Shipping from US to HK with 3rd party company?

nicolejoy

nicolejoy

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My daughter has developed a liking for Elmo and I want to get her a plush Elmo toy. I can't find them here in HK so was thinking of getting one from Amazon. However Amazon doesn't ship toys outside of the US for some crazy reason!!

I was wondering, has anyone ever used 3rd party shipping sites like myus.com or onenow.com and do you have any reviews on them? Or are there any other companies like that that I haven't found yet?

Thanks in advance!!
 
Toys R Us had plush Elmos. Have you checked there? Sorry haven't used any of the shipping companies.
 
I use www.onenow.com and have to say that overall, I really love the service. One of the things that I like is that they will both receive and forward stuff that you buy yourself (such as from Amazon) and they will also buy things for you where the retailer doesn't accept overseas payment (like Banana Republic, the Gap or pretty much anyone else). Basically, once my stuff arrives at my "US" address, you just follow the instructions to tell them to send it to you. I always use the cheapest option (standard shipping) and without exception, I have received the goods within 2 or 3 days!

One word of advice, I tend to buy in clusters so that when they ship to Hong Kong, the shipping cost is minimised as they charge a basic US$24.99 (I think) charge for each shipment so I just buy a bunch of stuff and then have it sent here all together. Surprisingly, when I do the comparasion - I find that purchasing in the US even with the extra shipping costs doesn't make many of the items all that much more expensive than if I tried to source them here in HK.

When I joined over a year ago, it was free - don't know if they are charging for "membership" now.
 
i have bought a couple of elmo's from toys r us... you shouldn't have any problem finding them there at all.
 
I checked Toys r us in Central and in Tai Koo and couldn't find them at either place - although Tai koo had other Sesame st characters, just no Elmos.

Thanks Leah and Lemonade - I guess if we're just getting the Elmo it's probably not worth it, but I'll keep it in mind if I want to buy a bunch of stuff...
 
the toys r us in tai koo is too small, the one in central isn't even worth the trip!

why don't you take bubs out for the day to sha tin... there's a BIG toys r us out there... shouldn't take too long on the MTR...
 
I use myus.com and have been very happy with their service. It does require you to pay a yearly fee but I split the account with my sister so it's really worth it.
 
carang said:
the toys r us in tai koo is too small, the one in central isn't even worth the trip!

why don't you take bubs out for the day to sha tin... there's a BIG toys r us out there... shouldn't take too long on the MTR...
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I have never in my life gone to Shatin! Is there anything much there? ;) I know there's a racecourse, that's all I know ;)
 
just get on the MTR and away you go!

there is a food "court" as well as quite a few restaurants.
 
Shatin is EXTREMELY crowded on the weekends. The only time I've enjoyed being there is early in the morning when she shops have just opened on the weekdays. There's SnoopyWorld which an outdoor play area for kids. Lots of other toy stores where ToysRUs is.

The ToysRUs at Harbour City (in TST) is pretty good too and we saw Elmos there quite a while back. Both are venues best visited in the morning (before the lunch crowd arrives).
 
NEVER go to sha tin on the weekend! shatin is the most populous area in hong kong and you can certainly tell on weekends.

BUT there is nothing wrong with it during the week. i live in sai kung country park and frequently go to sha tin. never had a problem (except on weekends)
 
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