There must be a way to lower shipping costs to Canadians. Prior to finding out about EF, I had shopped on Canadian novelty websites, where shipping was free within Canada. Most people would say, "well that makes sense, they are in the same country as you." BUT, the fact of the matter is that Canada Post prices in comparison to USPS are outrageous. It is actually more expensive for someone to ship me something from Canada, then for someone to ship me something from the USA. You Americans are so lucky with USPS rates!
On my first order from EF (I've ordered twice now), I seen the shipping was $16.00 to Canada. That was expensive, but I assumed that it was a flat-rate. As I added very small things to my order, the price of shipping kept getting higher and higher. The last order I made the shipping was $20.00! The thing that bothered me is the fact that my first order was a deck of cards and the mad libs book. Very small, light items. I understand that it pays for shipping AND handling, but those items were really really light.. I don't know why it would cost that much even with the handling fees.
ALSO, I am not sure if USPS works the same way as Canada, but the cost of shipping is determined by weight and size. I find that EF sends in ridiculously huge boxes, Even if you only purchase one small product. Wouldn't this make the shipping price steeper? I just assume that if you used a more reasonably sized box for a deck of cards that the price for shipping would be much less.
I just figured that maybe that suggestion would help lower the costs for International buyers, and in turn increase the amount of people who buy from EF instead of purchasing from retailers with lower/no shipping rates. Like the title says, I still love you EF, but please consider the packaging idea!
On my first order from EF (I've ordered twice now), I seen the shipping was $16.00 to Canada. That was expensive, but I assumed that it was a flat-rate. As I added very small things to my order, the price of shipping kept getting higher and higher. The last order I made the shipping was $20.00! The thing that bothered me is the fact that my first order was a deck of cards and the mad libs book. Very small, light items. I understand that it pays for shipping AND handling, but those items were really really light.. I don't know why it would cost that much even with the handling fees.
ALSO, I am not sure if USPS works the same way as Canada, but the cost of shipping is determined by weight and size. I find that EF sends in ridiculously huge boxes, Even if you only purchase one small product. Wouldn't this make the shipping price steeper? I just assume that if you used a more reasonably sized box for a deck of cards that the price for shipping would be much less.
I just figured that maybe that suggestion would help lower the costs for International buyers, and in turn increase the amount of people who buy from EF instead of purchasing from retailers with lower/no shipping rates. Like the title says, I still love you EF, but please consider the packaging idea!
