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I remembered for those that paid for the album using PayPal , they were not charged extra with regards to the revised upwards shipping cost for MAGAZINE but for those that paid using credit card , they had to pay extra for the extra shipping charges |
they used not to ask you to pay anything else extra, but they changed their policy around the end of 2011, now they'll send you an email asking what you want to do about it, and ask you to pay the missing amount.. :/
At least, that's what happened to me and a friend of mine not so long ago. you may still want to try your luck there! who knows :D |
^That happened to me too.
It was when I ordered SNSD's JP repackage album and concert DVD last December. Both turned out to be very heavy releases so they sent me an e-mail asking me if I wanted to cancel the order or pay the difference. I just paid the difference. :P |
Thank you all for the information regarding how CDJ handles a change in shipping price. They have already increased the shipping price of the item by 200 yen for the method that I chose (I used the shipping charge calculator to see the change). I personally don't mind paying the difference but I wouldn't mind if they handled the orders like they did before and didn't charge the extra amount, lol.
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I frankly can't remember the last time I order something from CDJapan as all this while , anything Japan press related , I always use HMV Japan as it's cheaper for me
I give CDJapan credit for having really good customer service but cost wise , you're paying more for shipping + they don't give generous discounts to customers unlike HMV Japan that does it extremely frequent Most if not all the time , whatever I ordered from HMV Japan , the total cost I have to pay usually ends up to be less than what the actual cost of the product |
I agree with you about HMV sometimes being the cheaper option to buy products, especially if you buy CD+DVD editions of albums as well as purchasing multiple items in one order. Before I place an order, I always do price comparisons of products at CDJ, YA, HMV, and Amazon.jp. HMV and Amazon.jp tend to change the prices of their items during the preorder stages so I always like to keep my eyes on those sites every once in a while, moreso at HMV unless I want to buy something large (like Ayumi's limited edition albums) where I'll focus more on Amazon.jp. For the order I inquired about, HMV is actually the cheaper option out of pocket, but in the long run, I'll save more at CDJapan since this order will earn me 490 points. I wish HMV didn't eliminate their points program with international buyers (I believe you have to have the order sent to a Japanese address to earn points now).
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^Really? HMV ended their point program for int'l buyers? :(
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yeah HMV Japan ended their points system sometime back but for me , it's not a very big issue
I don't often buy Japan press when comes to supporting my fave jpop artistes As long as they don't stop giving generous discounts to their online customers , I'm all good xD |
actually,they gave you a 'voucher' instead of points
https://www.hmv.co.jp/members/voucher/voucherInfo.asp you can redeem the vouchers by choosing 'Gift Voucher & Credit Card' at the 'select payment method' page |
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awesome , now I know what I'm going to do with them :innocent |
CDJapan sent me an email this morning regarding a reduction in the price of an item I preordered. Since I paid for the item with paypal, they credited the difference to my frequent shopper points account. I didn't know they did this.
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Hoping someone can help me out with Yahoo! Auctions.
I'm interested in bidding for some ayu tickets through a shopping service. These tickets are the ones I'm looking at - http://page10.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/m95815594 Just wanted to check the bid price here is the total for 2 tickets seated together? Seems a bit unbelievable that arena floor seats are going for so cheap. |
The price is for one ticket. If you want 2, you will have to let the seller know and pay for the 2nd ticket.
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Does anyone know how "buy-it-now" works on Yahoo! Auctions JP and if you can still do it through Noppin?
I'm trying to get some complete sets of Nogizaka46 singles through buy-it-now but when I put in the asking amount on Noppin, it looks like I'm just bidding on the auction instead of buying it outright. Noppin reports that I won the auctions but the listings look like they're still active. So what's going on? :yconfused Is it something to do with Golden Week? Or do listings have to run for the whole amount of time they're scheduled for on Y!AJ regardless if someone uses buy-it-now? I don't seem to remember that being the case before... :shrug Oh, and on one auction that seemed to have only a buy-it-now option, I put in the requested amount and showed up in the bidders list but the auction looks like it's still going on - and even weirder, someone else bid after me, and also shows up in the bidders list, but the auction still hasn't ended nor has the bid amount increased. :shakehead |
It shd work. Are you sure there's only 1 copy of the item? Try lookin @ the original YAJ auction and see the bidders and you shd be able to see your bid.
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But for the "Guru Guru Curtain" auction (http://page11.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/j...ion/n111942066), it looks like it ended as scheduled with only one bid (mine) for 1500 JPY. Yet, Noppin just sent me an invoice that says the winning amount was 1600 JPY. :/ I already sent them a message through their contact board asking if the amount is correct, and if it is, why the auction didn't end right away. Also, I asked if buy-it-now is supposed to work through their system. |
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^Ah, yes. I finally understand that part now. I've never encountered a Dutch auction before on Y!AJ so I was confused when the auction didn't end right away. :P
And, yes, the sets are really that cheap! :D ¥1500 is how much it usually costs for just *one* CD+DVD edition but the seller is offering all of them for that cheap because he took out all of the bonus photos and handshake tickets that they originally come with. I don't miss the bonus photos since I doubt I'd get any of the girls I like and I can't use the handshake tickets anyway so I don't mind not having them. :) |
Has anyone used forwarding serivces from Japan before? I wanna buy these clothes from Japanese brands who only ship within Japan...anyone has good forwarder recommendation? how bout tenso?
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hello everyone, plz answer my stupid question, hmm, I gonna buy this version of A COMPLETE through yesasia, does this include the photobook & the box?
http://www.yesasia.com/global/a-comp...0-en/info.html I cant find first press of RnRC & GUILTY album as well, I really want the photobook :( |
this's mentioned in the Product Information / Track List section
*First Press Sold Out. so no , it doesn't come with the box & photobooklet should you order it now as those were the 1st press bonuses |
Has anybody ever used Play Asia with the courier (UPS, FedEX) and get slapped with a customs charge or some fee of about $20?
If I choose EMS, will I have to pay a fee? Whenever I use EMS with CDJapan, I pay no such fee. Will this be the case with Play Asia? |
Does anyone knows if I can add items to an order in HMV?
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^ Thank you :) Do you know if there is any additional charge fee? I mean,if I cancel my order
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^ Thanks again! so I guess this is what I'll probably do~ But aaarghh Just for add and change one item...
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This happens to me before so I can understand :3 |
Can anyone tell me about their experiences ordering from Amazon Japan?
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Does anyone know where to find those CD+DVD big jewel cases all clear for sale? Just like the ones of Ayu's CD+DVD singles/albuns... I need to replace a few cases, but the only ones I find for sale are with white or gray inner parts :(
I also need two of those big cases (just like the ones I just mentioned) but for 3 discs, but those are even harder to find (my Kuu's Best ~First Things~ 2CD+DVD and Black Cherry CD+2DVD have really damaged cases :() I also don't mind if they're only sold in bigger quantities and not individually, I can't seem to find them anywhere, so I don't mind buying even if it'll come in a bigger quantity than I actually need... |
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^ You're welcome! Well,if I recall correctly it Was charged a little bit later but it always happen to me no matter which shop I buy in... Then if the price and customs are not a problem for you,good choice! the shipping is fast and the service too. Some times other stores that seems to be "more expensive" Than others has really good deals,HMV for exaple and regarding shipping they're always a lot better.
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So I have never purchase anything through a middle man, I've been looking at purchasing a set of playbuttons from mu-mo, but read somewhere that a lot of the middle man services won't forward them because of the batteries. Where would you recommend I go through? I live in the US, if that helps any. Thanks!
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Although this isn't an inquiry, I would like to share my displeasure about the condition of one of the items that I received from Tenso today. I purchased two CDs and one of them came with a large crack in the case. While I understand that a case can be replaced, I felt like they could have put more bubble wrap around the items, especially after spending ¥2190 between fees and shipping on two CDs that totaled 260 grams (which is a little over half a pound). This was my first time using their package consolidation service and the first time I received an item damaged because for everything I've ever purchased (that I recall), they shipped it in the original packaging from the seller or the company I bought the item from and I've never had a problem before. So for those of you who may use their consolidation service for small, possibly breakable items (or crackable in my case) you may want to see if you can get in contact with them and request extra padding to protect your items.
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mhhh i had package consolidation too for my ayupan+horse figure and my 2 FTL/MGR singles, but mine were fine. Maybe it depends who packs them, i think they have more than one person working in the packaging department.
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I've had several packages containing CDs sent via Tenso, and none of them have had any damage (and my packages have to go a really long way to get to me, before meeting the Swedish customs which makes me surprised at the lack of damage to packages I've got :P). There's always a risk, even when using large amounts of bubblewrap and such, that an item will suffer damage either due to improper handling or for random reasons (the tape didn't hold the item properly, the item was pressed too hard against another item in the package, etc.). While I'm certain that Tenso can make mistakes when it comes to their packaging, I wouldn't let one incident dictate my decision to use them. Most likely, this incident was a one-time thing and not a trend on Tenso's part.
Though asking Tenso to increase the padding inside their packages if you're worried is good advice as well. :) |
Just wanted to share my extremely unpleasant experience with Celga and I urge anybody who is having transaction with them to change to other agents.
I wrote on their wall on facebook earlier this morning to express my unhappiness with the way they work, hoping that maybe the director would apologize and investigate on the fault, but guess what, my post was deleted within an hour and was removed from their friend list without a single explanation. Below is roughly what I wrote on their wall regarding my unpleasant experience with them. I'm writing on to share about my unpleasant experience recently on Celga and I think there's some points which Celga could improve on the operation. I've joined TeamAyu through the help from Celga but there's something which I think could be improve. There's no notification from Celga when my club novelty gift arrive in your warehouse to tell me that you've received the items. I've specifically requested shipping for my merchandise on the 9th Feb to be shipped along with my TeamAyu gift which were sent out on last December. But to my surprise, when I received my package on the 15th Feb, the club gifts were not included. The reply I got from your staff was : "It means that your FC mailing hasn't arrived yet. We just sent whatever items you have in our warehouse. ^^" I have my doubts that shipping within Japan would take up to 6 weeks and even so, I wasn't even informed before shipping of my package that the items I've requested wasn't available. But I've decided to proceed with your advice and requested for a separate shipping for my club gift, this time round specifically requested for 2 club novelty gifts. Miraculously, you were able to pack the items on the 17th Feb, 2 days after I've requested shipping. Fine I though, MAYBE the items did arrived 6 weeks later and proceeded to pay for the shipping. However, when I received the package today (24th Feb), only 1 of the gift was included in the package. I wondered what happened to the other item which was send out by TeamAyu last December. I'd to say that I'm truly disappointed with the way Celga works when dealing with Fan club membership royalties and I hope to get your response soon. |
^ my BREAKERZ fanclub related stuff used to be handled by Celga & yeah the way they handle/do things are not good
The usual middleman I use to handle my stuff cannot help me to join their fanclub on my behalf & someone recommended me to try Celga & needless to say , my experience using their services weren't great Response's slow & for some funny odd reason , their customer service staff are based in BOTH Japan & USA which I couldn't help but find it very fishy if not odd + to make things worst , they have to ask the owner (whose name's Keigo Morita) for answers in which I wonder , can't I get a direct response from you instead of beating around the bush ??? Thankfully , someone I know via LiveJournal recommended me to use the services of a middleman that helped her to join Acid Black Cherry/L'arc en ciel/VAMPS fanclubs on her behalf & after making the switch , I have no regrets not using Celga anymore from that day onwards |
mhhh i never had any big problems with Celga o.o
Yes I also don´t like that you don´t get notified about FC mailings that arrive,but i always wait about 2-4 weeks after they pop up on yahoo to get them sent and never had anything missing. But i am with Celag for ap. 10 years now^^ And my membership at TA is now running for the 3rd year. |
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Is Celga's fee lower than Tenso??
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I don't use Tenso so I don't know but considering that me & Kinix had really bad unpleasant experiences with Celga , please don't end up in the same state as both of us by going with Celga
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I've been reading around concerning YesAsia vs. CDJapan and like, I think I'm set for ordering from CDJapan for the first time. $11 for standard shipping is killer though -_-;
Do you guys recommend CDJapan for only one item, and YesAsia for bulk items? I feel that ordering a lot of items through CDJapan would get pricey, while YesAsia does sneak in the shipping charge into their prices subtly, free shipping is always nice on bulk orders. |
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I would discourage you to use yesasia if your item is a limited press, as I have few parcel that went missing(using their free shipping), and they told me to wait till one month plus before resending, and the limited items have already been sold out, so I got a refund instead.
If you use yesasia register mail, the price will end up around the same as cdjapan, so I would rather you use cdjapan if it's a limited item, cdjapan took better care of parcel, better packing too, cdjapan has few choices of shipping method too, their FedEx is awesome, I always get my items one day BEFORE release date(I'm in Sinagpore) if your item is a cd or DVD, and only 2 items, then you can consider hmv Japan, they have multi buy discount and it can get cheaper then cdjapan, but hmv uses EMS for shipping only, so you might want to check if EMS will get taxed in your country first. --------------- About celga poor customer service, I would like to add in my friend's bad experience too. She applied for Maeda Atsuko's fanclub on the first day it starts taking application, on the site it was stated that they will send out members gift a week later, but when my friend email celga 2 weeks later after her application was send in, celga replied her that it was not in yet. So she waited for 2 more weeks before emailing again, this time it was Keigo who replied that they have checked the warehouse and it was still not in yet. Now, it has already been one month, so my friend waiting a little more to send email again, as she will be traveling overseas, she end up emailing celga 3 weeks later, but it was STILL NOT IN yet. This is kinda ridiculous already right? That's already almost 2 months after the application, guess how long she wait in the end for the gifts to be 'received' by celga? 3 and a half months!!!! I seriously doubt Japan fanclubs will take THAT long to send out the gifts, normally post in Japan should not take more then 5 days, it seems that Keigo or whoever had received the items, but due to careless, they never check carefully or misplace it and found it after some time. Years ago I used Celga too to order from Shibuya Net to get my clothes, I remembered that Keigo had replied me that her wife said my Liz Lisa dress were very beautiful when she received the parcel and was repacking it to me with my other stuff. So yup, Celga is more like a home business, it seems that the orders we made were send to their house, so that could be why our items seem to be 'not' arriving, I'm betting on careless/misplace, or do they have kids? You know, kids like to hide items away some times...hmm... |
I have a question concerning celga, too.
I preordered the FC edition of Bon Voyage on a date where the arrival on the release date was guaranteed.It was released yesterday and Celga said they think it takes 1 or 2 weeks that they get the item... That is not possible or what dou you think about it? |
^for FC items, depending on the bonus and preorder period, it could takes the record company a little while to prepare and send out, so a week or 2 is possible, but if they claim that they do not receive it like 2 weeks after the suppose shipment date, I'll say it's time to pester them every few days so that they don't forgot about it and misplace or anything.
But do you still have the link or printscreen of the item you order? I can help you read if it's stated there about the delivery around 1 to 2 weeks part |
To me , Corvina (Marika) took quite a big heavy risk in helping a lot of people to preorder the FC edition of Koda's Bon Voyage via Celga
While Marika's intentions are good , I don't know how good/bad her experiences in using Celga are but considering that I'm not the only 1 that voiced out my poor/unpleasant experiences in using Celga , I'm not expecting things to go well I could be wrong but I don't know really :x |
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Thank you all for sharing your experiences at Celga. I signed up to use their service a little while back and had recently been looking into putting some use into my account there. However, with all of the negative experiences that have been presented here, I think I will avoid using them.
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This's the middleman that I use to handle my BREAKERZ fanclub related stuff after I've switched from not using Celga anymore
http://japanauction.byethost11.com/ He's a 1 man show from Hokkaido & his name's Kairai . He was recommended to me by someone whom I know via LiveJournal & my experience in using Kairai's services is a gazillion million better times over than Celga Kairai only handles my BREAKERZ fanclub related stuff as the usual middleman that I use their services to help me buy stuff online can't help me to do so but it's ok |
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The last order I made with CDJ was Kumi's new album which I received today just 2 days after the release date! (Using airmail) While my last order at YA took a whole month to arrive. If you want your items to arrive fast I recommend you to use CDJ, If you don't mind waiting or if the item you want isn't available, YA is a good option; you will receive the parcel eventually and the customer service is really good. Also,If the order is really heavy you'll save money using YA. Hope I helped you ;) |
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Hey guys I have a question. I used the FedEx shipping from CDJapan that requires a signature. But the thing is, I live in an apartment where the front door to the building is locked and the only way in is either calling a phone to unlock the door or me going to open the door. So what would happen, basically? Would I have to go to the fedex building and pick it up, or would they just call the office and drop it off there?
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Guys, I've got a questions to those who ordered from mu-mo before... How long does it normally take for the orders to get to the Tenso address? I ordered Ayu's CDL DVD + poster, two ayupans and one single last week (I think it was on Tuesday) and then they sent me an email that they shipped it on Thursday (not sure if that's what it said though, but I just assumed from google translate), but I still haven't received and email from tenso saying that it arrived. One week seems a bit too long to me, considering it's within the same country. Also, delivery status says "配達完了", which means it was delivered?
Could it be because I wrote my name in hiragana on mu-mo (there was no option to write it in romaji)? I did email tenso's customer support about this, but only a couple of days ago. Should I wait a bit more or should I contact someone? And whom should I contact? Tenso or mu-mo? Sorry, if it was answered somewhere before, I searched and haven't found anything. |
29th April to 5th May is Golden week. That is holiday in Japan. Most companies are closed then.
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Oh I see! Thank you so much, I'll wait for another week then.
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Is there any way to preorder items on mu-mo with already released stuff and make them ship the released items when the preorded item is released? Because I'm trying to preorder Ayu's album and I want to order tour goods as well, and it says that they're going to be shipped separately and I don't see an option to get them shipped together when the album is released.
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I request all of you to shop online through trusted websites. There are many websites that will cheat us.
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I'm currently trying to purchase an item from a fan club through mu-mo, however, I am getting an error message with the tenso address I provided as well as a link directing me to the international shop. I've shopped on mu-mo numerous times and have never had an issue with the address and the international shop does not carry the item that I'm trying to purchase. Is there anything I can do to get my order through or are there any other middleman services that can assist me in obtaining this item with my membership information?
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Does anyone have experience with SAL/International Parcel shipping? I put in an order on Amazon (using Tenso) that was shipped from Japan on Monday, February 9. The estimated delivery time to my country was said to be 2-3 weeks. It has soon exceeded that by a week and there has been no indication whatsoever. Is there a need to be worry or are delays like this normal for SAL? Thank you!
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It's possible that your parcel is blocked at the custom. It happened for me. My last parcel sent via SAL from CDJapan was blocked for duties and I had to send some documents.
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A possibility indeed. However, they usually let me know if it stuck in customs, either by a message to my phone or a note in the mailbox. I will be patient and wait. Actually, I just read on a Finnish forum that in worst case scenario it may take up to 1-2 months for SAL to arrive here.
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It is normal for SAL to take longer than expected, not only with SAL but with any other shipping method. Last week I received a SAL parcel in less than a week while I'm still waiting for two that were shipped in january... Nevertheless, the worst method I have ever tried is, without doubt, EMS. It took 3 months, and they returned the parcel to Japan after all.
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I've never had any issues with EMS and I use it almost exclusively... the 2 occasions I've had a package in customs, it was only there for a week each time, and EMS included a tracking number so I was able to keep an eye on it.
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I think it does really depends on the location, I live in Spain and they never update the tracking so it is kinda pointless :( I recommend anyone living here using Airmail or SAL small packet as it is the most efficient one
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I get my items within 2 days if I use EMS so I think it really do depends on where you live
Before that , I had no idea that if you live in Europe , you have to pay additional taxes for overseas orders which frankly sucks I very rarely use SAL nowadays but last time when I do , it depends . Sometimes I can get items within 1-2 weeks . Longest I've waited for an SAL order was 1 month On the other hand , my younger sister uses FedEx but I don't as I don't see the point to use it where I can get my items already fast enough from using EMS |
^Yes, in UE you have to pay taxes if you parcel comes from a country outside from the UE. But really, there is none unique policy! So each country does what they want about the amount of the taxes. For instance, in Belgium the minimum cost if you buy something from a company is 22 euro (shipping fee included) and if a private individual sends you something it is 45 euro (shipping fee included). If you're package is more expensive than those amounts you have to pay taxes.
I think that Germany does thing differently. It's why Yesasia send their package there for Europe. The last time I had to use EMS it took one week to get the parcel. And I had to pay customs X_X. As the package is tracked, it's nearly impossible to escape from the custom's net. |
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Is there any kind of tutorial on how to buy at yahoo auctions? I used rinkya twice, but their fees are too high, and as I already have a tenso account I thought of sending it to my tenso address instead... However I am really afraid of doing something wrong on y!a since Google translate for Japanese is not thaaaat good...
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I just registered Mu-mo and I'm now on the page of few courses with different pricing (monthly subscription fee), anyone can please tell me what are those for? I sign up Mu-mo for the purpose of purchasing Ayu's merchandise in future, must I purchase plan/course? Thanks in advance. Quote:
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But their shipping service is quite expansive, that's the main drawback to me. Check it out : http://www.noppin.com/ |
^ Thanks for the tip, I'll check it just as I get home later! :)
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^ omg that's awesome! Let's hope he works with Brazilian customers also :P Thanks a lot!
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