Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Oy!!

I noticed that the minimum amount to qualify for Free International Shipping on the Benefit website has been raised to $115 last week!

The total in my cart so far is $112 (Hint: I'm purchasing 4 $28 products! ;) )!!! How frustrating is that!!! GAH!!! The cheapest item on their website i would buy is their fluff shadow brush, which is on sale at $13.50. So if i buy that brush, the total would be 125.50 (slightly over RM450... the exchange rate now sky rocketed to 3.61!! @$%^&!!! ), which is dangerously close to the RM500 threshold (as told to me by the customs officer... dunno how true is this!)... rendering my stuff eligible for tax :( :(

Anybody tried purchasing more than US$130 and not gotten taxed before? Looks like i'll have to split my order in two and pay for shipping... :'( :'( :'(
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14 comments:

  1. ConnieNovember 11, 2008 at 10:02 PM

    oh my... so high!! :( are those LE items? if note maybe you should wait awhile or something

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  2. JNovember 11, 2008 at 10:04 PM

    Nope, the stuff i'm getting are not LE... but i doubt they'll ever lower their free shipping qualifying amount! The first time i bought was only $75!! Look how high it has gotten within this two years!! Yikes!! :( :(

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  3. ConnieNovember 12, 2008 at 12:01 AM

    oh my... haih! prices going up up up. salary not going up >.< The days of 3.2 US exchange rate is looong gone...

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  4. JNovember 12, 2008 at 6:01 AM

    yeah!! sad case man!! somemore i'm currently planting grapes... menganggur la! ahahaha :D

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  5. SueNovember 12, 2008 at 9:09 AM

    I don't think will kena tax. Unless you buy them in bulk. ;)

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  6. JNovember 12, 2008 at 1:00 PM

    thanks for the confirmation Sue!! :D Maybe i'll just go ahead and order! hehehe! :)

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  7. ConnieNovember 12, 2008 at 5:58 PM

    Lol!! That's something new. Usually I would say that I'm "Graping" :p

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  8. JNovember 12, 2008 at 10:16 PM

    hahaha... graping is definitely shorter and easier!! haha! :D

    I'm graping! :P

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  9. alyssaNovember 13, 2008 at 4:24 PM

    hey jenn,

    what are u purchasing anyway?

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  10. JNovember 13, 2008 at 4:25 PM

    Hoola, 10, Thrrrob and Posietint! :)

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  11. alyssaNovember 13, 2008 at 4:35 PM

    omg, u r seriously gonna collect all the Box o powder? NICE! XD

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  12. JNovember 13, 2008 at 5:17 PM

    lol... see first la... not sure if i'm getting them all!! *who am i kidding man!! lol!!!*

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  13. TineNovember 14, 2008 at 7:03 PM

    Gah, the increase in free international shipping threshold is a real pain in the arse. Plus with the weak AUD, it really isn't worth it for me to get the items online anymore. After adding shipping costs and converting back to AUD, I might as well buy the stuff here! :(

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  14. JNovember 14, 2008 at 7:22 PM

    oh yeah!! tell me about it!! though it's still cheaper for us malaysians to buy through the website even if we pay for shipping... the cheapo side of me just wants to save even more with the free shipping! (so that i can use that money and buy MORE stuff, wheee!! XD)... am crossing my fingers that they don't raise it AGAIN when i go back!! :S

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