Need a US mailing address?

By Static. 22/05/09, 08:40 am

I do! I had just resigned myself to having to buy my dance pole from Australia and paying four hundred dollars more than if I could have gotten it from the US (not cosplay related yet - but wait!). But then, a friend of mine told me about bongous.com and myus.com - these are companies who will provide you with a US mailing address belonging to one of their warehouses in the continental United States, and they will then forward the package on internationally. Bongo are the ones I'm using, and the ones that were recommended to me by my friend. Their shipping rates are a little bit expensive, but if it still works out cheaper than buying locally, why not? :) I'm saving acouple hundred bucks on my pole, it's awesome - and because most cosplay stuff is small and light, it shouldn't end up costing too much for them either :3

Anyway, now you can all go buy those awesome wigs/fabrics/props/whathaveyou without having to bully someone in the US to let you use their address! I foresee us all becoming more poor in the future...XP

By **Auroa**. 22/05/09, 08:43 am

OOooOOOoh!

This is so awesome!!
I might be able to get the wig I want after all now Sly

Thankies for sharing!! thumbsup

and yes so do I nono

~~we'll have you to blame too~~

By Static. 22/05/09, 08:50 am

Lol. Would you possibly be able to make this a sticky, somewhere it'll be really obvious and helpful? XP

By **JVCA**. 22/05/09, 08:55 am

Do you reckon it'd be better put here or in the Marketplace? :3 Def. deserves sticky though.

By Static. 22/05/09, 09:05 am

....EVERYWHERE? I dunno, I had a hard time deciding where to put it Razz

Maybe Help & Critique..?

By Mandie_Chan. 22/05/09, 09:17 am

VERY HANDY!!!

By Static. 22/05/09, 09:19 am

Well, i just completely bollocksed my conversion of lbs to kgs...I hope my pole set doesn't weigh more than 7kg...

By **Auroa**. 22/05/09, 09:22 am

I'ma thinking market, though we could leave a shadow here?

By firecat70. 22/05/09, 10:39 am

I

you Static...

By **Admin**. 22/05/09, 10:48 am

Static wrote:: Well, i just completely bollocksed my conversion of lbs to kgs...I hope my pole set doesn't weigh more than 7kg...

How much does it weigh in lbs?

[will convert]

By Static. 22/05/09, 10:57 am

I multiplied instead of divided. Basically if my stuff weighs too much, it'll just be cheaper to go with the australian place I found - that cutoff, to save me over a hundred bucks, is 16 pounds. Which i thought was 35kg, but is actually 7....so my pole can't really weigh more than that, or I'll be back to square one. Again, lol...I've emailed the australians for a weight estimate, and I'll go from there, but I expect it to be more than that.

Edit: I totally misread your question, lol - but here, have a long-winded explanation anyway! I converted it properly now Razz

By Cassiel. 22/05/09, 12:37 pm

Wooow.. Hoorah, I can finally buy from Amphigory!

By Rikki-Leigh. 22/05/09, 01:25 pm

ReiSilverfang wrote:: Wooow.. Hoorah, I can finally buy from Amphigory!

MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY

**Guest** Guest

Can I steal your US address, if you are still going to get it, for some Gothic stuff I have been wanting to get...?? I will share???!!! Lol

SS

By Suixelo. 23/05/09, 06:41 am

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Now to find out how heavy a wig is XDD

EDIT: I think it will work out cheaper to use Katie Blair's buying service for Amphigory... The cheapest price on bongous.com is US$25.83... Her shipping charge for the wig I want is US$10.80 plus US$5 service charge. Hm.

By Static. 23/05/09, 07:22 am

True...plus she's a sweetie. But she doesn't ship all the styles, nor their cosmetics.

By Suixelo. 23/05/09, 07:28 am

True, but it's worth mentioning if your style is there, like mine was ^^

By xx_sora_xx. 23/05/09, 10:33 am

Lol, I have friends in the States, one in particular I get to raid some US stores for me, but this would be handy for those who don't have someone as awesome as my friend. XD

**Guest** Guest

If worse came to worse my dad's in minnesota - and through me maaaybe we could work something cheaper than those random things if it wasnt ANYTHING big? XD He lives wiff his silly crazy as mom and my grandmother isn't exactly brainy when it comes to tact so if someone tried to buy like 10 big ass DX plushies and had dad send them to here for you she'd freak out XD

most of the time that's probably how i'd do it Razz

i just never think about it >.> cause i never have the money

By Anaria Zar-Rel. 10/01/10, 02:28 pm

Thanks so much for posting about this - I got a subscription at bongous - love the ability to consolidate shipments! Can *finally* order a pair of boots I've been hunting down for months! :)

By vefalasiel. 11/01/10, 01:26 am

Static wrote:: I do! I had just resigned myself to having to buy my dance pole from Australia and paying four hundred dollars more than if I could have gotten it from the US.

How much did you pay for it? My friend does pole fitness and she has one in her garage.

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