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m0ei wroteI bought a few items from iherb, shipped with DHL... Items cost $50, shipping was around $10.

I refused acceptance of the parcel because DHL wanted $58($10 customs/vat and the rest are for DHL clearance and other shit)... yes $58 for $50 worth of items. Reordered few of the items and shipped them with DHL Global Mail.. basically libanpost.
What happened to the parcel?
Well DHL are just good in ripping off people, use Aramex ShopAndShip and you will notice the difference
anayman_k7 wroteWell DHL are just good in ripping off people, use Aramex ShopAndShip and you will notice the difference
Been trying to stop dealing with Borderlinx | DHL for a long time now because of their ridiculous charges. I am still using them to benefit from their consolidation procedure. I usually shop from several sellers and the items take at least 10 days to arrive to my suite, then I need a couple more days, maybe more for them to amend the estimated values. They never done it right from the first try. Once, I emailed them four times until they finally done it right.

As far as I know, ShopAndShip don't consolidate your items, I would definitely try them if they do.
I received the iherb parcel today from libanpost, I didn't pay a single dime. It was delivered in like 10 days all in all which is great.
now i feel seriously scammed, should've rejected like you did, there is always next time :)
AVOlio wrote
m0ei wroteI bought a few items from iherb, shipped with DHL... Items cost $50, shipping was around $10.

I refused acceptance of the parcel because DHL wanted $58($10 customs/vat and the rest are for DHL clearance and other shit)... yes $58 for $50 worth of items. Reordered few of the items and shipped them with DHL Global Mail.. basically libanpost.
What happened to the parcel?
They will most likely burn it or throw it in the garbage... That's their policy. I'm fine though, I bought some of the items again with libanpost and didn't pay any customs or clearance charges.
Metalloy wrotenow i feel seriously scammed, should've rejected like you did, there is always next time :)
Yours is still fairer than mine... Paying 58$ for 50$ worth of item is PURE SCAM. They can shove the items in their asses and keep that shit, I'd order the items again anytime and give my money to iherb than giving them to that trash scam company.

Libanpost is the best compared to the other shipping/handling companies. I bought last month an 80$ keyboard from massdrop, paid 5k LL to the customs and libanpost didn't take a single dime. They usually take 10k LL clearance charge if the customs exceeds a certain amount.
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Guys, anyone has an experience in buying and shipping from Dx Dealextreme?
I am thinking to buy a Fitbit and the it says shipping to Lebanon free and it will take 7 to 10 days.. any one can confirm..?

Thanks
Louis40 wroteGuys, anyone has an experience in buying and shipping from Dx Dealextreme?
I am thinking to buy a Fitbit and the it says shipping to Lebanon free and it will take 7 to 10 days.. any one can confirm..?

Thanks
I bought once from DX. As i remember, my item arrived after nearly two months (btw anything cheaper than 12$ has no tracking ). DX isn't like aliexpress, no sellers.The website owner is the only seller. So i don't know if you have problems with your parcel if you can get refunds like with aliexpress or dhgate
I am using shopandship for the first time

I ordered these 2 items from amazon to the address in New York they give you

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01C6Q2GSY
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B012V1HEP4

to my bad luck they weighted 0.53 kg so I have to pay an extra $8.6 for an extra 1 kg because I surpassed 0.5 kg. so I'm paying $19.60 for the delivery.

I ordered the items last thursday and used same day delivery, it arrived same day there but the record was created on friday on the shopandship website, and now the item shows in transit.

I have to say that their support is perfect and replies within minutes.
aliessayli2 wroteI am using shopandship for the first time

I ordered these 2 items from amazon to the address in New York they give you

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01C6Q2GSY
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B012V1HEP4

to my bad luck they weighted 0.53 kg so I have to pay an extra $8.6 for an extra 1 kg because I surpassed 0.5 kg. so I'm paying $19.60 for the delivery.

I ordered the items last thursday and used same day delivery, it arrived same day there but the record was created on friday on the shopandship website, and now the item shows in transit.

I have to say that their support is perfect and replies within minutes.
Which credit card did you use if you don't mind me asking? As far as I know, Amazon doesn't accept Lebanese CCs.
random-username wrote
aliessayli2 wroteI am using shopandship for the first time

I ordered these 2 items from amazon to the address in New York they give you

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01C6Q2GSY
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B012V1HEP4

to my bad luck they weighted 0.53 kg so I have to pay an extra $8.6 for an extra 1 kg because I surpassed 0.5 kg. so I'm paying $19.60 for the delivery.

I ordered the items last thursday and used same day delivery, it arrived same day there but the record was created on friday on the shopandship website, and now the item shows in transit.

I have to say that their support is perfect and replies within minutes.
Which credit card did you use if you don't mind me asking? As far as I know, Amazon doesn't accept Lebanese CCs.
it did accept it, I have a lebanese debit mastercard
aliessayli2 wrote
random-username wrote
aliessayli2 wroteI am using shopandship for the first time

I ordered these 2 items from amazon to the address in New York they give you

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01C6Q2GSY
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B012V1HEP4

to my bad luck they weighted 0.53 kg so I have to pay an extra $8.6 for an extra 1 kg because I surpassed 0.5 kg. so I'm paying $19.60 for the delivery.

I ordered the items last thursday and used same day delivery, it arrived same day there but the record was created on friday on the shopandship website, and now the item shows in transit.

I have to say that their support is perfect and replies within minutes.
Which credit card did you use if you don't mind me asking? As far as I know, Amazon doesn't accept Lebanese CCs.
it did accept it, I have a lebanese debit mastercard
Good to know. Planning on ordering a coffee-lake CPU and mobo once it comes out.
aliessayli2 wroteI am using shopandship for the first time

I ordered these 2 items from amazon to the address in New York they give you

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01C6Q2GSY
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B012V1HEP4

to my bad luck they weighted 0.53 kg so I have to pay an extra $8.6 for an extra 1 kg because I surpassed 0.5 kg. so I'm paying $19.60 for the delivery.

I ordered the items last thursday and used same day delivery, it arrived same day there but the record was created on friday on the shopandship website, and now the item shows in transit.

I have to say that their support is perfect and replies within minutes.

I'm unsure why you ordered these from the US rather than China (aliexpress or banggood)... You would've saved quite much, you still have to pay customs and clearance fees.
@random-username Amazon DO accept Lebanese credit cards, in fact Amazon accepts any credit card, never rejected any of my Lebanese cards (Tested so far with HSBC, Blom, Audi, Byblos, BLC and all works).
Any idea how much Customs I'll be paying if I order a CPU+Cooler+Mobo from amazon? (Value around 600$)
m0ei wrote
aliessayli2 wroteI am using shopandship for the first time

I ordered these 2 items from amazon to the address in New York they give you

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01C6Q2GSY
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B012V1HEP4

to my bad luck they weighted 0.53 kg so I have to pay an extra $8.6 for an extra 1 kg because I surpassed 0.5 kg. so I'm paying $19.60 for the delivery.

I ordered the items last thursday and used same day delivery, it arrived same day there but the record was created on friday on the shopandship website, and now the item shows in transit.

I have to say that their support is perfect and replies within minutes.

I'm unsure why you ordered these from the US rather than China (aliexpress or banggood)... You would've saved quite much, you still have to pay customs and clearance fees.
I have an issue with waiting 2 months for the items to arrive from china, I calculated my spendings depending on the prices of the items in the local market (ekt2) which has everything priced at the amazon price x 3
random-username wroteAny idea how much Customs I'll be paying if I order a CPU+Cooler+Mobo from amazon? (Value around 600$)
What service are you using? If you are using ShopAndShip then it depends on the package weight and size
anayman_k7 wrote
random-username wroteAny idea how much Customs I'll be paying if I order a CPU+Cooler+Mobo from amazon? (Value around 600$)
What service are you using? If you are using ShopAndShip then it depends on the package weight and size
Correct me if I'm wrong, so if I buy a 350$ CPU right now through ShopandShip, it'll cost me next to nothing in customs because it comes in a tiny box and weighs 0.2 kg?
random-username wrote
anayman_k7 wrote
random-username wroteAny idea how much Customs I'll be paying if I order a CPU+Cooler+Mobo from amazon? (Value around 600$)
What service are you using? If you are using ShopAndShip then it depends on the package weight and size
Correct me if I'm wrong, so if I buy a 350$ CPU right now through ShopandShip, it'll cost me next to nothing in customs because it comes in a tiny box and weighs 0.2 kg?
it will cost you 15$ total (11$ shipping + 4$ customs) if its weight was 0.5KG or less, recently I got a Ryzen 5 1600 with a DDR4 RAM Kit, unluckily the CPU is a bit heavy due to big stock cooler and the whole package was 0.6KG, I paid 25.6$ (19.6$ Shipping + 6$ Customs) which is considered a fair amount, I saved around 60$, as for the board I decided to get it from pcandparts just because it is expected to cost a bit more because of this estimated value thing of the customs and also because motherboards could get broken and I prefer to have it under warranty.

Note: Please be aware that Amazon warranty is lost when another shipping service is used, I read it once on Amazon site but I can't find the link now (searched it a bit)
anayman_k7 wrote
random-username wrote
anayman_k7 wrote
What service are you using? If you are using ShopAndShip then it depends on the package weight and size
Correct me if I'm wrong, so if I buy a 350$ CPU right now through ShopandShip, it'll cost me next to nothing in customs because it comes in a tiny box and weighs 0.2 kg?
it will cost you 15$ total (11$ shipping + 4$ customs) if its weight was 0.5KG or less, recently I got a Ryzen 5 1600 with a DDR4 RAM Kit, unluckily the CPU is a bit heavy due to big stock cooler and the whole package was 0.6KG, I paid 25.6$ (19.6$ Shipping + 6$ Customs) which is considered a fair amount, I saved around 60$, as for the board I decided to get it from pcandparts just because it is expected to cost a bit more because of this estimated value thing of the customs and also because motherboards could get broken and I prefer to have it under warranty.

Note: Please be aware that Amazon warranty is lost when another shipping service is used, I read it once on Amazon site but I can't find the link now (searched it a bit)
Don't take this for granted (the 11$ shipping + 4$), yes it happens most of the times but sometimes they are strict and they check the attached invoice when they see the CPU real price you will have to pay a good amount for customs + vat ...
As for the Amazon warranty being void, I don't think so, however, they have a policy concerning freight forwarding you can check it here:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201117950