How to save money by using Multi Piece Shipment (MPS) service

If you have more than one package going to the same delivery address, you may save money by using MPS (Multi Piece Shipment) service. You can usually get the best savings for several small packages. In some cases, MPS may be cheaper than consolidating these packages into one box. MPS can also significantly lower shipping costs for larger packages that cannot be consolidated.

If you use Shipito shipping forwarder and have a Shipito Virtual Mailbox, the MPS service is available for you. It is available for DHL, TNT and FedEx shipping methods.

FedEx MPS (Fedex Multiple-Piece Shipment)

FedEx MPS pricing is automatically available on each Shipito account. Just select more than one package for immediate mail out. Select the same FedEx shipping method (Economy or Priority). And make sure that the addressee is exactly the same. MPS discount will be automatically calculated and lower price charged on each package. Additional discount can be up to 30-40%.

MPS discount is not guaranteed. Expect to pay the quote you see on your shipment. If the MPS discounts kicks in the price is automatically lowered. Sometimes MPS discounts will not be as big as discounted rate already provided through Shipito. It seems that more packages you send at the same time the more likely is to get the MPS discount.

New Shipito MPS system: DHL Express and TNT Express Multiple-Piece Shipment

There are some limitations at this moment:

• Only DHL Express and TNT Express shipping is available. To ship FedEx MPS shipment, you have to use the old method (see above).
• The maximum number of packages in MPS shipment is limited to 10 when using DHL Express and limited to 3 when using TNT Express. The limits may be increased in the future.
• MPS is not available to Russia (because of the customs problems with express carriers like DHL, TNT, FedEx)

How to enter new DHL Express or TNT Express MPS Request ?

1. Login to your Shipito account, and go to the “Packages in Warehouse” section.
2. Click the “MPS Request” button. New window with the MPS Request form will show up.
   
3. Select a Shipito Warehouse with packages you want to ship using MPS.
4. Select all packages you want to include in the shipment and click the “Select Packages” button. Some packages may not be available for MPS shipping (for example if they are scheduled for separate mailout or for consolidation). These packages are displayed on the bottom of the page with the explanation why they are not available at this moment.
   
5. In the next step, enter your delivery address for the MPS shipment.
   
6. When delivery address is confirmed, system calculates total MPS postage for various shipping methods. After the form is displayed, select the shipping method.
   
7. The final step displays a confirmation form with the MPS shipment summary. And it will also show how much would the shipping cost be if all packages were shipped separately using the same shipping method. After the separate shipping cost is loaded, you can confirm the MPS Shipment
   

As you can see, the new MPS system on Shipito that allows to ship via DHL Express and TNT Express is better, because it shows you the exact MPS shipping rate. If it is cheaper than shipping separately, you can confirm the shipment and the price will be locked in and guaranteed.

Purchasing Hartan Buggy IX1 baby stroller and PUKY Dreirad CAT S6 Ceety bicycle in Germany

I had successful experience in shopping for Britax/Römer car seat in Germany. So when I needed a baby stroller and a trike (bicycle with 3 wheels) I decided to check prices in German shops. As previously I was looking for German online stores with prices lower than in Russia. And of course I wanted a shop shipping outside the European Union and excluding VAT. I’ve reviewed baby strollers and bicycles before making my purchase, so I knew I wanted the Hartan Buggy IX1 baby stroller and the PUKY Ceety bicycle. I will show the shop I’ve made purchase from and compare prices below. And I will also show some useful tips.

Comparing prices onto Hartan Buggy IX1 and PUKY Ceety in Germany and Russia

According to Yandex.Market Hartan Buggy IX1 costs almost 500 EUR:

Yandex market: Hartan Buggy iX1

Compare with 239 EUR (including shipping to Russia) at KidsRoom:

KidsRoom: Hartan Buggy iX1 with shipping to Russia

Click onto the Hartan Buggy IX1 at KidsRoom link, add it to the shopping cart and choose your country to see for yourself).

Puky Ceety bicycle is new, so I wasn’t able to find its prices on Yandex.Market. The lowest price I was able to find was 9500 RUB. Of course it was cheaper on KidsRoom.de (200 EUR), but not twice cheaper as with Romer/Britax car seat or Hartan Buggy IX1 baby stroller:

KidsRoom: Puky Ceety with shipping to Russia

Saving even more

I’ve bought 2 Puky Ceety bicycles and the Hartan Buggy iX1 stroller. As a new year gift I got Puky Wutsch (50 EUR) for FREE. Shipping for all these items was only 60 EUR:

kidsroom: Hartan Buggy iX1 and Puky Ceety

This purchase was sent in 3 packages by DHL.

So you can bundle your purchase to save on shipping. But make sure not to exceed 1000 EUR to avoid any customs fees and duties in Russia.

Mistake by paying with Paypal

This time I tried to pay for my purchase with Paypal instead of my debit card. My Paypal account is in USD, and Paypal has charged almost 4.5% for USD to EUR conversion. When I pay with my debit card, the conversion is usually only 0.5 – 1.0%. So I don’t recommend to use Paypal in German shops when you purchase from outside the European Union.

Links

• KidsRoom.de
• Yandex.Market (price comparison and reviews)

Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals: Replay Capture Suite, WM Recorder Bonus Bundle, Jaksta Plus coupon codes

The best coupon codes we have seen this year for Replay Capture Suite, WM Recorder Bonus Bundle, Jaksta Plus, Jaksta for Mac:

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Buying a car seat in Germany (Britax Römer Baby Safe Plus SHR II at kidsroom.de vs. Russian online stores)

Most of my online purchases these days come from american private shopping clubs (fashion sale sites), Amazon USA and Buy.com. But sometimes I have to shop elsewhere either due to high shipping costs from the USA to Russia or due to some kind of incompatibility of standards.

This was exactly the case with a car seat. I wanted to buy one of the safest car seats, so decided not to go for a universal one. After researching crash tests results I decided to purchase Britax Römer Baby Safe Plus SHR II with the ISOFIX base. I could have bought a similar car seat on Amazon USA, but I wasn’t 100% sure that LATCH and ISOFIX were compatible. While some drivers say that LATCH and ISOFIX bars are almost identical, few European and Japanese cars have the top tether anchor.

It was an obvious step to look for Britax Römer car seats in Germany and the UK. I really liked the prices in German shops. And I was glad that some of them do ship directly to almost any country in the world including Russia. When such shops ship outside the European Union, they exclude VAT (19%). This was exactly the case with the German online store KidsRoom.de.

kidsroom.de: Britax Römer Baby-Safe Plus SHR II Trendline including Isofix Base

Now the question is did I manage to save anything by purchasing the car seat in Germany and not in Russia or not. I did manage to save a lot! The price of Britax Römer Baby Safe Plus SHR II with shipping from Germany to Russia was more than 40% lower than the lowest price I was able to find in Russian online stores!!!

The cheapest Romer Baby Safe Plus SHR II with ISOFIX base in Russia

kidsroom.de Romer Baby Safe Plus SHR II receipt: price + shipping = 281 EUR

Price without shipping at avtokresel.net: 19 800 RUR
Price with shipping to Russia (!) at kidsroom.de: 281 EUR

So basically you can buy Romer Baby Safe Plus SHR II with ISOFIX base and ship it from Germany, or you can buy Romer Baby Safe Plus SHR II without ISOFIX base in a Russian online shop!

Another reason for buying German car seats from Germany is to avoid fake items.

KidsRoom.de is not the only web-site recommended by Russian shoppers.
There are several other baby shops in Germany that ship to Russia directly and exclude VAT, namely: kidscomfort.eu, babyshop.de, maxis-babywelt.de, Loopoo.de, PingPong Online.

German shops usually ship to Russia by DHL and accept debit/credit cards and/or paypal/moneybookers.

Please note that it is always a good idea to compare prices before making a purchase. Some items cost the same, and some items are more expensive in Germany than in Russia.

Update (2012/01/14)
Also please note that if you ship outside the European Union, you may add all items that you want to purchase into the shopping cart to see the price excluding VAT but including shipping:

KidsRoom.de shopping cart: Britax Römer Baby Safe Plus SHR II with shipping excluding VAT

DiamondShark discount jewerly review: Saved $1,558.00 off MSRP on jewerly since 10/28/2010

I’ve been a happy customer of DiamondShark (www.DiamondShark.com or www.SharkStores.com/Jewelry). I had one problem with them, but their customer support was so quick and helpful, that can’t even express how much I love this discount jewerly shop.

The only problem is that DiamondShark (SharkStores) has never showed MSRP prices on jewerly items, so I didn’t really know whether I was getting any discount or not. But today I got a letter from them saying that I have saved $1,558.00 off MSRP since 10/28/2010!!! I didn’t know that all jewerly items I bought were sold at a discount of at least 80%:

DiamondShark (SharkStores) discount jewerly: Saved a total of $1,558.00 off MSR since 10/28/2010

 

Note that I was buying jewerly items on DiamondShark (SharkStores) from outside the USA.

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Jaksta for mac: Video introduction

 

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