live in Eorzea....they manufacture in here, they are placing it "on ale" but get their money back with the shipping fee :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Aronys
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06-17-2016, 06:52 AMVespar
Wow that's insane! I preordered my caitsith on the NA store and shipping was $10....
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06-17-2016, 06:56 AMSpiritMuseWow, that's more than twice the shipping that I have even. Utterly ridiculous.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aronys
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06-17-2016, 08:13 AMKling-Klang
I wanted to buy the plush too and the shipping to germany is 20 euro! Why??
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06-17-2016, 08:24 AMPharisHanasaki
I never get physical stuff from the SQEX store because of the outrageous shipping prices. $25 to ship a collector's edition via 'standard' shipping. I pay that much to ship stuff from Japan.
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06-17-2016, 08:13 PMSpiritMuseYeah, I would have bought a lot of stuff from the store if not for the shipping cost practically doubling the price.Quote:
Originally Posted by PharisHanasaki
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06-17-2016, 10:35 PMVaer
Perhaps they are adding the customs/import/export fees and instead of reflecting it in the base price they add it to the shipping price instead. The difference in shipping prices makes me think it's customs related if the merchandise is shipped from Japan or something for distribution. The amount of added fees would then be based on the country you are in and any trade agreements.
For comparison, to NYC from US store is about $8. Ottawa, Canada is about $12. (before CAD conversion)