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by rewsiffer 2200 days ago
Wow, I was ready to pull the trigger on this until I saw the $30 shipping.
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ocdtrekkie 2200 days ago
They don't subsidize anything here, so yeah, cost of shipping is really the cost to take a box from China to your house, pretty much. FWIW, when I got my PineBook Pro, DHL was literally like overnight from Hong Kong to the US. I think if you consider it part of the cost ($150 for tablet and keyboard shipped), it's still a pretty good deal.
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rewsiffer 2200 days ago
Yeah, good point. Maybe I am just conditioned to subsidized free shipping from China.
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renewiltord 2200 days ago
That's going to end. The UPU agreed to let the US charge 70% of its domestic shipping cost to foreign carriers.
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