It has only become popular in the last few years for US stores to send here but even if they do they often have exorbitant shipping costs or only use Fedex or DHL which are quick but costly.
The alternative is to use a parcel forwarder. There are quite a few on the market like Myus and Bongo but after seeing their fees I shopped around. I used:SHIPITO
I ordered a pair of shoes and the store wanted $86 to send them but I wasn't in a rush so I sent them to shipito and opened an account. It costs $8.50 per parcel on the casual membership with no annual fee. Once you have an account you get a personal address which you use when buying items. When it arrives you get an email notification and have 7 days free storage before sending it. When you go into your account there are several different postage options from different companies and you choose how much to pay and how quickly you want it. My shoes were sent via USPS and took about 4 weeks which is a bit slower than the normal 2-3 weeks but most of my mail has been slow this month. It cost only $13 to send but this option had no tracking either.
With some US companies they have partnered up with: http://www.internationalcheckout.com/
I ordered nursing tops from the US and checked out with them....the store sends the goods to the company who then send them to you. It is slightly more expensive than just the postage costs because of this. the downside being one of the items I ordered is not in stock and the parcel won't be sent until it arrives. When I paid it didn't say out of stock and I got no email notification until I sent an email asking why it hadn't been sent yet. 3 weeks from purchase date and still waiting........
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