AMEX: No Annual Fee on MyUS.com Premium (Save $80 + Cheaper Shipping)

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AMEX: No Annual Fee on MyUS.com Premium (Save $80 + Cheaper Shipping)
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aggregate on 25/11/2011 - 21:08 www.myus.com (2778 clicks)

Just saw this on Amex's website. Free joining fee, joining fee and cheaper shipping. Only works if you join with an Amex card.

I'm pretty sure this works out cheaper than any current mail forwarding service right now.

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  • +4 votes
    Gaz1 on 25/11/2011 - 21:25

    Repeat of the offer they did a while back:
    www.ozbargain.com.au/node/48698

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      Chinotto on 25/11/2011 - 22:06

      Perfect to bring this up during US Black Friday shopping!

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    thedriver on 25/11/2011 - 21:26

    nice find. - thanks.

  • -2 votes
    skyl on 25/11/2011 - 21:37

    i wonder what would you guys buy specifically from US? I mean you do have ebay anyway

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      blablabla23 on 25/11/2011 - 21:38

      Ralph Lauren for one.

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        skyl on 25/11/2011 - 21:39

        cheap? I know Armani quite cheap from US

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          blablabla23 on 25/11/2011 - 23:21

          not just the price, but also for the designs. Some are one-off designs which are never imported into Australia.

    • +1 vote
      jv on 25/11/2011 - 21:43

      Dr. Pepper

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        bti_jet on 25/11/2011 - 22:28

        how much is dr. pepper?

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          jv on 25/11/2011 - 23:03

          about 1/4 of what it costs to get it here…

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      alwayseric on 26/11/2011 - 08:28

      skis, for example. too many you can choose from their online shops. more options and much lower prices.
      you think ebay is better than the combinaton of ALL those retailers inclding amazon? it is naive.

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    SpaceNinja on 25/11/2011 - 21:46

    Its really annoying when you find something on amazon and then its says, Sorry can't ship to your location.
    This can probably be used then if its not against amazon terms.

  • +4 votes
    aboutconfig on 25/11/2011 - 21:46

    Even with the Premium membership the discounted shipping rates is still expensive than shipito or comgateway.

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      SpaceNinja on 25/11/2011 - 21:53

      Its true. seems like a total rip-off even after 30% discount.
      http://www.shipito.com/australia

    • +1 vote
      zzyss on 25/11/2011 - 22:11

      Not sure about that. I recently had a Shark handheld Vac shipped through MyUS, and shipping worked out to about $60 via DHL. The shipito quote gives TNT as the cheapest at around $60 as well, but that's before shipito's fees.

      For the record, the package weighed about 9lb.

      Maybe it doesn't scale well at the lower weights, since there's no USPS option, but for heavier items and package consolidation I think MyUS works out better.

  • +1 vote
    aboutconfig on 25/11/2011 - 21:57

    Package weight MyUS.com Shipito.com
    0.5 lbs (0.2 kg)
    $39.48 $3.97
    1.0 lbs (0.5 kg) $47.94 $7.96
    2.0 lbs (0.9 kg) $52.85 $15.91
    5.0 lbs (2.3 kg) $85.35 $39.77
    10.0 lbs (4.5 kg) $124.32 $61.80

             Shipito                         Myus

    Annual fee $50 (or 10 for a month) $60(while sign with Amex card)
    Free storeage 45days 30days

    Myus premium does have free consolidation service.
    However their problem is still the shipping cost is too high.

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      Augh on 26/11/2011 - 17:49

      How did you get $7.96 for a 1lbs package?
      I am new to this and tried the shipping calculators on both sites and got $30+.
      Do I need to login or get an account to see the cheaper rates?

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      ynot1985 on 26/11/2011 - 20:22

      does that mean if my package was 2.1 lb, i have to pay 39.77 instead as its the next bracket up?

      cause from experience i brought a jacket from amazon.. shipito charged me almost 53 aud cause it was 2.3 lb with fees

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      zzyss on 27/11/2011 - 14:41

      Are these prices from the MyUS shipping calculator? In which case you'd need to knock 30% off that for this deal, for starters.

      The second is, you have to compare Apples to Oranges. If you're using USPS for Shipito and then comparing it to DHL/Fedex courier then that's unfair. With USPS you will most likely have no tracking number, rough handling, handballing to Australia Post and the possibility of your parcel being lost. Whereas with either of the courier companies it's door to door and you have a LOT more peace of mind, which some might think worth paying for if they've experienced losses before.

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    jv on 25/11/2011 - 22:02

    They should offer free shipping and just add some ads to the goods they send…

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      surm on 26/11/2011 - 08:38

      :-) Seriously?

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    diabloyang on 25/11/2011 - 22:32

    Compliance Policy

    MyUS.com will not directly or indirectly, participate in any way in any transaction involving any commodity, software or technology (hereinafter collectively referred to as "item") exported or to be exported from the United States that is subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), the International Trade in Arms Regulations (ITAR). MyUS.com takes every precaution and makes every effort to fully comply with all laws and regulations governing international trade, including the Federal Trade Statistics Regulations (FTSR).

    Does that mean they won't ship Alienware computers?

    • +1 vote
      protecon on 26/11/2011 - 09:18

      Why would you want to? The US models are cheaper because they're usually lower spec than Aus releases.

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        diabloyang on 26/11/2011 - 09:37

        still significantly cheaper to justify the trouble, no?

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    akula on 25/11/2011 - 22:39

    thank you soooooooooo much…
    love ozbargain…

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    cynix on 26/11/2011 - 00:30

    When they ran the same promotion a few months ago, the terms and conditions sounded like it will only waive the first year's fees. Is this still the case?

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      dirtybird on 26/11/2011 - 00:54

      its only been a few months ago so still nfi if there is a charge in 8mths time.
      You can always cancel before they annual fee is due if you are concerned.
      I see nothing yet to suggest they will charge me. (too early)

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      zzyss on 26/11/2011 - 07:49

      It was confirmed (can't remember whether here or Whirlpool) that it was free for life - as long as you keep your Amex card on record, i.e. if you change your card to a non-Amex you will lose the discount and get charged the annual fee.

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        protecon on 26/11/2011 - 09:20

        I signed up to MYUS when they first launched, but stopped using it after they charged me USD$30 to ship a couple of packets of caffiene gum. Then DHL wanted to charge me $45 "quarantine fee" just for opening the packet to see what it was.

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          cynix on 26/11/2011 - 14:40

          Yeah what's with DHL's quarantine fee? Last time I bought a couple of umbrellas (shipped from Hong Kong) and they charged me too :(

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          zzyss on 27/11/2011 - 14:43

          Sorry, don't quite see what that has to do with what I wrote? (seeing as you replied to my post)

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    CereaL on 26/11/2011 - 01:46

    its free so why not .. lol
    not sure how much it'll save me but we'll see

    i did a 5kg test weight through the website to Australia from the US and it said $100 shipping .. obviously you guys arent paying that much…

    any suggestions ?

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      zzyss on 27/11/2011 - 14:43

      Take 30% off the shipping calculator price.

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    dirtybird on 26/11/2011 - 02:32

    This might help.

    These discounts are currently active in your account
    30% of Shipping Rates for American Express Cardmembers - Unlimited
    Your Annual Fee is waived courtesy of MyUS.com and American Express - Unlimited
    Your Set up Fee is waived courtesy of MyUS.com and American Express - Unlimited

    Above the Unlimited its titled Uses Remaining.( the number of times the discount will be applied)

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    drnick0 on 26/11/2011 - 11:04

    does one have to do anything special to activate this?

    Im at the signup page, i used my AMEX card in the Billing Info section, but it still wants to charge me $20 signup and $60 membership….

    screenshot link

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      aggregate on 26/11/2011 - 12:24

      For me, it had a $80 discount, taking the total down to $0. Did you click on the amexhka link?

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        drnick0 on 26/11/2011 - 12:34

        ahhh ok i've found my issue - was a combination of the wrong link and going thru a work IP

        thanks for the deal!

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          bt123123 on 28/11/2011 - 08:24

          Do you have amexhka link?

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    pwanda on 26/11/2011 - 17:37

    So… what's the shipping for a Porsche Cayman 2011 model?

    • +1 vote
      aggregate on 26/11/2011 - 17:47

      around US$25k (for 3000kg)

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        pwanda on 26/11/2011 - 19:33

        still a bargain. +1

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          sjobeck on 26/11/2011 - 21:11

          Still have to convert to RH drive though

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    andy911 on 26/11/2011 - 21:28

    My cayman cost close to 200k with options and rego. It was a bit gauling reading about guys in the US complaining about them costing 50k. Even if you converted it to rhd, you still need to have it complianced before you can register in Australia. Also you would be up for a ton of customs and luxury car tax when importing it.
    The car industry is much more protected than the local book and music distributors.

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      xyron on 29/11/2011 - 17:56

      if you can afford to blow $200,000 on a car one wonders what you are doing on OzBargain. :p

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