Ugh.
Just went to the post office to get some things straight.
First off - international shipping can be downright confusing. Not to mention exorbitantly expensive.
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Overall, it's discouraging that shipping Priority (which is, apparently the safest and fastest way) costs $23.95 for a small padded flat rate envelope. Granted, a lot of the dresses/slips in the shop will fit into these but there will be quite a few that just won't.
Let's use our imaginations, shall we?
Try fitting this:
Into this:
.... it just isn't gonna happen. Sigh.
I could choose to ship things First Class International (which is cheaper) - but I can never guarantee that it will arrive at all, much less arrive in a timely manner.
Perhaps I should leave the choice up to the buyer?
Priority Mail: more expensive by more than half, arrives faster and has tracking.
First Class International: no tracking, cheaper and can't guarantee it'll arrive.
Obviously the choice is clear - but the price is ...sad. To put it lightly.
Anyway, I digress. Enough complaining.
Time to change all my shipping profiles and hope that my lovely overseas buyers will continue to buy things regardless of the crazy US shipping prices.
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