[ZEROpumpkins]

Originally Posted by Kina

Thanks for the help, so I guess the only reason I would use them is if it's something that the Aussie shops can't get. Well I was thinking of getting a raglan girls shirt like this one. I like the raglan style but I don't think I could get it through Red Eye:

 

Ooh I have this shirt, but without the long green sleeves. It's plain white.

[Kina]

yeah I've noticed that the plain white version is widely available, maybe I should get that version instead

[ZEROpumpkins]

Got it at Sydney last time round. You should be able to find it there this time, or at least some variations of it.

[Kina]

ok thanks, I will give it a go

[k-krack]

I'm in Canada, and I've ordered a few things from Kung-Fu. There's never been a problem, no damages or anything, and itdoesn't take that long to arrive... I don't remember, it's been a while since I've ordered from 'em but yeah, it's pretty good.
Plus, with all SY (music?) purchases, you get some cool extra stuff, backstage patches, stickers, postcards, etc!

[akesin]

OUR SHIPPING SYSTEM IS BETTER
We realize that some of our shipping costs in the Ecstatic Peace store have been out of whack - particular when shipping outside of the US- and we just made some fundamental changes to correct that. We will look to continue to improve our system but this is definitely a giant step in the right direction. Thanks for working your continued support.

[pokkeherrie]

Ah well, it will always be better than Southern Lord.

They'll easily charge you 7 euros per CD (about $10-$11 I guess) and then 6 weeks later your package with 2 CDs arrives with a post stamp of $3.85.

[sonicl]

That's because US customs charges a crap music tax that you don't see detailed on the envelope.

[tesla69]

Originally Posted by pokkeherrie

Ah well, it will always be better than Southern Lord.

They'll easily charge you 7 euros per CD (about $10-$11 I guess) and then 6 weeks later your package with 2 CDs arrives with a post stamp of $3.85.

its a business strategy. Your p&h doesn't just pay the cost of actual postage, and not just the envelope and packaging that might be used, but the labor and the cost of the technology to expedite that transaction and warehouse space to store the product.

On ebay I once asked this guy why I had to pay $5.00 postage for an antique postcard (insurance was more) and he replied, in a huffy tone which is admirable in email, that he had employees to pay and that was how much it cost for him to mail a postcard.

[Everyneurotic]

Originally Posted by pokkeherrie

Ah well, it will always be better than Southern Lord.

They'll easily charge you 7 euros per CD (about $10-$11 I guess) and then 6 weeks later your package with 2 CDs arrives with a post stamp of $3.85.

6 weeks? lucky bastard.

[Protectmeyou]

they've been excellent.

[pokkeherrie]

Originally Posted by tesla69

its a business strategy. Your p&h doesn't just pay the cost of actual postage, and not just the envelope and packaging that might be used, but the labor and the cost of the technology to expedite that transaction and warehouse space to store the product.

On ebay I once asked this guy why I had to pay $5.00 postage for an antique postcard (insurance was more) and he replied, in a huffy tone which is admirable in email, that he had employees to pay and that was how much it cost for him to mail a postcard.

duh. no shit.

anyway, that doesn't hold for southern lord. charging 4 times the shipping price is not an acceptable business strategy by any means, especially when it's only for foreign orders.

often the problem is that sites use some automatic USPS postage rate calculator, which is usually way off for international orders. even though SL knew this, they didn't change it. on top of that they used the cheapest/slowest option for mailing stuff out which meant you had to wait weeks/months for your order while paying way too much on "shipping and handling". it's no wonder that there was so much bitching on their forum that they decided to close it down completely in the end.

[su x*]

Originally Posted by ZEROpumpkins

Got it at Sydney last time round. You should be able to find it there this time, or at least some variations of it.

can i ask how much you paid?
concert tees have the quality of being randomly priced from $15 to $70

because how am i to look like a sonic youth fanatic if im not constantly wearign a SY tee?