Within the US, UPS was not so bad, but packages coming to me from Canada
ended up with huge fees tacked on to my account.
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On 4/2/2011 2:26 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> I have bought from them while living in the Netherlands and Switzerland (have
> not had a reason to shop with them online since coming to Spain). Their web
> site states:
>
> Shipping Destinations
> Adorama ships throughout the U.S., Canada and to over 200 countries
> worldwide. Please see the country listing on the checkout page.
> (http://www.adorama.com/catalog.tpl?op=FAQ, the click on Shipping)
>
> Your experience with UPS may vary from mine, but I have had consistently bad
> experiences with that company while living in Belgium, Switzerland, the
> Netherlands and now Spain, and will not buy any high value items from outside
> the EU if they are shipped that way. To give you an idea: in Spain they
> charge around 50 Euro for clearing customs (regardless of the actual amount
> of duty owed) whereas the post office charges around 10 Euro for the same
> service.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
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> YNWA
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Apr 1, 2011, at 11:26 PM, Andrew Fildes wrote:
>
>> Huh? Then things have changed recently because Adorama hasn't shipped OS for
>> years, except perhaps for armed forces.
>> B&H give you a choice of USPS, UPS Global and FedEx. I have an account there
>> and tend to select UPS because it's quick, cheaper than FedEx by a huge
>> margin and in this country, they know that items under $1000 do not need to
>> be referred for import taxes. If it's over the threshold, they'll organise
>> customs brokerage for me at a reasonable price which regular post will not.
>> FedEx may be good domestically in the US but my experiences of their
>> international efforts have been bloody awful.
>> Andrew Fildes
>> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>
>>
>> On 02/04/2011, at 2:46 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>>
>>> They most certainly do ship abroad, but I don't remember if they use
>>> USPS--if not, stay away, because UPS will hit you with hefty fees for
>>> customs processing on arrival (regardless of whether you actually have to
>>> pay any customs duty). I only buy from US merchants that are prepared to
>>> ship via the post office, such as B&H (and most of the time, when I check
>>> the price, B&H is the same or cheaper than Adorama).
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Nathan
>>>
>>> Nathan Wajsman
>>> Alicante, Spain
>>> http://www.frozenlight.eu
>>> http://www.greatpix.eu
>>> http://www.nathanfoto.com
>>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
>>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog
>>>
>>> YNWA
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Apr 1, 2011, at 1:00 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ask them via email: sales@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>
>>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 4/1/2011 5:14 AM, SwissPace wrote:
>>>>> Well I didn't get so far as ordering,but it allows you to select
>>>>> shipping costs for different countries, including switzerland.
>>>>>
>>>>> On 4/1/11 10:49 AM, Jez Cunningham wrote:
>>>>>> Do I remember that Adorama don't ship abroad anyway?
>>>>>> Or have I lost that many brain cells that I'm imagining things to make up
>>>>>> for lack of remembered facts?
>>>>>> Jez
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 1 April 2011 09:36, SwissPace<ian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
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