Thursday, September 6, 2012

Private shopping clubs (sample sale, private sale, flash sale sites)offering discounted sporting and outdoor goods


  • Left Lane Sports is an american private sale site (private shopping club, sample sale site, flash sale site) for sporting goods (footwear, apparel, and gear). It offers top Outdoor, Cycling, Running, and Fitness brands at up to 70% OFF retail! Every day, LeftLane Sports offers unbeatable deals for sports enthusiasts and athletes from brands like Mountain Hardwear, Sierra Designs, Columbia, Salomon, Kelty, KEEN, and many more! Membership is free!

    Left Lane Sports

    Left Lane Sports ships to USA and internationally
    Left Lane Sports ships to all 50 United States, PO/FPO/APO addresses and U.S. Territories, including Puerto Rico and Guam.

    Left Lane Sports also ships internationally to the following countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Rep., Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland (Eire), Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Korea, Republic of, Macao, Martinique, Mexico, Monaco, Montserrat, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turks & Caicos Islands, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela.
    Please note that orders shipping internationally may be subject to Duties and/or VAT.

    How Left Lane Sports private sale club works
    Every few days LeftLane Sports launches a new sale, giving its members access to the highest quality merchandise at the guaranteed lowest prices. Their sales last for a limited time (typically 72 hours to a week) and sell out quickly, so you have to act fast to cash in on the unbeatable savings. Membership is absolutely free, and all you need is your name and email to access our sales.

    Join Left Lane today and receive an instant $10 credit
    Register using the following link to receive an instant $10 shopping credit towards your first purchase (When you spend $50 or more, your credit will be instantly added to your order):
    LeftLane Sports $10 shopping credit

     
  • Sesh Day (USA) is an american private shopping club (flash sale site, private sale site, sample sale site) for outdoor and sporting goods. It offers premium surf, skate, snow, wake and riding brands for men, women and kids at savings of 30% to 80% off retail prices.

    SeshDay

    Sesh Day ships to USA and internationally
    Seshday ships to all 50 United States, PO/FPO/APO addresses and U.S. Territories, including Puerto Rico and Guam.

    Also Sesh Day ships internationally to the following countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Rep., Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland (Eire), Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Korea, Republic of, Macao, Martinique, Mexico, Monaco, Montserrat, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turks & Caicos Islands, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela.
    You are presented with the shipping charges at the time you add each item to your shopping cart so you will know the full cost before purchasing.

    Join Sesh Day today and receive an instant $10 credit
    Seshday offers free membership, but you must be invited to join. Once in, members have access to apparel, footwear, accessories and hard goods.

    Sesh Day invitation link:
    Join Sesh Day for free today and receive an instant $10 credit toward your first purchase of $50!

     
  • The Clymb is an american private sale site (private shopping club, sample sale site, flash sale site) for sporting goods (footwear, apparel, and gear). The company is based in Portland, Oregon, therefore no sales tax will apply, no matter where you live. TheClymb was founded in 2009 by a seasoned team of outdoor and sport industry veterans. It gives you access to insider pricing from an amazing group of outdoor brands. If you climb, hike, run, ride, paddle or ski, you're gonna love this. Their sales feature the gear up to 70% below retail.

    The Clymb does NOT sell damaged or defective merchandise, factory seconds, or knock-offs. It is an authorized dealer for each of their partner brands and everything we sell is 100% authentic. They negotiate pricing based on volume of available inventory. Conventional full price retailers purchase inventory months in advance, and then pay for warehousing, advertising, and staff. The Clymb's unique model allows to pick up last minute deals and get them to you quickly and efficiently.

    The Clymb

    The Clymb shipping
    The Clymb is currently in our Beta Launch phase. They are currently focused on only shipping product to the USA. They are working to get product delivery to Canada and then internationally to other locations.

    How The Clymb private sale club works
    You accept an invite and The Clymb will hook you up with deep discounts, usually 50-70% off retail, on gear from a different leading brand each week. Each brand's product is available for 3 days only or until it's sold out. Membership is free and by invite only.

    The Clymb invitation link

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Is it worth using a freight forwarder for purchasing few cheap items in the USA from Russia and other countries overseas?

I got the following question from my friend:
I was trying to learn about freight forwarders like Shipito, but still can't find out what to do. I don't need a huge TV from the USA, I just want to buy some clothing for this fall. It can be from Walmart, for example. But if I will only buy a couple of hoodies for $30, will it make sense to ship them to Russia via a freight forwarder? Or will it cost the same ($100 for a couple of hoodies) if purchased in an offline retail store in Moscow?

Let's find out. We want to purchase 2 hoodies in Walmart or some other store which cost $15 each. Let's assume that shipping is free.

Free Shipito account allows to mail out your package for $8.5. Let's assume that the store will ship both hoodies in one package. Otherwise you will need to consolidate 2 packages and it will cost $10 (monthly subscription) and $4.5 for each package, totaling at $10 + $4.5 * 2 = $19.

Shipito Airmail Priority and Economy are cheap for light, small and inexpensive packages. Some rates for my several packages that are now in the Shipito warehouse in Oregon:















































Weight:
Dimensions:
Insured amount:
USPS Express Mail (5-6 business days)USPS Priority Mail (6-10 business days)Airmail Economy (15-22 business days)Airmail Priority (8-15 business days)Airmail Express (15 days)USPS First Class International Parcel (varies by country)FedEx Economy (2-5 business days)FedEx Priority (1-3 business days)
4 lbs. 2 oz.
13.80 x 11.60 x 8.80
$0
Postage: $74.06
Insurance: $3.41
TOTAL: $77.47
Postage: $61.04
Insurance: $6.53
TOTAL: $67.57
Postage: $39.3
insurance not available
Tracking is not available
TOTAL: $39.3
Postage: $43.35
Insurance: $5.7
Tracking is not available
TOTAL: $49.05
Postage: $66.66
Insurance: $5.7
TOTAL: $72.36
Shipping method not availablePostage: $156.5
Insurance: $0
TOTAL: $156.5 (list rate $309.83)
Postage: $183.94
Insurance: $0
TOTAL: $183.94 (list rate $369.12)
2 lbs. 9 oz.
16.60 x 12.00 x 3.40
$0
Postage: $61.79
Insurance: $2.05
TOTAL: $63.84
Postage: $50.6
Insurance: $4.36
TOTAL: $54.96
Postage: $24.25
insurance not available
Tracking is not available
TOTAL: $24.25
Postage: $26.76
Insurance: $2.67
Tracking is not available
TOTAL: $29.43
Postage: $55.61
Insurance: $2.67
TOTAL: $58.28
Postage: $36.28
insurance not available
Tracking is not available
TOTAL: $36.28
Postage: $142.8
Insurance: $0
TOTAL: $142.8 (list rate $221.06)
Postage: $165.99
Insurance: $0
TOTAL: $165.99 (list rate $290.84)
Weight: 0 lbs. 10 oz.
Dimensions: 14.60 x 8.80 x 2.40
Insured amount: $0
Postage: $49.51
Insurance: $1.01
TOTAL: $50.52
Postage: $40.16
Insurance: $3
TOTAL: $43.16
Postage: $6.4
insurance not available
Tracking is not available
TOTAL: $6.4
Postage: $7.07
Insurance: $0.36
Tracking is not available
TOTAL: $7.43
Postage: $44.56
Insurance: $0.36
TOTAL: $44.92
Postage: $16.11
insurance not available
Tracking is not available
TOTAL: $16.11
Postage: $142.8
Insurance: $0
TOTAL: $142.8 (list rate $145.51)
Postage: $165.99
Insurance: $0
TOTAL: $165.99 (list rate $197.5)

[caption id="attachment_2533" align="aligncenter" width="482"]Comparing Shipito shippping rates: USPS, Airmail Priority/Economy/Express, Fedex Comparing Shipito shippping rates: USPS, Airmail Priority/Economy/Express, Fedex[/caption]

If you need to calculate your shipping rate, you may use the Shipito shipping calculator.

A couple of hoodies in the box will probably weight 3-4 lbs. Delivery of such a package without tracking and insurance will cost $25-40. Delivery with tracking and insurance will cost $50-60.

Bottom line: It is cheaper to buy a couple of hoodies in an offline store in Moscow.

But please note that many people like particular brands that offer more expensive clothing. In many cases this clothing is 30-50% more expensive in Moscow. Not to mention that in many other regions of Russia prices are much higher than in Moscow.

Usually it makes sense to send much heavier packages and/or packages with more expensive content. Otherwise you won't save much.

If you want to order a couple of t-shirts only, or a pair of  jeans, or a couple of hoodies, it makes sense to ask your friends who buy a lot in the same country. Or you may ask your relatives and friends whether they want to buy something in the USA as well. Personally I help my friends and relatives to buy few items regularly.

Good luck and happy savings!

Saturday, September 1, 2012

End of season and Labor's Day sales at private shopping clubs (flashsale site, fashion sale sites, sample sale site)

Ideel (Ideeli) Red SaleMany online stores in the USA offer great sales at the end of the season and on Labor's day. Private shopping clubs (flash sale site, fashion sale sites, sample sale site) offer great discounts too (up to 80-90%). Some sales you might be interested in today: