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Definitely Amazon. As a customer from New Zealand, their online shopping site is almost impossible to purchase from (any item I look at does not ship here), and

Definitely Amazon. As a customer from New Zealand, their online shopping site is almost impossible to purchase from (any item I look at does not ship here), and some of their practices are so misleading as to be illegal in my country ('one click' buy X at price $Y, which when billed then includes another $Z for freight). Never again.

nitemice 9y ago
That might soon change for those who want it, if they set up shop in Aus as they've been speculated to be doing for some time now.
therealmarv 9y ago
Why blame a shop which is not really operating in or near your country? It's also not NZ law they need to follow. But I would also stay away from one buy IMHO... you can cancel always (if no digital goods) and you are fast enough.
- northwest65 9y ago
  Because all of my other favourite shopping sites (specifically AliExpress) that don't operate in or near my country are able to communicate what I can and can't buy, and clearly show me the shipping price on the product page (i.e. no other click through, or worse, not telling me I can't buy it till the bloody checkout screen) just fine. Actually whilst I'm having a bitch about the abysmal user experience on Amazon, here's another: Don't let me fill my cart with things I can't buy (after I already selected my shipping address before even started to add items), and then tell me hey this item can't be shipped to your location, which I then remove, only to be told hey this item also can't be shipped to your location. Repeat for all the items. Just tell me all the god damn items that can't be shipped at once, or shit how about this for a trip... maybe don't let me add them in the first place. /rant
  - therealmarv 9y ago
    Well I agree that the Amazon shipping information for international orders is not very clear. At least you can ship some things internationally... many other shops refuse to ship internationally altogether
ianai 9y ago
I don't know how they haven't been sued for all he knock off and genuinely horrible merchandise.

nitemice 9y ago

That might soon change for those who want it, if they set up shop in Aus as they've been speculated to be doing for some time now.

therealmarv 9y ago

Why blame a shop which is not really operating in or near your country? It's also not NZ law they need to follow. But I would also stay away from one buy IMHO... you can cancel always (if no digital goods) and you are fast enough.

northwest65 9y ago
Because all of my other favourite shopping sites (specifically AliExpress) that don't operate in or near my country are able to communicate what I can and can't buy, and clearly show me the shipping price on the product page (i.e. no other click through, or worse, not telling me I can't buy it till the bloody checkout screen) just fine. Actually whilst I'm having a bitch about the abysmal user experience on Amazon, here's another: Don't let me fill my cart with things I can't buy (after I already selected my shipping address before even started to add items), and then tell me hey this item can't be shipped to your location, which I then remove, only to be told hey this item also can't be shipped to your location. Repeat for all the items. Just tell me all the god damn items that can't be shipped at once, or shit how about this for a trip... maybe don't let me add them in the first place. /rant
- therealmarv 9y ago
  Well I agree that the Amazon shipping information for international orders is not very clear. At least you can ship some things internationally... many other shops refuse to ship internationally altogether

ianai 9y ago

I don't know how they haven't been sued for all he knock off and genuinely horrible merchandise.