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Do people in NZ normally buy stuff through the US Amazon website? Is that because there are more options/better pricss?
by pkaye 5y ago
Do people in NZ normally buy stuff through the US Amazon website? Is that because there are more options/better pricss?
- lostlogin 5y agoAmazon just isn’t that good here. The shipping is either impossible and requires you to use a third party service which gives you a US postal address, or shipping is outrageously expensive. It’s one of the things that happens when you live too far away I guess.
- dzhiurgis 5y agoLast few orders I made was something like 8.99 for some random shoebox size of items (worth maybe 50-100 usd). So basically far from expensive. NZ local shipping is probably half that price.
- teruakohatu 5y agoThe cost of living here is very high. Goods, especially electronics, cost a lot more than the USA. Electronics costing 50% more here than in the USA is common. I disagree with the comment left by lostlogin, I have found most products on Amazon ship to New Zealand, including products sold by third parties, though I would agree fewer independent stores are shipping to New Zealand. I think this is partly due to prices increases from the likes of Fedex and USPS. Amazon Australia ships to NZ but the product selection is very poor.