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#1016529 1-Apr-2014 12:57

This wasn't a free shipping purchase but I have an order from Amazon due to arrive on 8 April. The strange thing is that on the i-Parcel website, the last status is that it is in transit to the country of destination. Yet on Amazon's website it shows it has arrived at the country of destination. Strange as in I would have thought Amazon got their tracking info from i-Parcel? Not so strange I guess given how woeful parcel tracking is in general...

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#1016551 1-Apr-2014 13:30

I was all lined up to purchase some items last week, and then got rejected at the checkout approval stage. Turns out I'd slipped to the 'free shipping' and not the 'international shipping' search filter. When I re applied this, and went back to the relevant department, none of my items were available any more. Youship etc was an option, but the items I was looking at were a bargain with free shipping, but not worth it with additional shipping charges.

So... be careful to check your items are actually eligible for international shipping is the moral of the story...

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#1016554 1-Apr-2014 13:36

I just ordered some stuff from amazon with free shipping on march 21st and it all arrived today (via iparcel). That is 8 days ahead of schedule which is OK.

The iparcel website is really unprofessional with spelling mistakes and the like. The 'held up' message is somewhat confusing too.

But, i'm happy. Some more stuff should be arriving later this week too as a placed a few orders in a few days. I was wondering if customs would consolidate them and ping me for going over $400 but they haven't done that.

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#1017000 2-Apr-2014 09:36

If Amazon won't give you free shipping at checkout, try emailing them and see if they will change it. This worked for me, they just adjusted the shipping cost after I placed the order.

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#1017010 2-Apr-2014 09:55

There are conditions for the free shipping. Items must be sold by and shipped from Amazon. Third party retailers aren't included.

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#1019511 6-Apr-2014 15:34

sweet as.

just order my 4 bay nas.

item is sold by amazon and shipped by amazon for $216, but when checking out - shipping charges where added.

chat to amazon representative for 3 mins and they waived shipping charges :)

can't be any happier on hot sunny sunday afternoon :)

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#1028421 20-Apr-2014 23:55

Some things I am looking at have this on the description:

Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply

I would need to get several of them to get over the threshold for free international. Has anyone ordered things like that before and still had it work for free shipping. I was browsing with the global eligable check box checked, just dont want to get pinged shipping on things.

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#1028422 20-Apr-2014 23:56

can't you find out before you pay?

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#1028437 21-Apr-2014 00:09

Yes, but I dont want to go making a cart with a dozern things inorder to find out that I wasted my time.

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#1028439 21-Apr-2014 00:17

fair enough

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#1028442 21-Apr-2014 01:36

Also anyone know the deal with the "add on" items? It has the thing about select countries in the description at the bottom of this.

http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Pete-Soda-Mix-16-9/dp/B0049QLDDY?tag=geekzone-20 - Ive just seen that they have all the awesome flavours with the select countries option on them.

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#1028506 21-Apr-2014 10:34

You can't buy individual Add-on Items, but you can add to a cart with other items. That's all...

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#1028526 21-Apr-2014 11:37

freitasm: You can't buy individual Add-on Items, but you can add to a cart with other items. That's all...

He's referring to the comments/answers 2 prior sellers have left about not sending overseas, however given it's fulfilled by amazon they probably would ship it..

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#1030441 24-Apr-2014 10:33

anyone got charged by custom? how does it work? items over certain amount of value or...?

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#1030445 24-Apr-2014 10:36

bunky: anyone got charged by custom? how does it work? items over certain amount of value or...?

nothing special about this, its just the normal duty/GST

http://www.whatsmyduty.org.nz/

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