Sonnenschein Posted May 4, 2011 Author Report Posted May 4, 2011 Are you still sending d-rings? Sure, they're small enough. Quote
Sonnenschein Posted May 4, 2011 Author Report Posted May 4, 2011 Good new for troopers in Europe. While I was at work, my better half had a nice talk with my local post office. I can send to Europe/EU again. There are some limiations, though. - NO gloves. (completed or extra) (see exceptions below) - Just 1 pair of hand guards per . NO combined shipping. - No padding in the envelope. Shouldn't be a problem; they're flexible. No breaking damage - It's €0.30 cheaper than before If you really want gloves, I have to use another envelope. I sell them at cost, so they would be €5 (in store cost) + €3.40 + pp fees + price of the envelope + tip (optional ) If you really, really want completed hand guards (i.e. glued on) I have to send them as a parcel. + €2 for the offical, standardisized box + € 13.60 postage I can mail up to 1 kg for this fare, which equals about 4-6 completed hand guards. each additional kg costs just €1 This I perfect for garrison group orders I know this seems complicated, trying to refine it a bit I hope this works for you. I'm sitting on a big pile of latex hand guards and have a gallon of white rubber comming. Quote
Wildabeast[TK] Posted May 4, 2011 Report Posted May 4, 2011 Karin..PM me about the Canadian distributor need Quote
Femtrooper Julie[501st] Posted May 4, 2011 Report Posted May 4, 2011 Can you use DHL or another company onstead of the standard post? Quote
sith_241 Posted May 4, 2011 Report Posted May 4, 2011 (edited) Can you use DHL or another company onstead of the standard post? Buy me a plane ticket and i will smuggle all the sets i can carry or conceal Though if mike could distribute in the US that would be preferable since i dont really want to get cavity searched. Edited May 4, 2011 by sith_241 Quote
Sonnenschein Posted May 4, 2011 Author Report Posted May 4, 2011 (edited) Will, I'll send you a PM later! Julie, DHL is even more expensive So great news for international troopers! Given the same limitations as for european people, I am able to send international: Those limitations are: NO gloves. (completed or extra) (see exceptions below) - Just 1 pair of hand guards per . NO combined shipping. - No padding in the envelope. Shouldn't be a problem; they're flexible. No breaking damage - It's 5 cent cheaper than before, i.e € 6.80 If you really want gloves, I have to use another envelope. I sell them at cost, so they would be €5 (in store cost) + €6.80 + pp fees + price of the envelope + tip (optional ) If you really, really want completed hand guards (i.e. glued on) I have to send them as a parcel. This is where a canadien distributor would step in: I'd ship every 5 (or more) finished and paid orders (=completed guards with gloves) to Canada, already complete adressed and packed. The canadien contact would then just carry them to the post office and mail them Still have to do the math, but I shouldn't be more than € 1-2 more per hand guards, including a small compensation for the canadien helper. Disadvantage: you have to wait longer This is quite complicated now, hopefully I can refine it a little. I'm going to update my sales thread tomorrow. Thanks for all your assistence! So, if you want to order just the hand guards, go ahead! Edited May 4, 2011 by Sonnenschein Quote
sith_241 Posted May 4, 2011 Report Posted May 4, 2011 Just let us know when to start sending you money haha! Quote
Sonnenschein Posted May 4, 2011 Author Report Posted May 4, 2011 Just let us know when to start sending you money haha! If you can live with the limitations, tomorrow when I updated my sale thread Quote
Sonnenschein Posted May 4, 2011 Author Report Posted May 4, 2011 I forgot: Sorry for being such a drama queen! As my BF pointed out: It must be the time of the month again... A BIG kiss to him btw, he figured this all out Quote
JKCHEN Posted May 5, 2011 Report Posted May 5, 2011 well, Karin, I'm happy I already got one pair from you and already glued it on my glove, looks great~ Hope you can work this out~~Don't stop!! People wants you still being the Queen of hand-guard~~ Quote
BananoPower22[TK] Posted May 5, 2011 Report Posted May 5, 2011 (edited) I'll get one of these no matter the price Edited May 5, 2011 by BananoPower22 Quote
sith_241 Posted May 5, 2011 Report Posted May 5, 2011 I'll get one of these no matter the price Same, gotta go centurion Quote
sskunky Posted May 5, 2011 Report Posted May 5, 2011 Noooooooooooooooooooo............. It can't be, Your handguards are awesome Karin....... Quote
Sonnenschein Posted May 6, 2011 Author Report Posted May 6, 2011 Noooooooooooooooooooo............. It can't be, Your handguards are awesome Karin....... Thanks Mark! Well, it all comes down to the thickness of the packages. I tried differnt formats and methods, got some quotes. The good news is, I can now include gloves (again), at no additional postage fees. The bad news is, I can't glue them on, because then the postage fee skyrockets (strange, I know) Quote
carbonitekid Posted May 7, 2011 Report Posted May 7, 2011 Good to see you will be remaining in production Karin. Very few members of not only here but the 501st as a whole can be considered to have been key to the raising of standards of any costume, let alone the footsoldier of the empire; the humble TK. Your contributon has been great, and the fact that it will continue to be so is cause for a celebration indeed. I for one salute you Ma'am. Quote
Tray[TK] Posted May 15, 2011 Report Posted May 15, 2011 I really think I need to get a set of these. I am told I can find the gloves at Home Depot. If there is a US member that can absolutely confirm this I won't need them. The hand guards I want for sure. Quote
BananoPower22[TK] Posted May 15, 2011 Report Posted May 15, 2011 Yes, you can find gloves at Home Depot. My Home Depot Gloves Quote
LittleOne Posted May 17, 2011 Report Posted May 17, 2011 Where is Han when you "really" need him. we need him to smuggle the stuff! I hope you can find a good solution Karin ! Quote
Sonnenschein Posted May 17, 2011 Author Report Posted May 17, 2011 Yeah. I thought I found a good solution. I went just to the post office with a dozen of packages - and the charged again the freaking DOUBLE postage. I am really freaking out. Now I have to refund some of you because including gloves is no longer an option. Sorry for beeing a drama queen again, but it is really time to quit soon. Too much stress for me. No worries, I already found two partners which will follow my footsteps. Quote
Sonnenschein Posted May 17, 2011 Author Report Posted May 17, 2011 It is in the packaging again. We are talking here about 1 mm. I went to a different post office and they gave me a completely differnt quote.. Guess I have to repack all pa kages. Again. Gosh. I REALLY feel tonight's full moon. Quote
Locitus[Admin] Posted May 17, 2011 Report Posted May 17, 2011 I feel you Karin. Take a deep breath and we'll try the best to help you through this postal mess. Quote
Sonnenschein Posted May 17, 2011 Author Report Posted May 17, 2011 Thank you, Mathis. It is ok now. I just have to repack and shorten the envelopes for 2mm and have to argue with post office persons over every single packages. Ok. Now I have an announcement to make. I will leave the US "market" in about 2 months. Two talented troopers will supply the US market. They will work with my molds, of course. I'll still be in charge for Europe and the rest of the world. Sounds cool, eh? less shipping for you US guys. More details to come..... Quote
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