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Hi all, I have requested a sample from a manufacturer from China but the cost of delivering it to my country is USD55 through DHL. That is extremely expensive to me. The product itself cost USD38 and weight 3.5 kg. Does anyone has any experience on any other cheaper alternatives? Should I ask them to post it through their national courier instead? In addition, what option do I have if I were to TT the money to them and not receiving anything later on? Any feedback are greatly appreciated. Thanks. Best regards, pang -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email spam_OUTlistservTakeThisOuTmitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body

At 01:46 PM 2/19/2003 +0800, you wrote: >Hi all, > >I have requested a sample from a manufacturer from China but the cost of >delivering it to my country is USD55 through DHL. That is extremely >expensive to me. The product itself cost USD38 and weight 3.5 kg. >Does anyone has any experience on any other cheaper alternatives? Should I >ask them to post it through their national courier instead? In addition, >what option do I have if I were to TT the money to them and not receiving >anything later on? Any feedback are greatly appreciated. Thanks. Mail is the cheaper alternative, but many Far Eastern manufacturers use the willingness to pay for a courier as a kind of filter to eliminate people who are not serious about buying large quantities of product. We just give them our Fedex account number. I've paid $50-$150 US for a few "free" samples. It makes no real difference if you can meet their usual minimum order quantities, and keeps the riff-raff away. Best regards, Spehro Pefhany --"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" .....speffKILLspam@spam@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listservKILLspammitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body

Seems like a reasonable cost - according to the USPS international calculator ircalc.usps.gov/speed.asp?Country=China&Pounds=7.7&Ounces=0&cmdSubmit=Continue&Contents=1 It would cost about the same to sent 3.5KGs to China. On Wed, 19 Feb 2003 08:00:27 -0500, you wrote: {Quote hidden}>At 01:46 PM 2/19/2003 +0800, you wrote: >>Hi all, >> >>I have requested a sample from a manufacturer from China but the cost of >>delivering it to my country is USD55 through DHL. That is extremely >>expensive to me. The product itself cost USD38 and weight 3.5 kg. >>Does anyone has any experience on any other cheaper alternatives? Should I >>ask them to post it through their national courier instead? In addition, >>what option do I have if I were to TT the money to them and not receiving >>anything later on? Any feedback are greatly appreciated. Thanks. > >Mail is the cheaper alternative, but many Far Eastern manufacturers use >the willingness to pay for a courier as a kind of filter to eliminate >people who are not serious about buying large quantities of product. > >We just give them our Fedex account number. I've paid $50-$150 US for a few >"free" samples. It makes no real difference if you can meet their usual >minimum order quantities, and keeps the riff-raff away. > >Best regards, > >Spehro Pefhany --"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" >.....speffKILLspam.....interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com >Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email EraseMElistservspam_OUTTakeThisOuTmitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body

Overnight shipping halfway around the world is exorbitant. US Global priority mail is cheaper, and a little slower, maybe the country of origin has a similar service. Regular post might be an option for anything that is small enough. But with regular post, you should add delivery confirmation and insurance, which are automatically included in DHL or Fedex. Working with a company that has a US representative is the best option, you can obtain samples directly from the US office and skip the expensive air freight. Unfortunately, this usually is not an option. If you wire the money to the company, of course you are taking a risk. I assume you are doing business with them later, in volume? If they want your business, they will respond. Or maybe they will have a nice dinner on you, who knows? Any international business transaction is fraught with higher risks, and often higher rewards. Sometimes we bundle shipments. We recieve products from China regularly by ship, and we will have extras or samples sent that way. Unfortunately it takes 3-4 weeks to get here, so it isn't convenient. Other times, we have people traveling in the area who hand carry samples back. -- Lawrence Lile Pang <klpangspam_OUTAICM.COM.MY> Sent by: pic microcontroller discussion list <@spam@PICLISTKILLspamMITVMA.MIT.EDU> 02/18/2003 11:46 PM Please respond to pic microcontroller discussion list To: KILLspamPICLISTKILLspamMITVMA.MIT.EDU cc: Subject: [OT]:Any other cheaper Alternative to receive something from China? Hi all, I have requested a sample from a manufacturer from China but the cost of delivering it to my country is USD55 through DHL. That is extremely expensive to me. The product itself cost USD38 and weight 3.5 kg. Does anyone has any experience on any other cheaper alternatives? Should I ask them to post it through their national courier instead? In addition, what option do I have if I were to TT the money to them and not receiving anything later on? Any feedback are greatly appreciated. Thanks. Best regards, pang -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email RemoveMElistservTakeThisOuTmitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email spamBeGonelistservspamBeGonemitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body

At 09:01 AM 2/19/2003 -0600, you wrote: >Overnight shipping halfway around the world is exorbitant. US Global >priority mail is cheaper, and a little slower, maybe the country of origin >has a similar service. Called "Speedpost/EMS" in Asia. Xpresspost in Canada. Best regards, Spehro Pefhany --"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" TakeThisOuTspeffEraseMEspam_OUTinterlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email RemoveMElistservTakeThisOuTmitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body

I recently discovered from How Much Is Inside ( http://www.cockeyed.com/inside/howmuchinside.html ) that a 40 foot shipping container (such as one that goes by ship on sea and trucks and trains on land) is only $140 for four months, and only a few thousand to ship to china and back. It's a bit slower, but imagine the shopping spree you could go on in China before filling one up! You can even buy your own for under $2000 [US]. Maybe better than a manufactured home when the tornados hit? The specific container page is http://www.cockeyed.com/inside/container/container.html . -Adam Pang wrote: {Quote hidden}>Hi all, > >I have requested a sample from a manufacturer from China but the cost of >delivering it to my country is USD55 through DHL. That is extremely >expensive to me. The product itself cost USD38 and weight 3.5 kg. >Does anyone has any experience on any other cheaper alternatives? Should I >ask them to post it through their national courier instead? In addition, >what option do I have if I were to TT the money to them and not receiving >anything later on? Any feedback are greatly appreciated. Thanks. > >Best regards, >pang > >-- >http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! >email listservEraseME.....mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body > > > > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics

>You can even buy your own for under $2000 [US]. Maybe better >than a manufactured home when the tornados hit? Maybe, but just do not expect any shipping company to accept it for carriage before or after the tornado. My understanding is they are sold off that cheap because they are no longer certifiable for use :)) But they do make great storage boxes :)) -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics