PFU sells directly through Rakuten Global
Best way to buy a Type-S at the best possible price =)
(When Tenso has their Rakutem promotions going on)
Yep, today's last day I think. Thanks to Sygaldry for the heads up, I ended up paying about $257 for the Type-S + handling + insurance (shipping waivered)
NP, sir.
Anyway... Since I'm sure a couple of people are interested in how to order from Tenso x Rakuten here is how my Type-S purchase went down last month:
Day 11. Signed up on Tenso
2. Verified ID (they say it takes a day to process but it only took 30 minutes for me)
3. Placed Type-S order on Rakuten (PFU Direct store)
4. Got email from PFU (all in Japanese)
5. Responded to email in English with "I confirm this purchase, please dispatch the item!"
Day 26. Got response from PFU Support when their Japanese offices opened (time zone difference) - "Sygaldry-dono, thank you for your business, we have dispatched the item, etc)
7. PFU shipped the package out to Tenso.
8. Package arrived at Tenso warehouse on the same day!
Day 39. Tenso processed the item the next day and the package showed up in their system
10. I paid the ~$10 handling fee and selected EMS shipping (which was free with the Rakuten promotion - make sure to wait for the coupon to arrive in your email inbox first and apply it to your Tenso account before paying for shipping)!
Day 411. Tenso shipped the package out (Friday morning) - a note here: Tenso has specific shipping times and the next shipping time is always posted in the sidebar on their website.
Day 5(Saturday, nothing happened)
Day 612. Package arrived in Chicago (Sunday morning) according to tracking info
Day 713. Monday - First delivery attempt (I wasn't home)
Day 814. Picked up package at Post Office
Shipping was super fast, and I paid a total of $248 for my HHKB Pro 2 Type-S shipped. Would highly recommend Tenso (especially when they have shipping promotions going on). Interestingly enough, the actual time in shipping was faster than it would have been for me to order from EK and the cost was lower than it would have cost for me to buy the regular HHKB from them as well.
Rakuten x Tenso Promotion = Good situation.