Sherrie...in that $77.75 per person quote, I included customs
fees. The friendly customs agents at the San Jose International
Airport told me we would be charged 6.5% of the value of the
irons. They were a little confused on what I was talking about
product wise, but apparently there's a "hair styling" section, and they
classified it a curling iron. I said that was close enough.
SAS...Mr. Chen was guessing at how much we'd have to pay on our side
for T/T fees. He wasn't going to charge us again for his side.
My personal vote is to go with Sensual simply because we have eight
people, and I'm not sure where we're going to find two other interested
people. It's probably only going to mean a difference of $8 or
so, and I'm not sure if it's worth the effort to try and round up more
people. I'm hoping the eight we have are all still interested.
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If Mr.Chen is not going to charge us both ways then he is
definitely the best deal.
If I recall, Rae was not able to order for a week or two,,,,,,,so
we will have to wait a few for that. So we have time to try and
get 2 others......just a thought.
I am up for whatever girls!!
Leia~ You said you are not able to take this order on right?
I have no problem doing the ordering and shipping, if that's
okay with everyone,,,,,,,unless someone insists they do it. HaHa
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Sure thing Amm!! Then we just need one more person and we
can get this iron even cheaper~ Way to go!!
Leia
SAS
Sherrie
Katherine
Meriam
Octavia
Rae
Stacey
Amm
C'mon ladies........one iron up for grabs!!
Leia~ Hun, you gotta hook me up with Mr Chen........if you aren't
going to do the order. I have no contact with him at all. Never
ever got a returned e-mail from him. Let me know if you can do
the order or not.
Girls, please confirm if you are still in or not so we can get this
order rollin soon.
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I'm still with ya girls what ever you decide. Sorry I am not more involved this time, Ive just got so much going on and getting ready to move! I will be checking messages and the board, but if I disappear you'll know why! Im hoping I can have the new internet connection ready and waiting at the new place so Ill only be offline a day at the most..... argggggg, thats an awful thought!
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I'm so glad everyone's still interested! So here's the new math for ordering from Mr. Chen:
10 irons at $48 ea + $50 shipping + 6.5% customs fees + $30 T/T =
$591.20 (Mr. Chen claims we won't have to pay customs, but it's better
to over-estimate)
$59.12 + $5.75 US mail + (2.9% + 30c) Paypal fee = $67.05
My shipping estimate is based on Priority mail weighing 2 pounds or
less. If it's more than two pounds, then shipping jumps to $7.70
for a Priority box.
Anyways, I think we're looking at about $69 each (a little extra to cover any packing materials, etc.)
I'm going to play Devil's Advocate here for a moment.
Has anyone done business successfully with Mr. Chen? Why is SAS
not getting responses to her emails? This is an overseas purchase so
what is the time frame to expect these irons? What is the recourse if
they do not arrive? What if they arrive damaged or some are non-
functioning?
Earlier today I let SAS know after I did a bunch of reading of this
thread that I pulled out. The main reason is that I don't want to risk
all this money for a $20 savings and then have her feel responsibile.
I couldn't live with myself if she or anyone felt they needed to repay
me if these things didn't arrive.
This is over half a grand of money that's going overseas. I,
personally, would not risk it.
Just my two cents. Good luck to those who still want to go forward. If
they do get here, it's a heck of a deal.
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Hey girls hold on to your panties....Im checking with my Korean supplier to see what he will do for me on their dual sided iron. According to the price list the price each is $50 if you purchase 10. I have a hair order about to be shipped out so lets see what we can do with them. I do know that I trust the hair21 company, as Ive done business with them for years. Amm has a very good point.
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Yes, the Aries in me wants to rush ahead as usual and get
things rollin’……and Amm tuned into my more cautious
Capricorn thinking last night. Thank you Amm…..you are such
a voice of reason!!
I forgot about John, Sherrie!!
I would feel a lot better about going with your supplier, as you
have had many purchases from him over the years and I
know you trust him.
Sherrie~ If we do go with John, I would be very happy to help
with this order with what ever you needed, as I know you really
have your hands full and now you’re moving…….
Please let me know what I can do here. ….if you want to go
ahead with him.
Is this the iron you originally wanted in the beginning when we
talked about them or did you want a doc’s type iron?
I guess as long as they are all dual sided and temperature
controlled……it doesn’t really matter to you…..right?
Well, this is the original thread we started on the Sensual
iron………so you can see whats what from them.
http://talk.hairboutique.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=
20537&PN=7
This is the e-mail for Mr. Chen if anyone wants to do some
more digging on him.
qianfinehair@163.com
HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!!
Sorry, I still can't hyperlink all the time with my Mac for some
strange reason.......it's not liking this new forum set up!!
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Well chickies, I got a response from my supplier and they dont have any of the 280 irons in stock with the correct plug type that we need in the USA. The ones they have in stock we would need a convertor/adaptor to use. He gave me a great deal at $50 each including EMS postage for 10 irons. But totally useless to us without the right plug and didnt know exactly when they would have the ones we need in stock. So much for that idea! I think it might be wise for everyone to just dish up the $20 or $30 extra, bite the bullet and purchase from a supplier here that we know we can trust, and know what the final cost will be. On one of these overseas shipments we could end up getting hit with a customs charge and cost us all more in the long run. And then if there are any faulty irons it could be a hassle if not impossible to make a return or exchange.
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Are you still interested? If you are please send in the money by
this week. As this iron is very fast selling, we are not keeping
stock for you. We are infact risng prices for this product. By next
week, the iron will be USD$70.00 each irregardless of quantity.
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