Tuesday, 10 April 2012

Online Shopping : Buy from US site and ship to Singapore

This is my first time shipping stuffs from US to Singapore. Previously I shipped the stuffs I bought from US online site to US hotels and picked up from the hotel when I checked in.

Now I am back in Singapore and want to get some shoes and books from Crocs, Pediped and Amazon for a simple reason that they are much cheaper as compared in Singapore.

I was researching on the shipping options and shortlisted vpost and borderlinx. I chose the borderlinx for few reasons:

1. Free insurance coverage.
2. Free 30 days holding period as compared to vpost charges after 21 days. This is essential when we purchase from more than 1 online site.
3. Final shipping charge is lower.

Note that there is a need to pay tax if the package holds a value (product value and shipping charge) of SGD $400.

Have fun in shopping overseas!

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