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Small rant
13 years ago
`*:;,．★ ～☆・:.,;* Moon Prism Power, Make Up! *;,.:・☆～ ★．,;:*` So, I have to rant someplace where my friend will have no chance of ever seeing it, because it could cause this whole issues to blow up.
So about two weeks ago I got together with a couple friends and placed an order with Amazon.jp for items totaling about ¥12000 (about $150) with stuff for various people, with the agreement from a friend living over there that she would then ship the stuff from Japan to the US. Normally I would not do this, because shipping from Japan to the US can be insane, but most of this stuff is either not available outside Japan, or is quadruple the price of what it sells for there, because eBay and other re-sellers think "hur hur, it comes from Japan, so it must be worth insane moneys" and ends up being cheaper even after shipping.
Shipping was free inside of Japan, and since she lives in the Tokyo area, she got it quick on Oct 23rd. Since then, it has SAT IN HER DAMN APARTMENT. I KNOW she has had the free time since then when she could have shipped it, because she has gone to Shinjuku multiple times to buy BJD and lolita clothes. I also know how much it will cost (oddly enough, it will be cheaper to ship it EMS, rather than SAL or Airmail) because Amazon lists the weight on most of the items or Wikipedia has weights as well.
I have no idea how to motivate her in to getting off her ass. I have even offered her money for her time, which I KNOW she needs because she posts on Facebook about it often. Most post offices in that area ARE bilingual, as well as the customs forms, plus she knows enough Japanese (she is going to a Japanese college) to conduct a simple transaction. I will NEVER be doing this with her again, to say the very least.
-grumbles and goes to play Pokemon-
So about two weeks ago I got together with a couple friends and placed an order with Amazon.jp for items totaling about ¥12000 (about $150) with stuff for various people, with the agreement from a friend living over there that she would then ship the stuff from Japan to the US. Normally I would not do this, because shipping from Japan to the US can be insane, but most of this stuff is either not available outside Japan, or is quadruple the price of what it sells for there, because eBay and other re-sellers think "hur hur, it comes from Japan, so it must be worth insane moneys" and ends up being cheaper even after shipping.
Shipping was free inside of Japan, and since she lives in the Tokyo area, she got it quick on Oct 23rd. Since then, it has SAT IN HER DAMN APARTMENT. I KNOW she has had the free time since then when she could have shipped it, because she has gone to Shinjuku multiple times to buy BJD and lolita clothes. I also know how much it will cost (oddly enough, it will be cheaper to ship it EMS, rather than SAL or Airmail) because Amazon lists the weight on most of the items or Wikipedia has weights as well.
I have no idea how to motivate her in to getting off her ass. I have even offered her money for her time, which I KNOW she needs because she posts on Facebook about it often. Most post offices in that area ARE bilingual, as well as the customs forms, plus she knows enough Japanese (she is going to a Japanese college) to conduct a simple transaction. I will NEVER be doing this with her again, to say the very least.
-grumbles and goes to play Pokemon-
Leonix
~leonix
*Tries to use Jedi mind powers*
