Does anyone deal with Amazon? I wanted to buy a coffee maker that cost about 45 dollars. I quickly forgot about it when I saw the shipping cost was $107 dollars, yes no typo. More than double the cost of the coffee maker.
I was finally able to find the same machine on Thailand Central Online with free shipping. It is now on order.
Amazon shipping cost
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Amazon is North American, hence the extremely high shipping fees to Thailand.glalt wrote: ↑July 27, 2021, 3:01 pmDoes anyone deal with Amazon? I wanted to buy a coffee maker that cost about 45 dollars. I quickly forgot about it when I saw the shipping cost was $107 dollars, yes no typo. More than double the cost of the coffee maker.
I was finally able to find the same machine on Thailand Central Online with free shipping. It is now on order.
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Plus they also include Tax
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I use Amazon for items I can't locate in Thailand. Yes sometimes the shipping cost can be high mostly due to the world wide Covid situation. Yes Amazon does collect import duty in advance, however they also reimburse the buyer when the import duty is less than their estimate or is not collected at all. I have had numerous refunds from them for uncollected tax by Thai authorities.
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Yes. If the items I want are not available locally/
I use the international/U.K. Amazon shops. Sometimes the shipping and duties are high sometimes not. For electrical products using Amazon USA is a poor choice.Amazon is North American, hence the extremely high shipping fees to Thailand.
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In my posts all fees and requirements are the standard R&R but TIT and a brown envelope can make incredible changes YMMV.
In my posts all fees and requirements are the standard R&R but TIT and a brown envelope can make incredible changes YMMV.
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^ Yeah... the American 110 V thing is an (appliance) killer here.