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[-] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

I looked at having a small 100g roll of tape from a Japanese video game company I really liked forwarded from Japan once. Fucking 40 bucks for shipping. The tape itself is only the equivalent of 6 bucks. I asked why, and apparently it's because FedEx have a large minimum shipment size and weight or something. They refused to use Japan Post, which would've been like a 40th of the price.

Also paid 15 bucks in postage to get more melatonin from the states. Not that bad, relative, but the entire package, including box, is less than 100g.

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