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Qwintry: Delivery from US stores, worldwide

41 points by apsec112 8y ago

vhodges 8y ago
Cool. There are companies in border towns that do this for Canadians (I have an account with one) but these guys seem to support worldwide which is a nice option.
- paul_milovanov 8y ago
  That's how I know that a town like Ogdensburg, NY exists. Used to have a UPS mailbox there when I lived in Ottawa, about 70 km driving distance. Crossing the border however is a drag.
duxup 8y ago
Tax wise how does this play out in countries with high taxes on some imports?
- toyg 8y ago
  My bet is that it doesn’t: customs will likely stop the delivery and notify you of any outstanding charge.
- deleted 8y ago
  [deleted]
- concerned_user 8y ago
  They are not solving the import tax problem, these services are solving the problem of shops unwilling to ship internationally.
mkl 8y ago
New Zealand Post has a similar service called YouShop [1]. It supports shops in more than just the US, and seems quite a bit cheaper. Of course, destinations must be in NZ :-) [1] https://www.nzpost.co.nz/tools/youshop https://www.nzpost.co.nz/tools/youshop
synaesthesisx 8y ago
So does this handle customs declaration as well?
- orthur_b 8y ago
  shipito.com does declarations for you
- konart 8y ago
  I've been using them for a quite some time now, you just attach an invoice for your package and fill the declaration (item's name, description, price and shop url).
os7borne 8y ago
Aramex Courier Service has a similar service[0]: You sign up with them for a lifetime membership of USD 48 and you get a delivery address in 24 cities including Sydney, Ontario, Shanghai, Cairo, Paris, Tbilisi, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Mumbai, Milan, Tokyo, Amman, Beirut, Malaysia, Singapore, Johannesburg, Seoul, Barcelona, Bangkok, Istanbul, Dubai, London, and New York. They deliver from there to any location worldwide at nominal shipping charges. I believe only users from Botswana, Namibia and South Africa can create an account. Not sure sure. The website is unclear about this. [0] https://www.aramexglobalshopper.com/en/about/how-ags-works https://www.aramexglobalshopper.com/en/about/how-ags-works
Semaphor 8y ago
I used to use Borderlinx [0], they give you an address, handle customs and allow batched deliveries, for ecig liquid from the US (that was some years ago, it's not possible anymore for multiple reasons). There are also a ton of other services like this (keyword tends to be "reshipping")", what makes this stand out from any of their many competitors? [0]: http://www.borderlinx.com http://www.borderlinx.com
- markgavalda 8y ago
  Borderlinx shut down not too long ago!
  - Semaphor 8y ago
    Huh? Can't see anything about that on the site I linked.
WilliG 8y ago
Great news! Thanks for the info, I often order clothes from US. Last time I had issues with the delivery service 'coz I wrote the wrong postal code. That's why I always check postal codes here https://worldpostalcode.com/kuwait/ https://worldpostalcode.com/kuwait/ to avoid such mistakes.
shdon 8y ago
I would love this, though it's not really worth it... Shipping costs are prohibitive, usually costing more than whatever I'm trying to buy. Even US eBay is no longer worth it. When I'm buying something worth $60 and have to pay $40 in shipping, I'm not going to buy American. In fact, just for shipping costs, pretty much anywhere but the US is where I look.
- paul_milovanov 8y ago
  Can't beat the US for gently used high-end suspenders/braces on eBay.
kreeWall 8y ago
Very interesting. I have a lot of friends in Brazil and parts of Europe that want things from Amazon US and try to order them, but have trouble getting them delivered. I've often had to play middle man. Often, depending on what they're buying, they're okay with high shipping costs as long as they can get the special collector's item they're looking for.

41 points by apsec112 8y ago

Cool. There are companies in border towns that do this for Canadians (I have an account with one) but these guys seem to support worldwide which is a nice option.

paul_milovanov 8y ago
That's how I know that a town like Ogdensburg, NY exists. Used to have a UPS mailbox there when I lived in Ottawa, about 70 km driving distance. Crossing the border however is a drag.

duxup 8y ago

Tax wise how does this play out in countries with high taxes on some imports?

toyg 8y ago
My bet is that it doesn’t: customs will likely stop the delivery and notify you of any outstanding charge.
deleted 8y ago
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concerned_user 8y ago
They are not solving the import tax problem, these services are solving the problem of shops unwilling to ship internationally.

mkl 8y ago

New Zealand Post has a similar service called YouShop [1]. It supports shops in more than just the US, and seems quite a bit cheaper. Of course, destinations must be in NZ :-) [1] https://www.nzpost.co.nz/tools/youshop https://www.nzpost.co.nz/tools/youshop

synaesthesisx 8y ago

So does this handle customs declaration as well?

orthur_b 8y ago
shipito.com does declarations for you
konart 8y ago
I've been using them for a quite some time now, you just attach an invoice for your package and fill the declaration (item's name, description, price and shop url).

os7borne 8y ago

Aramex Courier Service has a similar service[0]: You sign up with them for a lifetime membership of USD 48 and you get a delivery address in 24 cities including Sydney, Ontario, Shanghai, Cairo, Paris, Tbilisi, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Mumbai, Milan, Tokyo, Amman, Beirut, Malaysia, Singapore, Johannesburg, Seoul, Barcelona, Bangkok, Istanbul, Dubai, London, and New York. They deliver from there to any location worldwide at nominal shipping charges. I believe only users from Botswana, Namibia and South Africa can create an account. Not sure sure. The website is unclear about this. [0] https://www.aramexglobalshopper.com/en/about/how-ags-works https://www.aramexglobalshopper.com/en/about/how-ags-works

Semaphor 8y ago

I used to use Borderlinx [0], they give you an address, handle customs and allow batched deliveries, for ecig liquid from the US (that was some years ago, it's not possible anymore for multiple reasons). There are also a ton of other services like this (keyword tends to be "reshipping")", what makes this stand out from any of their many competitors? [0]: http://www.borderlinx.com http://www.borderlinx.com

markgavalda 8y ago
Borderlinx shut down not too long ago!
- Semaphor 8y ago
  Huh? Can't see anything about that on the site I linked.

WilliG 8y ago

Great news! Thanks for the info, I often order clothes from US. Last time I had issues with the delivery service 'coz I wrote the wrong postal code. That's why I always check postal codes here https://worldpostalcode.com/kuwait/ https://worldpostalcode.com/kuwait/ to avoid such mistakes.

shdon 8y ago

I would love this, though it's not really worth it... Shipping costs are prohibitive, usually costing more than whatever I'm trying to buy. Even US eBay is no longer worth it. When I'm buying something worth $60 and have to pay $40 in shipping, I'm not going to buy American. In fact, just for shipping costs, pretty much anywhere but the US is where I look.

paul_milovanov 8y ago
Can't beat the US for gently used high-end suspenders/braces on eBay.

kreeWall 8y ago

Very interesting. I have a lot of friends in Brazil and parts of Europe that want things from Amazon US and try to order them, but have trouble getting them delivered. I've often had to play middle man. Often, depending on what they're buying, they're okay with high shipping costs as long as they can get the special collector's item they're looking for.