Amazon Shipping Philippines 3
oh, was so happy because my package from amazon.com arrived. compared to my past experiences with their expedited international shipping, in 2009 and 2010, this latest purchase and philippines delivery was -- wow!
timeline/details:
* july 30, tuesday - ordered one cd-rom (game) sold by another seller but "fulfilled by amazon" with expedited international shipping.
* august 6, tuesday - package delivered by dhl. hurrah! that's only five business days. excellent.
the total expedited international delivery cost increased to include a separate "import fees deposit" of $4.18 -- this showed up during checkout. it was most probably added when they switched to dhl (i remember my previous packages went through a local receiving company).
and this time, tracking was available: i knew when it left the states and when it arrived in manila; i knew that it was out for delivery as early as monday morning on august 5 but it was raining badly then so i assumed that's why it didn't get here until tuesday.
this transaction's total shipping + import fees deposit set me back over $20 (not including the product's price), but my amazon gc balance covered a chunk of the cost so it was an ok deal overall.
timeline/details:
* july 30, tuesday - ordered one cd-rom (game) sold by another seller but "fulfilled by amazon" with expedited international shipping.
* august 6, tuesday - package delivered by dhl. hurrah! that's only five business days. excellent.
the total expedited international delivery cost increased to include a separate "import fees deposit" of $4.18 -- this showed up during checkout. it was most probably added when they switched to dhl (i remember my previous packages went through a local receiving company).
and this time, tracking was available: i knew when it left the states and when it arrived in manila; i knew that it was out for delivery as early as monday morning on august 5 but it was raining badly then so i assumed that's why it didn't get here until tuesday.
this transaction's total shipping + import fees deposit set me back over $20 (not including the product's price), but my amazon gc balance covered a chunk of the cost so it was an ok deal overall.
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