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International shipping available? - thoughts?

posted by TaBAMe 7 months ago 829 views 6 comments

Do they ship to Canada? Couldn't find info on the site

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minimonster •

Yeah, reshipper's the usual workaround but honestly the tracking goes sideways once it hits a third party. My last one sat at customs forever — parcel delivery status never updated past the handoff, which was nerve-wracking. If it does move, a legit express shipping option would be nice, but nobody seems to offer it direct. US folks have it easy here, no question.

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AzzobOsama •

Same experience here—US only for sure. I've yet to see anyone abroad get it direct, so a reshipper is basically your only move, and that adds time for sure. For what it's worth, once it hits the system I've always gotten a tracking number update within a day or two, so the parcel delivery status side of things is solid domestically. My last one got stuck in ISC for a few days, but it landed fine eventually. Just plan for that lag if you go the forwarding route.

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wowcoolguy •

Thanks for the update

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resetti • • Edited 4 months ago

Yeah, that's pretty much it. From what I've seen, most of these places only ship to US addresses. I've asked around before and got the same answer every time. So if you're an international buyer, you're pretty much out of luck unless you've got a reshipper or a friend stateside.

For those of you in the US, though, the shipping experience is usually pretty consistent. Couriers vary depending on the vendor, but the most common ones I've run into are USPS Priority or First Class, sometimes UPS Ground. A few will offer FedEx, but that's less common unless you're paying extra for express. Transit hubs are gonna be whatever the carrier uses — USPS normally goes through regional distribution centers like in Chicago, Dallas, or Sacramento, so delivery time depends heavily on where you're located relative to those hubs. I've seen packages bounce around a bit, but nothing crazy for domestic.

Packaging durability is hit or miss. Most vendors use plain bubble mailers or small cardboard boxes with no obvious markings, which is good for discretion. I've never had one arrive crushed or ripped open, but I've also heard of people getting envelopes that looked a little beat up after going through sorting machines. If you're ordering something like a flimsier card or a non-rigid ID, it might be worth asking if they use a stiffener or a folded piece of cardboard inside. Some do automatically, some don't.

Customs isn't really a factor for domestic shipments, but if you're trying to get something shipped to an international address, that's probably exactly why they limit it to US only — too much risk of seizure or questions at customs, especially since these are novelty IDs. Even with good stealth, international mail gets way more scrutiny.

Overall speed? For US domestic, once it actually gets dropped off, I'd say 2–5 business days is the norm for Priority, and 5–8 for First Class. But the big bottleneck is always processing time before it even ships — that can take anywhere from a couple days to over a week, depending on the vendor's workload. So plan accordingly.

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DrDxpe •

This is solid advice

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me2784 •

Pretty sure its US only. Contact support to confirm

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