Obscene shipping fees

[what'sinaname]

Welcome to Australia!!!! The shipping to Oz is just obscene. It kills us. Hence why we pay 3 times the US cost for product.

[silverfox]

I don't live in Australia and I don't buy anything unless I get free shipping.

[IBTROLLIN]

We also pay more because our market is so small. That being said though, I still don't see why we pay so much more than most other countries. Merchants can't complain about people buying from overseas when they're trying to maintain such high margins.
I think Waxit, Zas and Car Care Products have outstanding customer service and seem like genuinely nice blokes. I'd love to be able to afford to buy everything from them, but unfortunately I can't. Some things they sell are quite cheap when you factor in shipping, but there's just a few things that even with shipping, you'd be mad to buy in Oz.

[Pockets@PoorboysWorld]

Check out using usps.com that's what we use it seems to be the cheapest track able for international packages

[Marc08EX]

I don't live in Australia and I don't buy anything unless I get free shipping.

Same here.

[Danube]

We also pay more because our market is so small. That being said though, I still don't see why we pay so much more than most other countries. Merchants can't complain about people buying from overseas when they're trying to maintain such high margins.
I think Waxit, Zas and Car Care Products have outstanding customer service and seem like genuinely nice blokes. I'd love to be able to afford to buy everything from them, but unfortunately I can't. Some things they sell are quite cheap when you factor in shipping, but there's just a few things that even with shipping, you'd be mad to buy in Oz.

I only remember buying a bottle of megs ultimate protectant (paid $30!) in a store here in Australia, everything else comes from US .. every single pad, every compound, wax, MF towels, shampoo, window cleaner.

Australian distributors need to learn the lesson and stop charging $30 for something that cost $6.95 in US.

Not all dealers from US charge obscene shipping fees .. you need to look around and find a better deal.

[VISITOR]

Not all dealers from US charge obscene shipping fees .. you need to look around and find a better deal.

agreed...

[mark58]

Do you guys have VAT? most of the world has about 20 to 30% value added tax on top of sales tax. Someone needs to pay for all Social Services like free medical, dental and so on.

[Danube]

We have GST (goods and services tax) which is 10%.

Luckily on all importations with a receipt of less then $1000 there is no GST or import tax applicable.

[sling-2]

my country sucks....all items subject to tax from 10% to 33% including the freight !!