I know it's been done to death, but I had to share a site

parisienne on 13/01/2016 - 09:29

OK,so even with crap exchange rates,shopping online in the US is still (usually) a cheaper option than doing so here…..but a lot of stores either won't ship here OR charge more than the item is worth to do so.Shipping forwarders have been the only option to buy (if no family or friends live in America)and you Bargainers have named many of them (good,bad and ugly).After reading your posts,i dealt with many of them….with varying degrees of success,but found this one….https://www.mymallbox.com to be by far the best.

Recently i was to ship a dress (nothing too heavy or large),and was quoted between 45USD and 60USD to ship….mymallbox charged me 25USD (and that included two other items i consolidated into the package) and it arrived within 2 weeks.I have a recurring subscription (monthly)for a sample box from the US that i am charged 3USD to receive and it comes on time every month,and i have never had any issues at all.
I realise that the parcel forwarding topic is a well known one here…discussed at length many times,but i just wanted to add my experience and perhaps save any interested in the idea a good few $ and add another option to the mix.Let us know if you have experienced this forwarder and what it was like…i'd be interested.

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  • KB2 on 13/01/2016 - 09:39

    Australia Post started doing this a while ago but I havven't tried it / don't know how cheap it is compared to mymallbox

  • mskeggs on 13/01/2016 - 10:15

    How do you get a sample box shipped for $3? The rates seem to indicate a $4.50 handling plus postage. And $3 postage is a small, light letter only.

    • parisienne on 14/01/2016 - 09:51
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      It was only the size of a large letter that particular box,but subsequent ones were around the $4 - $5 mark.Below is the actual calculation for the item in question,given dimensions of: weight:0.3kgs,L 10CM X W 5CM X H 10CM.
      USPS Airmail - Non-Tracking
      Standard (5-12 business days)$4.07. I believe you misread the page when you mention $4.50 "handling fee"…..Additional Fees :Buy for Me Handling: $4.50 - yep,if i either couldn't be bothered to buy for myself or couldn't because the site won't allow my payment method /won't deliver to known forwarding services etc,THEN this fee comes into play…not as a general additional fee.

  • Maki on 13/01/2016 - 11:40
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    Are you associated? Sounds like an ad to me, haha

    • parisienne on 14/01/2016 - 09:34

      HAHAHA…I thought it sounded like that as i was writing it,but absolutely NO.First,i would have to disclose that according to the posting rules,and second…i would want any company i was working for / had a vested interest in,to realise it was me doing an "Ad" for them and give me compensation.All i am,is an Ozbargainer who had an interest in sharing something i have experienced (with positive results) with all of you….who may also shop OS and be wanting a first hand experience recount of what that experience was like (so you don't have to have a negative or expensive experience).

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