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Title: what's with the crazy shipping when buying switches off armygroup?
Post by: godofdeath on Mon, 09 May 2011, 20:34:18

Does anyone know why shippping is so outrageous when you buy cherry mx switches off armygroup.

I added in ~30 switches costing 330, but shipping is ~7000twd.

Anyone know why?

Title: what's with the crazy shipping when buying switches off armygroup?
Post by: turtleslikejohn on Mon, 09 May 2011, 21:24:09

I believe they're in Asia, but I might be wrong.

Title: what's with the crazy shipping when buying switches off armygroup?
Post by: godofdeath on Mon, 09 May 2011, 21:38:22

yes they are in asia, taiwan to be exact

but having ordered a some stuff off them that weighs more than the switches it only costs around like 800twd to ship

not 7000twd to ship

Title: what's with the crazy shipping when buying switches off armygroup?
Post by: Mr. Perfect on Tue, 10 May 2011, 00:07:34

There are sites in the US that sell switches. They're in the Cherry MX wiki entry, but I can remember that Mouser.com (http://www.mouser.com/Cherry-Electrical/Electromechanical/Switches/Keylock-Switches/_/N-5g2uZ1z0zlgh/) has them. They're usually $1 to 80 cents a switch, plus whatever shipping would be. Might be a better deal.

Title: what's with the crazy shipping when buying switches off armygroup?
Post by: godofdeath on Tue, 10 May 2011, 00:11:24

well i was just think of like a mass custom change or something, but just found the cherry board deal so dont care really more lol

but still the shipping is outrageuous

Title: what's with the crazy shipping when buying switches off armygroup?
Post by: kaiserreich on Thu, 19 May 2011, 06:03:07

They charge a nominal shipping rate and extra NT$100 per additional item which explains why they cost so much