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€60 for shipping to US seems a little much for shipping 60 grams taking a week. Sadly none of the distributors seem to have it yet. Seems like we'll have to wa

by agl 14y ago

€60 for shipping to US seems a little much for shipping 60 grams taking a week. Sadly none of the distributors seem to have it yet. Seems like we'll have to wait a little while longer still.

vonmoltke 14y ago
Take that up with UPS. I ran their shipping calculator for Rome to Dallas and got rates well in excess of that[1], so either they are eating part of the shipping or they have a preferred rate. [1] Cheapest I saw was $109 (83 euros)
- anigbrowl 14y ago
  I think the problem is that they specified UPS express, which is one of their high speed delivery options (overniight within US, 2-3 days global point-to-point). I'd be perfectly OK with waiting a week for shipping by postal mail, but the Arduino folk don't offer a low-cost option.
  - vonmoltke 14y ago
    Actually, what I quoted is for the cheapest service UPS offers between Italy and the US and is only about $15 less than their express service.
    - anigbrowl 14y ago
      8-.
bencevans 14y ago
I'm sure SparkFun or some other American based company will import in bulk so you can get it cheaper from them.
- ImprovedSilence 14y ago
  Ture. I'll probably wait a few months and buy it from Amazon...
ChuckMcM 14y ago
http://www.adafruit.com/products/1076 http://www.adafruit.com/products/1076 $50 US plus shipping.