I wouldn't say that's "rather cheap" as that is about a quarter of the price of the key caps we bought. Plus, if this is going to go on a medium flat rate, it is going to cost $41. Is that cheap as well? I'm just saying the shipping price is ridiculous, but it's not stopping us from buying...
First class probably looks like the best choice. About $22 if the keys are 3LB..
Yeah, International shipping from the US got really expensive this year and messed up a lot of Group Buys as a result of it. I've also seen a hit in my business for customers that we have in Canada. A total pain in the ass. Seeing your name on the "Red List" totally sucks and it probably doesn't help seeing those of us in the US posting pictures that we've already received our keys either.
It is unfortunate that you have the additional burden of having to pay more for shipping and having to wait a longer for your order to arrive because you live in Greenland. This key cap set is amazing, but
what's more amazing to me is the care and attention that the organizers and volunteers have put into this group buy. The professionalism, from start to finish has been amazing and it has carried all the way through to the packaging. My order clearly didn't fit in the standard box, but because I'm in the US, it must have been easier to figure out an alternative packaging option. It was expertly packaged and my keys arrived in pristine condition. I'm sure yours will arrive in much the same way.
When I hear about the lengths that matt3o went through: expedited shipping to Italy, testing the keys, finding the problems, submitting the changes to Signature Plastics, including the extra keys, etc -- all to ensure that we have the best possible DSA key cap set at the lowest possible price.
Then when you look at how much time, effort, and additional expense went into the packaging process, I am in awe.
Truly, I am awestruck.
If I compare this community effort to what I see from companies trying to make a profit doing the same thing, such as Originative, Vortex, etc., they all fall short --
WAY SHORT. There are plenty of threads on the forum that detail the errors and pitfalls, so there's no need to rehash, but you get my point.
To think that a community effort that's been completely run by volunteers were able to deliver such an outstanding experience is a true testimony to what GeekHack.or is capable of.
To everyone that is on the list and having to wait -- I know it's not what you want to hear, but
it will be worth the additional wait.