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by TeHCrAzY 5552 days ago
From what I can work out, shipping internationally is going to set me back ~$65USD, pretty much doubling the price.

  $25  : join fee.
  $15  : monthly fee (cancel immediately).
  $50  : shipping fee (assuming its about 500grams or so).
  -$25 : credit/discount from wakemate.
  = $65
2 comments

Hi, this is Reid at OPAS, the forwarding service WakeMate is working with. Just to clarify, we offer two membership plans: the "Package & Mail" plan requires the $15 monthly fee you're referring to, but our "Package Only" plan does not require any monthly fee. So if you don't need to receive mail documents, you can sign up for the Package Only membership and save an additional $15. Hope this helps!
Thanks for the clarification, I mis-understood the pricing table. The total would then be ~$50USD, still a unpleasant price (NB. I don't think the price is unreasonable for the service, just something "hidden" in the blog post: If it was closer to $20USD, it would be less of a shock.)
Do you happen to know the dimensions and weight of the package it comes in?
I just asked on their website:

WakeMate: its 8 inches by 6 inches by 1 inch WakeMate: and weighs .2 lbs

What?? That's absolutely ridiculous.The order form made no mention of this. I'm going to cancel my order now. I've looked past the hardware faults and other issues but not being upfront on the overall price is just disrespectful.