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1. 1. gargoyle | November 10th, 2009 at 11:32 pm

   do they ship liquids ?

2. 2. fahad | November 10th, 2009 at 11:42 pm

   http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/crest-white-strips-premium/#comments !!!!!!!

3. 3. D3RT | November 10th, 2009 at 11:48 pm

   like beer and stuff?

4. 4. Yousuf M | November 11th, 2009 at 12:04 am

   Then this sounds like a good deal !
   their sign up fee is $35 which is around 9KD. sounds good. Now only if they had just KWD 0.250 less than aramex for the shipping price with the features that they have, that would be fantastic! (that is not getting held by the customs drama ofcourse)

   #3. beer.. hahahaha.. you’d be crazy then mate!

5. 5. Explorer | November 11th, 2009 at 12:29 am

   @ #2… I can’t believe such old posts by Mark are still being commented upon :-o

6. 6. Nobu | November 11th, 2009 at 12:52 am

   Do they deliver to your home, right here in Kuwait? Where is their local office located?

7. 7. Khaled | November 11th, 2009 at 2:12 am

   one of their best features is personal shopper, I can ask them to buy an item for me from a shopper that usually denies my credit card (newegg).
   I have posted a detailed guide on how to use personal shopped, hope you don’t mind me linking here ;)

   http://www.sauditechview.com/en/how-to-buy-from-websites-using-myus-personal-shopper.html

   another thing I like: the heavier the shipment, the cheaper I pay for shipping. I paid $6.5 per pound for a 40 pound shipment. if it was Aramex I would pay $400 and not $270 :)

   also: full control, in the premium service you can choose what to ship and when. They also scan the receipts so you can check before you even ship it!

8. 8. abdulla | November 11th, 2009 at 2:31 am

   I just tried to register using the link given to cancel the annual fee, but it is added to the total amount. any ideas?

9. 9. Sam | November 11th, 2009 at 7:57 am

   There is a membership fee for the services you are talking about, while the standard service which doesn’t require a monthly or annual fee will not consolidate your packages into one box and they will ship them individually each time, so you;ll not be benefiting from the discounted shipping charges.

10. 10. cajie | November 11th, 2009 at 8:09 am

    “Just make sure you should annual while you’re checking out”

    Just make sure you //choose// annual while you’re checking out.

11. 11. Mark | November 11th, 2009 at 9:05 am

    Sam: If you sign up with the link I posted you don’t pay the annual membership fee, it becomes free.

12. 12. Mark | November 11th, 2009 at 9:05 am

    thanks cajie

13. 13. Mark | November 11th, 2009 at 9:08 am

    abdulla: ignore what you see, after you fill in your payment details you will get a screen where you choose if you want to pay annual or monthly. If you choose annual you will only have to pay $35 setup fee and the price will change at the bottom to just $35

14. 14. HeartBeat | November 11th, 2009 at 9:21 am

    Way to go !

15. 15. Explorer | November 11th, 2009 at 9:42 am

    Mark, is there a way for us to be updated on new comments in older posts of yours?

    Like the crest white strips topic was 3 years old and people were still commenting till last month :D

    Interesting!

16. 16. BJ | November 11th, 2009 at 10:14 am

    Guys don’t fall into the hype, the fact that they ship through Fedex means they have no control over custom fees that fedex makes you pay. Ordered a case and it shipped through fedex, paid 17 KD in freakin custom fees! Stick with DHL’s Easy Shop or Aramex.

17. 17. Israa | November 11th, 2009 at 10:42 am

    Explorer:

    There is a link at the end of the comments section of each post that says “Track this post”

18. 18. KA fan | November 11th, 2009 at 11:02 am

    http://www.myusabox.com is cheaper….

19. 19. KA fan | November 11th, 2009 at 11:11 am

    http://www.worldship1.com/Default.aspx

20. 20. Khaled | November 11th, 2009 at 12:28 pm

    bJ: you can tell them to ship using DHL if you want.

    Also you set your own declared value on the shipment that way custom will be cheaper if it happens ;)

21. 21. 3ali | November 11th, 2009 at 12:35 pm

    since i dont hav knowledge in those shipping services…can anyone tell me the difference between MyUs and UshopWeship services and which is better?

22. 22. TweeZ | November 11th, 2009 at 12:39 pm

    Oh man, Aramex has a lot of competition out there. They better shape up or else everyone is going to be shipping out from them.

    GREED, it’s what makes a business succesful…but then kills it.

    Listen to your customers Aramex!

23. 23. ! | November 11th, 2009 at 1:17 pm

    BJ you are addicted to aramex and it seems you can’t get rid of it. Trust me my friend those people lied to us all regarding new custom laws they did that hype just to play us off. If only people here could boycott a company for a short period of time they will change their so called NEW LAWS and beg you to order from them. I don’t find it strange if they took the 5% charge that they just applied to go into their accounts.

    Every single damn year they increase their prices during a recession or without, they will increase prices next year mark my words. Here in Kuwait people who own a business like to play consumers for a fool and they always get away with it because consumers do nothing about it and keep quiet. Remember this simple rule (no clients+business= no money and failure) it is as simple as that!!

24. 24. Khaled | November 11th, 2009 at 1:28 pm

    When I started using Aramex it used to be $15 first pound and $5 each additionally, and each year the price goes up … never down

25. 25. KA fan | November 11th, 2009 at 1:44 pm

    Aramex is better than DHL though. I tried DHL and they charged me 10KD Custom (3KD NAS, 1KD Clerance fee, and the remainning 6KD was spent for Bayan Fees) so Aramex you still have my loyalty :)

26. 26. BJ | November 11th, 2009 at 3:57 pm

    !: Weird name lol, but yeah I am actually migrating to DHL Shop Easy hopefully, just ordered my first package there and if all goes well I will be using them instead. But yeah I have just been with Aramex for a year so its not fair for me to call them decent when apparently they pissed off people so many times. Hopefully if all goes well with DHL Shop Easy or Easy Shop lol whatever its called, I won’t be using aramex ever again ^_^

27. 27. Sam | November 11th, 2009 at 4:01 pm

    Mark: Have you asked them about that because I think they will take it upon renewal (they will charge your card after one year has passed). When you choose monthly, they have to charge you the month in advance.

28. 28. wi-fi | November 11th, 2009 at 5:30 pm

    I think http://www.ushopweship.com does the same service ..

    Or doesn`t they ?!

29. 29. Esther Vega | November 11th, 2009 at 5:35 pm

    I have used a similar service with a $15.00 a month subscription fee, discounted shipping rates, and quick transit times called Bongo International. Another thing they do that is really helpful is that they will consolidate my purchases from different websites into 1 box for free. It saves me a lot of money in duties and taxes.

30. 30. Abdullah | November 11th, 2009 at 9:32 pm

    http://www.shipitto.com FTW !!!

    myus use DHL so DHL r taking customs fees so they r bad bad bad

31. 31. Jacqui | November 11th, 2009 at 11:18 pm

    Mark I’ve got a question for you:

    I am dying to get that new iMac 27″ 2.8Ghz Quadcore with 8GB RAM but only way I can get it is either going to the States (since this is a customized model), have someone get it from the States or order it and have it shipped.

    Since there is no customs duty on Computers I was wondering who is the best company to go with when it comes to this order? The cheapest in terms of shipping, so far I’m debating DHL EasyShop and MyUS (which is cheaper I think than DHL EasyShop)

    What is your suggestion?

32. 32. Mark | November 11th, 2009 at 11:26 pm

    I would think MyUS would be cheaper, how much is the weight of the imac? If I was you I would look for someone with an APO mailbox and ship it there. Shipping would be practically free.

    If you do ship to Aramex make sure about the computers being tax free, I know they told me laptops are but not sure about computers. My Acer computer was marked as a laptop.

33. 33. Jacqui | November 12th, 2009 at 12:01 am

    Well according to amazon I believe with the packaging and all it will be around 40lbs however the actual weight is 30.5lbs.

    And I guess I’ll try the APO thing but have you tried MyUS? Will I be taxed via Customs and such?

34. 34. Mark | November 12th, 2009 at 12:03 am

    Nope never tried them so I wouldn’t know.

35. 35. Jacqui | November 12th, 2009 at 12:06 am

    Interesting thanks for your feedback really appreciate it.

    I’m looking into the APO option for now, however I am trying to see if Apple.com will let you order and ship to an APO location.

36. 36. Mark | November 12th, 2009 at 12:09 am

    They should, APO is just like any other state. You pay I think slightly extra for shipping, like $20 I think and u get it in kuwait like 3 days later.

37. 37. Jacqui | November 12th, 2009 at 12:14 am

    I’m not sure but I read the following:

    “The Apple Online Store U.S. ships items only within the 50 United States. No shipments can be made to PO Box addresses, United States territories, or addresses outside of the United States. You may not export any products purchased at the Apple Online Store.

    The Apple Online Store U.S. does not support shipping items in a single order to multiple shipping addresses. To ship items to an additional address, please place a new order at the Apple Online Store.”

    and

    “APO/FPO Shipments

    Apple does not ship directly to APO/FPO addresses. However, there are a number of third-party forwarding services that can conveniently redirect Apple Store shipments to APO/FPO addresses for a fee.

    Here’s how it works:

    1. Sign up with one of the third-party forwarding services such as APO Box.
    2. Return to the Apple Store to complete your order using the U.S. address provided by the forwarding service.
    3. Apple will ship your order to your new U.S. shipping address and the forwarding service will forward your order to your APO/FPO address. (Fees and service vary by vendor.)
    “

38. 38. Mark | November 12th, 2009 at 12:18 am

    Ah that sucks… you could always order from Amazon but it wont be built to order.

39. 39. Abdulrahman | November 12th, 2009 at 11:03 am

    it seems you have had a change of heart!!

    http://www.4thringroad.com/?p=466

40. 40. Mark | November 12th, 2009 at 12:35 pm

    Of course, without the offer I posted above you would have to pay over $200 a year just as an annual fee.

41. 41. CGR | November 12th, 2009 at 2:20 pm

    Hi Guys,
    I am a costomer of Myus.com so far they have been a great company to deal with. My suggestion if your not going to receive mail & magazines is take the Premium Membership so you can add family & friends on your account for free. All of your weight can add up for cheaper shipping rates. If you have 150lbs you can choose the AIR FREIGHT option for $500.00 that is less than 1 KD per pound!!! Just make sure you don’t let your packages set for over 45 days or you will be charged a storage fee. Also you can choose DHL, Fed-X or, UPS! Another great option is the insurance. You get $100.00 free insurance the same as Aramex but, you have the option to pay $2.00 for each additional $100.00 of insurance! Thanks BROOKE & ROBIN at Myus for all of your great help!

42. 42. CGR | November 12th, 2009 at 2:35 pm

    Another thing to consider is when ordering from Amazon.com we have to pay sales tax to New York around 8.5%. Myus.com gives us a mailbox in Florida which Amazon does not charge sales tax!! Any shipments under 15lbs Aramex has better shipping rates. If you hit 25 lbs or more your going to start saving lots of shipping $$$$ with Myus.com. The good thing is you let let your packages accumulate over a 45 day period with Myus so your not always hit with the 1st 1/2 kilo Aramex charge! Another thing to keep in mind with Myus is they charge $3.00 to consolidate each incoming package the1st 2 packages being free of charge. Good luck shoppers!!

43. 43. Khaled | November 12th, 2009 at 3:44 pm

    I ordered a computer case that’s 40 pounds, the shipping with myus cost me $6.5 instead of the usual 10-12$ per pound.

44. 44. Khaled | November 12th, 2009 at 4:13 pm

    one more thing: MyUS is located in Florida, so no NY tax ;)

45. 45. Mhmd | November 12th, 2009 at 5:59 pm

    Mark i have been with aramex for years, for your information aramex ships 70 lb packages and above through a different service if you ask them and it costs cheaper! the comparison you have mentioned with myus.com is not completely correct.

    I just tried easyshop and its unlike what i have been hearing…. i got 5 dvds weighing 0.7 grams and charged me KD 6.500 + 1.8 customs so thats KD 7.600 total! if i have shipped them with aramex i would have paid 6.500 kd only because there is no custom duties on DVDs in Kuwait…… so i’m waiting for an invoice from them.

46. 46. Mark | November 12th, 2009 at 9:04 pm

    Mhmd: My mailbox number is 1XX so you can imagine how long I have been with them. I have not once heard of their different service neither is it listed on their website.

47. 47. mhmd | November 12th, 2009 at 10:48 pm

    mark, you can call them up and ask them about there cargo service for heavy weight shipments over 35 kg. if you have an over weight shipment the rate will cost less. call up the shop and ship team and they will give you info about it. its also mentioned here,

    http://www.aramex.com/shopandship/faq.aspx#Resources:13

    plus i heard they are having a new mailbox in a new region.

48. 48. springbok | November 13th, 2009 at 1:03 pm

    Wow.Just received a t-shirt from the U.S. by normal post delivered right to my flat.Still in shock.

49. 49. Me | November 13th, 2009 at 8:08 pm

    Mark, do keep in mind that for heavy shippments, i think stuff that is 25lb++ you contact aramex and they give you a special offer, plus they will most likely ship it on-ground, and they give a big discount.

50. 50. wi-fi | November 13th, 2009 at 11:22 pm

    why no one is answering me ..

    doesnt ushopweship do the same thing ?

    why every one keep ignoring them and just stick with aramex and dhl ?

51. 51. mhmd | November 14th, 2009 at 5:07 pm

    because aramex and dhl are real courier companies with standards while USWS still needs a long way.

52. 52. F | November 15th, 2009 at 11:13 am

    Jacqui, order from Apple Store UK, like I did with my Magic Mouse. They shipped to my Aramex box UK. And got here faster! in two days believe it or not.

53. 53. wi-fi | November 15th, 2009 at 1:50 pm

    ok ..

    Mark .. I just sign up with them and i want to know how can i choose DHL to be my carrier rather than FedEX ?

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