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Discussion => Newbie discussion => Topic started by: incomplete on May 10, 2013, 02:29 am

Title: Intntl shipments to Canada or U.S
Post by: incomplete on May 10, 2013, 02:29 am
Do you like the stealth ? Is it better than domestic? What some countries you have ordered 8) from.
Title: Re: Intntl shipments to Canada or U.S
Post by: captainjojo on May 10, 2013, 05:09 am
I will always go domestic if possible.  Ordering international means going through customs, which means the chances of your package being intercepted just went up.  If ordering international try and steer clear of certain countries like NL which can increase the chances of your package being checked at customs.  Also, domestic packages will arrive much quicker than international.

That being said, you may find that a product you wish can only be ordered via an international vendor.  As with any transaction on SR, research, research, and research some more.  Check out the vendor on the forums, if you don't find much information, post a polite message asking for any current clients of the vendor to post their experiences with that vendor on the forums (Although, I will say, if you cannot find anything regarding the vendor on the forums and the have supposedly been around for some time, you may want to look for another vendor).

When ordering international I stuck to the US, UK and France.  There is some stuff I would really like from vendors in the Netherlands, India and China, but I've held off so far, but I have read posts on the forums from a number of buyers who have purchased from them in Canada and the US and have received their packages without any trouble.

If you do order international keep the number of orders to a reasonable number. You don't want to have a dozen international orders all converging at your mailbox in the same time period, space them out, wait until you have received most of your orders before you start ordering more.