I want to buy a book from a publisher in France, but the shipping rates they charge are astronomical. What options do I have?
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posted by Merzbau
on May 19, 2013 -
5 answers
Mail-order pills from a reputable overseas vendor (have seen them recommended in Ask) turned out to not contain any active ingredient according to a blood test. I switched meds when I found out, but am at a loss as to what to do beyond that.
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posted by tigrrrlily
on May 19, 2013 -
13 answers
Mail order bride site that is not a scam? Does one exist?
If you have successfully found yours how did you do it?
posted by digividal
on Sep 15, 2012 -
13 answers
Is there a way that I can get Amazon to periodically send me items from my wishlist without me telling it to?
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posted by punchtothehead
on Feb 29, 2012 -
11 answers
How do I (legally!!) sell my homemade booze products from PA within the USA? And what do I have to know and think about and plan for and be prepared for, when I want to ship hundreds of jarred vegetarian food items from Germany to be sold via mail order in the USA?
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posted by GermanChef
on Jul 8, 2011 -
21 answers
Tea Filter: what's your favorite online tea store?
Bonus question: tell me about pu-erh.
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posted by k.
on Nov 16, 2009 -
37 answers
Can you suggest more sites like lovelyshoes.net?
Rainbow totes, $7! I want to receive parcels of entertaining, extremely cheap goods. I don't mind reasonable minimums but I'm not a reseller.
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posted by kmennie
on Sep 17, 2009 -
17 answers
InsuranceFilter: What exactly makes a medication fall into the maintenance medication category in the eyes of insurance companies? Is it the fact that the doctor writes the prescription and allows for refills? Would getting a new prescription with no refills every month circumvent the whole maintenance medication designation?
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posted by lrkuperman
on Oct 3, 2008 -
7 answers
What is the iconic (or just "your favorite") dead-tree product catalog (listing of merchandise for mail-order sale) for your hobby, industry, or trade?
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posted by cadastral
on Apr 1, 2008 -
74 answers
Do you get a lot of your food via mail order? I mean everyday foods, not stuff from expensive specialty places. What are your favorite sources for this? (I'm in the U.S.)
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posted by sparrows
on Nov 2, 2007 -
12 answers
I run a small mail-order shipping business and for years have been using an Excel spreadsheet to process and fulfill orders. Is there a database-based application that will do this instead?
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posted by zek
on Sep 17, 2007 -
5 answers
What are the finest mail-order food goods available at reasonable prices? I'm talking best bread, brownies, cakes, fruits, frozen pizzas, cookies -- any recommendations for extraordinary food at not-exhorbitant rates.
posted by shivohum
on Feb 6, 2007 -
33 answers
Where online can I buy saffron grown in Pennsylvania? I did a quick google, but I'm not coming up with anything other than articles and recipes and links to buy saffron grown everywhere else.
posted by digitalis
on Oct 7, 2006 -
4 answers
Ham it up: Need recommendations for an especially delicious and good-quality mail-order ham, as a holiday gift for ham-lovers. Something that costs less than Harry & David's $100 ham would be appreciated.
posted by Miko
on Nov 27, 2005 -
14 answers
(E)URO-COMMERCE filter - i run a mail order business and web site and entertain fantasies of doing the same in europe. does anyone have any knowledge of the shipping/postage/tax/duties situation for inter-european shipping? are there examples of companies who serve europe the way small e-tailers are able to server the whole US via UPS or thhe US mail?
posted by subpixel
on Dec 9, 2004 -
7 answers
University student on a budget looking to buy a new digital camera. Looking at the Canon G5 or Sony V1 right now, but wondering if I'm overlooking others. Also questions about ordering from the US to Canada with duties and taxes (more)
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posted by sinical
on Feb 22, 2004 -
11 answers
