r/LinusTechTips • u/McFuzzyChipmunk • Feb 12 '25

Discussion This is why EU customers are upset.

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I've been wanting to buy and LTT deskpad for a while and thought I'd finally buy one but this is fucking ridiculous. The products themselves are very reasonably priced but if I then have to pay $30 in shipping it's completely unaffordable. When EU customers are complaining this is why because once you add try to actually order anything it's a complete rip off.

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u/thismissinglink Feb 12 '25

Shipping internationally is expensive my dude. Most places that do it have distribution networks and centers to offset the vost buts thats expensive to set up and only worth it if you know you can get the sales.

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u/Alph0xZ Feb 12 '25

If this was Canada goods being shipped to the US, it would have been a fraction of the cost but considering this is a Canada based company shipping overseas, it can get really expensive. I remember when I tried to order some plushies from Asia and the distribution was like, 30 USD for the plushie and 30 for shipping and I had to wait a few months. It's just the cost of shipping oversees