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How to buy from the U.S.

5 September 2006 5 Comments

buy online imageIf you live outside the U.S. online shopping can be frustrating. Most of the best online retailers only ship to North America, meaning all those great bargains are out of reach. The solution is package forwarding: you pay a U.S.-based company to receive your parcel and forward it to you.

I haven’t tried it personally, but Shoe Diva got me thinking about it again with her comment:

I know it can be disappointing when you find a great buy but it is on a US site and they don

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  • Julia said:

    Yes, I’m keen to find out too. Do a search on the Vogue Australia forums as the girls there know all about which services are good and less good. Or you can be cheeky and ask friends in the US to send on your package, like I do :-)

    Love your blog BTW!

  • The Bargain Queen said:

    Thank you!

    Just checked out your site and Rochelle Stone’s stuff is so gorgeous! Goldie’s tops are great too. Wish I hadn’t put my birthday present order in already now! ;(

  • Julia said:

    Thank you so much! The site is having a makeover at the moment and the new look will be revealed in about a week, with all the brilliant spring/summer collections and lots of fab new designers from Fashion Week. So stay tuned!

    So…what are you getting for your birthday?

  • The Bargain Queen said:

    Mr Bargain Queen already bought me a new juicer (yellow, to go with all the rest of my appliances :)):

    http://www.breville.com.au/products_detail.asp?prod=141

    …and he’s ordered a Toord Boontje Icarus light:

    http://www.top3.com.au/detail.php?item_nr=230

    I’m pretty please with them both ;)

  • Kellie said:

    hey you might want to check out this link, I went through the same process trying to nut out what options there are and put it all together to try and save others the pain I went through :)
    http://nevershoppedout.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74&Itemid=76

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