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#291854 9-Dec-2021 08:43

Unfortunately there is no one page where all eligible items are displayed. Just going to have to go through and find things you want and hope it's part of this free shipping promo. Will update with more details when I find them.

Example: board games
Example 2: search 'free shipping'

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#2829205 9-Dec-2021 09:00

Cheers.

I was looking at an item yesterday and almost brought it, so went back today to see if it had free shipping. Yes free shipping today (although was only about $8 yesterday), but item price has also gone up by $70. 😦

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#2829237 9-Dec-2021 09:38

https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GY48Z9B62JLTAQV2

Orders shipping to New Zealand with at least AUD $59 of eligible items based on the order total inclusive of 10% Australian GST before checkout, qualify for free international shipping.

You can identify eligible items by the "FREE Shipping" message on the product detail or search results pages. Canceling items, combining orders, or changing your shipping address, speed, or preference might affect your order's free shipping eligibility.

The following qualifications also apply:

You can only ship to delivery addresses located in New Zealand.
FREE Shipping order minimums are based on the Australian dollars (AUD) order total of eligible items inclusive of 10% Australian GST before checkout.

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#2829247 9-Dec-2021 09:58

https://www.amazon.com.au/Crucial-2-5-inch-Adapter-Internal-CT1000MX500SSD1/dp/B078211KBB/ref=sr_1_5?_encoding=UTF8&c=ts&keywords=Data+Storage&qid=1638996984&s=computers&sr=1-5&ts_id=4913307051

This ends up being $128.69. Which is actually NOT BAD considering that if you want to get the same drive from PBTech it's $182.

(also yes this is free shipping)

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#2829269 9-Dec-2021 10:26

kiwiharry:

Cheers.

I was looking at an item yesterday and almost brought it, so went back today to see if it had free shipping. Yes free shipping today (although was only about $8 yesterday), but item price has also gone up by $70. 😦

Yeah quite a few Cheapos are saying the same thing.

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#2830509 11-Dec-2021 21:00

Just tried it with a few odds and ends I'd had bookmarked at the US site which were the same prize on the AU one plus some electronics gear I needed. So yeah, the shipping was free. It would have been $3 if I hadn't got the free-shipping offer.

I feel like I just won Division 9 in Lotto.

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#2832324 14-Dec-2021 18:56

Well that was impressive, ordered Sunday, shipped Monday, delivered today. DHL have proven pretty damn impressive no matter where it's coming from, even in the middle of the lockdown it'd get here from the US in under a week when NZ Post had stuff sitting at the AOC for two weeks to get from one suburb to the next.

I assume Amazon have some special arrangement with them because there's no way they can overnight something from Australia and still make a profit for $3.

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#2832538 14-Dec-2021 21:29

It looks like you end up paying both AU and NZ GST. Any way around that?

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#2832540 14-Dec-2021 21:32

SomeoneSomewhere:
It looks like you end up paying both AU and NZ GST. Any way around that?

Don't think so, the invoice only shows NZ GST.

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#2832541 14-Dec-2021 21:37

Huh. The prices say "Prices are in $AUD and include AU GST (if applicable)." Putting in an Aus address shows the same price. It's a laptop, so I wouldn't think it would be any of the zero-GST categories they have.

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#2832546 14-Dec-2021 21:46

SomeoneSomewhere:
Huh. The prices say "Prices are in $AUD and include AU GST (if applicable)." Putting in an Aus address shows the same price. It's a laptop, so I wouldn't think it would be any of the zero-GST categories they have.

The invoice shows the actual price for NZ, which is with 15% GST rather than 10%, the price shown on the web page. For example one item went from $8.99 (ship to AUS) to $9.40 (ship to NZ). So you just need to add 5% to the price shown on the web page.

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#2832573 14-Dec-2021 22:50

It appears to be related to the $1000 barrier. Items under that just get GST tweaked, and the price magically increases by ~5% on the checkout screen with a note saying "Order Totals are in $AUD and include Estimated NZ GST."

If >$1000, it shows the original price, and then whacks on a ~20% 'import fees deposit' - 15% GST plus the customs charge I expect.

Interestingly, this seems to be per item not per order. Order 2x AU$897 laptops and checkout shows 2x937, $1875 total.

Order 1x AU$1197, it shows 1x$1197 + $237 import fees.

Ouch.

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#2833222 16-Dec-2021 07:41

neb: Well that was impressive, ordered Sunday, shipped Monday, delivered today. DHL have proven pretty damn impressive no matter where it's coming from, even in the middle of the lockdown it'd get here from the US in under a week when NZ Post had stuff sitting at the AOC for two weeks to get from one suburb to the next. I assume Amazon have some special arrangement with them because there's no way they can overnight something from Australia and still make a profit for $3.

I've had packages almost weekly for about the past 4-5 weeks from Amazon AU that all got shipped with NZ Post and were +2 days from shipping to deliver (ie shipped Tuesday and delivered Thursday).

My order this week has moved to DHL and it's going to be interesting to see when it arrived. It shipped from the Melbourne DC on Tuesday and I got a notification from DHL on Tuesday night saying delivery before the end of the day on Monday 20th. The package arrived in Wellington at 1pm yesterday, so it'll be interesting to see if it gets delivered today (business address in the Wgtn CBD) or whether they hold onto it.

On a side note I have beome annoyed with Amazon AU "out of stock" type situations. I originally ordered the products for this order last Tuesday and by Tuesday they hadn't shipped and the delivery schedule was showing between the 15th Dec - 5th Jan. Amazon support told me they were waiting for 2 products to be delivered from the supplier and yet they were still happy to sell them. I cancelled the order and ordered the exact same product that was sold by Amazon and fulfilled by Amazon and it shipped same day.

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#2835665 19-Dec-2021 22:49

Weird. Getting this error now: "We are unable to send non-digital items to New Zealand delivery addresses. Please choose a delivery address that is not in New Zealand to proceed. Some restrictions may still apply depending on the item. You can also visit amazon.com to access millions of products for delivery to New Zealand."

Looks like a similar thing happened a while back with Amazon UK
https://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=48&topicid=261311

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#2835669 19-Dec-2021 23:09

Wakrak:

Weird. Getting this error now: "We are unable to send non-digital items to New Zealand delivery addresses. Please choose a delivery address that is not in New Zealand to proceed. Some restrictions may still apply depending on the item. You can also visit amazon.com to access millions of products for delivery to New Zealand."

Looks like a similar thing happened a while back with Amazon UK
https://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=48&topicid=261311

Yep I'm getting the same error message. Annoying!

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#2836065 20-Dec-2021 16:35

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