How to get the DR800SG from the US to Europe

[penartur]

And i have paid $900 to have DR800SG shipped to US address

[martienne]

Thanks for the tip about "shipitto".

I thought you had to send passport copies and all sorts of other documentation to use these American sites? That was the case a few years ago so I got put off. (after all, Al-qaeda might want to use an ebook reader for their evil plots.... ts!)

Another time the thing I ordered got stuck in customs for WEEKS and I ended up with a price that was far from what I had expected. Another bad experience.

Sad that it should be this way and I bet it has it's problems to order in the other direction too.

Anyway there seems to be very little consensus on this!

Hans had a good experience and penartur paid an insane ripoff price for shipping to Russia.

There also seems to be a difference between the American and European models and I have not yet understood what it is.

[penartur]

Another time the thing I ordered got stuck in customs for WEEKS and I ended up with a price that was far from what I had expected. Another bad experience.

Every time i read stories about EU customs, i'm happy that in Evil Communistic Iron-curtained Despotic Russia customs fee is only 30% of package value decreased by about EUR250 (e.g. there is no fee on EUR200 package, and it is EUR15 on EUR300 package)

[HansTWN]

Originally Posted by martienne

Thanks for the tip about "shipitto".

I thought you had to send passport copies and all sorts of other documentation to use these American sites? That was the case a few years ago so I got put off. (after all, Al-qaeda might want to use an ebook reader for their evil plots.... ts!)

Another time the thing I ordered got stuck in customs for WEEKS and I ended up with a price that was far from what I had expected. Another bad experience.

Sad that it should be this way and I bet it has it's problems to order in the other direction too.

Anyway there seems to be very little consensus on this!

Hans had a good experience and penartur paid an insane ripoff price for shipping to Russia.

There also seems to be a difference between the American and European models and I have not yet understood what it is.

They spell it "shipito", with one t only. That is what sites like this are for. User sharing their real world experiences, otherwise how would you know who you can trust? No, you don't have to give them a copy of your passport. That would be for a virtual credit card or something. But still, they have your stuff, so reliability is most important. I have used shipito 4 times up to now, very quick and reliable. In the end, they probably only charged me about $9.- for handling the DR800SG (I estimate regular shipping from the US to Taiwan to be about $40), so I am very happy with their service and am spreading the word. They also used to sell gift certificates for the US Apple online store, if anyone is interested.

But the $900 penatur mentioned must be a typo, right? Probably meant to say 90? Still a lot. Because if it was really 900, why not just buy the European version?

[penartur]

But the $900 penatur mentioned must be a typo, right? Probably meant to say 90? Still a lot. Because if it was really 900, why not just buy the European version?

I wrote my BestBuy story somewhere in my board.
A friend of mine was in US on a trip, so i've asked him to receive DR800SG from bestbuy and take it to Russia; it was $450 ($400 + sales tax + express 2nd day shipping). However, bestbuy did not ship the order in the advertised time, so i've asked them to cancel the order. They've promised to cancel the order, and on the following day (a week later originally promised date) they've finally shipped it and made another $450 withdrawal from my credit card.
I'm currently trying to solve this with my bank.

[HansTWN]

Originally Posted by penartur

Every time i read stories about EU customs, i'm happy that in Evil Communistic Iron-curtained Despotic Russia customs fee is only 30% of package value decreased by about EUR250 (e.g. there is no fee on EUR200 package, and it is EUR15 on EUR300 package)

Our customs in Taiwan doesn't charge anything unless it is really expensive. Even then usually they just add the 5% sales tax. The DR800SG slipped right through. Not that I am complaining.

[HansTWN]

Originally Posted by penartur

I wrote my BestBuy story somewhere in my board.
A friend of mine was in US on a trip, so i've asked him to receive DR800SG from bestbuy and take it to Russia; it was $450 ($400 + sales tax + express 2nd day shipping). However, bestbuy did not ship the order in the advertised time, so i've asked them to cancel the order. They've promised to cancel the order, and on the following day (a week later originally promised date) they've finally shipped it and made another $450 withdrawal from my credit card.
I'm currently trying to solve this with my bank.

That is a sad story, but I am sure you will get your money back.

[catharsis]

I asked a friend in the US to buy one for me, since he's coming soon to Finland. Whole price (with bank transfer charges but with free shipping) is 360€. In your face, iRex Europe! I can't wait for 12th of April, when I'll get the device.