Get ready to glue yourself to your PC or laptop screens
The Black Friday sales is soon approaching and trust us, you don’t want to miss the biggest sale of the year in the US.
Starting this Friday, 25th November in the US (1pm or 4pm on 25th Nov in Singapore), USA merchants take advantage of this 24 hour event by slashing the prices of million of products in their inventory to create more sales. With Cyber Monday taking place after the weekend, shoppers look forward to scoring the best deals during this period.
For Singapore shoppers, there is no better time to shop for your favourite American brands. Think Coach, Timberland, Ralph Lauren, Kate Spade, Gap, A&F, Victoria’s Secret, Nike and more. That’s not all. eCommerce giants such as Amazon.com, Target, Drugstore.com (now Walgreens), Nordstrom, Macy’s and more, are all getting ready to bring you the biggest sale ever!
Tip: Use a VPN to access some of the USA site to enjoy greater savings! (i.e Katespade.com that redirects you to the SG’s site)
Why shop online from USA merchants?
The LEGO City Fire Station costs S$179.99 on Toys ‘R’ Us. On Amazon.com, it costs US$63.99 (or S$95.51)
Some might ask why shop online when you can buy them from directly from the stores in Singapore? The answer is cost-saving. Think it this way. Having a brick-and-mortar stores means the need to pay rental, utilities, cost of hiring salespersons. Shopping online means you bypass the importer, exporter, distributor or retailers, and this lead to significant cost-savings. (Just like how we like to shop from Taobao!)
There are many products that are significantly cheaper than in Singapore and that includes electronics, fashion apparels, toys and more.
What about international shipping? Will i incur hefty shipping and handling costs?
Many people have the notion that shopping in the US means paying exorbitant shipping and handling costs. Well, that’s true in some extent since your item would incur higher fuel surcharges for it to travel further to reach Singapore. Buying individual items from each retailers would cost you more than you’d imagine.
Some US retailers don’t offer international shipping.
Wait, then why are we encouraging you to shop on Black Friday?
Because with technological advancement, these unwanted costs can be driven down to the minimum. That’s where we talk about consolidated shipping. In the past, you’d wish that you had a friend in the States so that you can ship everything to him, and for him to later ship all the shopping loots to you. This is more cost-effective since you’d only be charged once for the total volumetric weight of your items.
US merchants like to ship their goods in big boxes even if you only purchased a small item. Because of that, you pay more for shipping since they calculate shipping costs using volumetric weight. A small package can easily set you back at between US$10 to US$20. If the item only cost US$8, it makes you wonder what are you paying for.
Use third-party forwarding services ezbuy
Let ezbuy be your “friend” in the States. ezbuy (formerly 65daigou) a third-party forwarding service company is the answer to your problem. You don’t need a US address as ezbuy consolidates all your shipping from all the different US retailers, repack them in one box and ship it to Singapore for you. You can expect to save up to 60% on shipping!
ezbuy’s shipping fee is also one of the lowest among all parcel forwarding services in Singapore. There will be no base charge or fuel surcharge on the total shipping fee. (If you shop Taobao, you should know how reasonable and affordable it is.)
To make your shopping even more worthwhile on Black Friday, ezbuy will offer the lowest shipping rate at $1.99/500g! That’s a 50% huge discount for their buy-for-me service. ($3.59/500g for forwarding service)
In this year Black Friday, they will be consolidating all Black Friday Promotion from the USA merchants directly with their discounts under their USA shopping platform.
Why you should shop with ezbuy on Black Friday
In addition, besides offering you the lowest shipping rates and parcel consolidation services, they will be consolidating all the Black Friday promotion (with their discounts) on their platform, so you don’t have to keep tabs of different retailers!
From 23 – 29 Nov, they will be offering free agent fee to bring down your cost further. On top of that, new users can enjoy $10 off when they register an account with them! Claim your free $10 voucher here (no minimum purchase).
