People really need $25 international shipments marked down for customs? If that was a concern, I'd be holding off on placing an order.
From Twitter:
"This won't affect Saturday Morning RPG orders but USPS raised their international rates an absurd amount. Apologies in advance, but future releases will have higher shipping charges. Rates went up by about $7, which is absolute highway robbery."
From Twitter:
"This won't affect Saturday Morning RPG orders but USPS raised their international rates an absurd amount. Apologies in advance, but future releases will have higher shipping charges. Rates went up by about $7, which is absolute highway robbery."
From Twitter:
"This won't affect Saturday Morning RPG orders but USPS raised their international rates an absurd amount. Apologies in advance, but future releases will have higher shipping charges. Rates went up by about $7, which is absolute highway robbery."
From Twitter:
"This won't affect Saturday Morning RPG orders but USPS raised their international rates an absurd amount. Apologies in advance, but future releases will have higher shipping charges. Rates went up by about $7, which is absolute highway robbery."
Man really? WTF USPS
Just as a reference, I can send a game from Germany to ANYWHERE in the world for $5. No joke. USPS rates were already crazy high before
Sounds like other countries could learn a thing or two from the Deutsche Post! Still, USPS rates are insaneGerman rates are really low though. If one's sending a decent amount of packages, it's actually worth it to cross the border from most neighbouring countries and send them from Germany.
E.g. Larian Studios (based in Ghent, Belgium) did just that when they sent out physical copies from their Divinity: Original Sin Kickstarter.
This really sucks, we always want to be the good guys and we will keep our eyes out for better rates!
The shipping rates only increased a little if the weight is 8 oz and below. Anything higher adds $7+.
That being said we are still losing money now shipping to Canada, and Mexico if the weight is 8 oz or below.
We will have to do a weight threshold for future releases. The rate will only increase if your order weighs too much.
I'm also not able to offer anymore refunds shipping wise. If you already got one, then congrats! But right now it is a nightmare to keep track of and with the increase in shipping we have to watch what we are doing now. :'(
This really sucks, we always want to be the good guys and we will keep our eyes out for better rates!
How much does a single copy weight? Truly curious, because I haven't been ordering anything above that.
Whatever USPS has done with the shipping rates out of the country are probably related to the same stuff I posted about in the English-Asia import thread on vitalounge.
...Can't you share that with us here?
The RP tracking numbers no longer give any information on USPS, even for older orders that I received months ago. Play-Asia's customer service eventually told me that USPS started doing this sometime during the last quarter of last year, and had not given them any explanation.
I called the 1-800 number for USPS and the automated operator said the same thing as the USPS site: "no tracking information available for this item from Singapore" but also said that for future orders, only Priority Express 2-day shipping and International Global whatever will provide tracking information.
So I have/had two orders out with no way to follow them or anticipate when to be here and sign for them. That's a bad combination with my local post office's track record. I was able to get information from USPS that one package was in New Jersey and another was in Chicago. Every other order from that region in the last two years has come in through California first (which makes more sense geographically), and there's no way the first package got from New Jersey to Denver in less than 24 hours. Their own tracking info is obviously limited too, but if the locations they gave me were correct then imports from Asia going to the US are traveling 2-3x distance West now, instead of East.
I asked Play-Asia if I could change my shipping to something that will show tracking here, since my local PO is consistently unreliable. They offered Fed Ex, UPS etc, so I went with UPS. I never have problems with them and can also log into a UPS account to make sure it doesn't change hands to USPS once it gets local. $25 each for my next four pre-orders, bringing the orders up to $68, $71, $73 and $76... peace of mind isn't cheap.
I don't know what changed in the last business quarter... USPS probably really needs to make more money since they're going extinct, but maybe also some trade agreement stuff?
Yep, noticed the lack of shipping information from Play Asia during October. Total bullshit
It started that soon for you, huh? I think my Civ Rev 2 that came in December must have just squeaked into whatever infrastructure was still working like it used to.
Glad to know it's not just me at least.
Can't you still track your Play-Asia packages through the SingPost website though? The site's entirely in English too.
Can't you still track your Play-Asia packages through the SingPost website though? The site's entirely in English too.
It just tells me when it arrives in the States
That's for people who live in the US that are suffering because of USPS, right? I've had Play-Asia tracking here in Brazil for all this time.
... Did these ship? I never got anything besides my original order confirmation email last Friday.
Curious as well.. Totally ok waiting just want to make sure I eventually get my games.
Noooo! Anyone know how much it went up by for Canada?
I received a shipping confirmation email today w/ tracking number.
We've been slipping prototype discs into random orders. If you get one, please don't list it on eBay. We're keeping track of them.
Yep, Vita orders also have a shot at a different surprise (a few people who didn't have B&C in their order history may get a copy)
We already know they had some kind of contact. Fingers crossed.Would be cool if LRG could get some of Playism's titles. I'd love physical copies of Astebreed and Primsatic Solid.