| International Shipping and Online Shopping | | | | expect to pay some sort of handling fee to cover |
| | | | time and mailing supplies, if the cost for international |
| When you shop online, you can get some great | | | | shipping is way higher than it appears to be if you |
| deals, because the vastness of the World Wide Web | | | | were to ship the item, consider looking for a better |
| increases competition among retailers. If you do not | | | | deal at another retailer. |
| like the price at one retailer, you simply click over to | | | | Not All Retailers Offer It |
| another. Soon you will find the item you need or | | | | Online retailers target specific countries. Australia, the |
| want at a truly bargain price. | | | | U.K, the U.S., and Canada are all targeted by online |
| When you find the perfect item at the best possible | | | | retailers. If you are shopping outside of these |
| price, you add it to your cart, pull out your credit | | | | targeted markets, you may find that some retailers |
| card, and start to make your purchase, pleased with | | | | will not ship to your location. American retailers are |
| the low price. Suddenly, you see that shipping charge. | | | | particularly guilty of this, and many do not offer any |
| Little did you know, the retailer you were shopping is | | | | international shipping at all, even to these other major |
| not located in your country. You are forced to pay | | | | markets. |
| excessively high international shipping charges. | | | | Before you begin shopping on a particular website, |
| Suddenly your "great bargain" is not so great. | | | | check to see whether or not they offer international |
| The Cost of International Shipping | | | | shipping. Most online retailers will have a page outlining |
| International shipping costs more because it costs the | | | | their shipping policies. If they do not appear to offer |
| retailer more to send you the item. Any time an item | | | | international shipping, ask before you start trying to |
| crosses borders, the shipping costs gets inflated. | | | | make a purchase. |
| Even if you are shipping from the United States to | | | | Shipping Is Non-Refundable |
| Canada, which is not really a large distance, you will | | | | On most websites, shipping is non-refundable. If you |
| pay more. Always look at the shipping charge before | | | | are not happy with your item and paid a lot of |
| you pay. | | | | money to have it shipped internationally, you might |
| Inflated Charges | | | | be able to get your money back for the purchase |
| Some retailers will charge inflated shipping charges, | | | | price, but you will have lost the money you spent on |
| simply because they know you will expect to pay | | | | shipping. Make sure you are confident on the quality |
| more for international shipping. Research the shipping | | | | of the item before you buy. |
| cost on your own before you pay. While you can | | | | |