Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Up to 80% off at Myhabit private shopping club

Myhabit private shopping club features "The Final Sale of 2014" with discounts up to 80%.

Up to 80% off at Myhabit private shopping club

Amazon's Myhabit offers the lowest prices of the year in every category.

Sunday, November 30, 2014

20% coupon code for Myhabit private shopping club

As a Cyber Monday promotion, Myhabit private shopping clubs offers a 20% coupon HOLIDAYS


Coupon code: HOLIDAYS
Valid until: December 1, 2014 at 11:59 PM PT

Saturday, November 29, 2014

The more you spend at Ideel fashion sale site, the larger discount you get

Ideel fashion sale site (private shopping club, private sale site, flash sale site) offers extra discount of up to 35%:
- Spend $150 and get 20% off
- Spend $300 and get 30% off
- Spend $400 and get 35% off

The more you spend at Ideel fashion sale site, the larger discount you get


This discount can be applied to Black Friday offers (discounted at up to 70%)

Offer valid between November 1 and December 11, 2014.

I've been a customer of Ideel for 4+ years, so you may definitely trust it. Moreover Ideel is powered by Groupon now, so you don't have to trust my words :)

Melissa & Doug toys with direct shipping from USA to Russia from Myhabit

Myhabit offers international shipping for many items. But in many cases one can't ship pretty heavy. Yesterday I did manage to order 7 Melissa & Doug toys with 3 other items. Direct shipping to Russia costed me only 15 USD.

Myhabit:

Amazon Appstore for Android gives away dozens of apps and games for FREE

Amazon Appstore for Android gives away dozens of apps and games for FREE
 

Some of the apps that I recommend:
  • Maps.me offline maps Pro 
  • Mind Games Pro 
  • Merriam-Webster's Dictionary  

Friday, November 28, 2014

Black Friday sale at Myhabit fashion sale site. Up to 90% off

Black Friday sale at Myhabit fashion sale site powered by Amazon

Up to 90% off

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Thanksgiving sales at Myhabit fashion sale site: up to 80-90% off

Myhabit fashion sale site (flash sale site, private sale club, private shopping club) started thanksgiving sales. Discounts up to 80-90% off.

Thanksgiving sales at Myhabit fashion sale site: up to 80-90% off

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

90% off WebHostingBuzz shared and reseller hosting via coupon code

WebHostingBuzz offers 90% off first year's shared and reseller hosting via coupon code BLACKFRIDAYDEAL.

90% off WebHostingBuzz shared and reseller hosting via coupon code

This offer is live starting November 26, 2014.

Up to 70% off at Ideel fashion sale site. Black friday sales are on.

American fashion sale site (private shopping club, private sale site, flash sale site) Ideel started the Black Friday Week offering up to 70% off.



Ideel offers international shipping via i-Parcel.

Ideel is a Groupon company with years of history, so you may definitely trust it.


Update (January 13, 2016) Ideel (former Ideeli) has moved to Groupon.

Sunday, November 16, 2014

Refer-a-friend contest from Myhabit flash sale site

Myhabit, a flash sale site from Amazon, offers a refer-a-friend contest allowing to win up to $2'000.

  • Receive 1 bonus point for every friend you refer
  • Receive 10 bonus points when your friend makes his/her first purchase
  • Each week, the 10 referrers with the most bonus points will get $500 Myhabit credit
  • The top 5 referrers who rack up the most bonus points throughout the challenge will win a $2'000 Myhabit credit
Refer-a-friend contest from Myhabit flash sale site

Myhabit credit can not be converted into cash. But you may spend it onto merchandise including women's, men's, children's clothings, shoes and accessories.

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Boxberry - new courier shipping method from Shipito for shipping from USA to Russia

Shipito has finally offered a cheaper shipping method for customers from Russia. It is a courier service - Boxberry.
Boxberry - new courier shipping method from Shipito for shipping from USA to Russia
Boxberry offers very fast shipping 5-15 days, depending on your location in Russia. Damage + Delivery insurance is optional and available at extra cost.

Packages are picked up in the California warehouse of Shipito once a week, on Friday. Then they are delivered by air from Los Angeles (LAX airport) to Moscow (VKO airport), where Boxberry will take care of express customs clearance and delivery throughout Russia.

First pick up is on the 7th of November 2014. The shipping method is already available in the shipping calculator.

Boxberry shipping method is available in all Shipito warehouses. Packages from Tualatin, OR warehouse or Minden, NV warehouse will need additional 2-3 days to be transported to CA.

I have tried to compare prices and it appeared that Boxberry with insurance costs about the same as USPS Priority Mail International (EMS) without insurance. Note that Boxberry insurance is optional and quite pricey. I didn't have any problem to calculate the price for large 36x17x17 boxes that I used in the past. The only problem was that Boxberry doesn't allow the value of the goods to exceed $1000 USD.

Shipito calculator: Boxberry vs USPS Express Mail and Russian Post Standard

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

UPS (United Parcel Service) has acquired i-parcel

i-parcel is a service allowing American and British merchants to localize their web-site, accept international payment method as well as international shipping to many countries of the world. On October 7, 2014 UPS announced the acquisition of i-parcel. Now the i-parcel web-site features both UPS and i-parcel


UPS i-parcel

The largest US online retailer Amazon, as well as its subsidiary - Myhabit private shopping club - use the following international shipping methods:
  • UPS courier service (AmazonGlobal Priority Shipping), 
  • i-parcel (AmazonGlobal Expedited Shipping). 
It will be interesting to see whether the companies will start using each other assets as well as whether the prices will go down or not, whether the conditions will change or not. Also it is interesting whether UPS is considering to acquire the main rival of i-parcel - Borderfree (former FiftyOne).

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Swaddling babies with Zipadee Zip and cheaper alternative

Zipadee Zip solution for swaddling babies was featured in the 1st episode of the 6th season of Shark Tank. Infants can startle and wake up themselves when their arms move freely. There are many people who can not swaddle babies properly and this prevents them and their babies from sleeping. Zipadee Zip wearable blanket is a simple solution to the problem. It uses a zipper, so you don't need to learn how to swaddle.

Video demonstration of how baby wakes himself/herself up (skip the first part of this promo video as it shows that someone didn't even try to swaddle the infant properly)



The wearable blanket costs 35 USD and is old via the official web-site only. You can't even find it on Amazon.

However Amazon offers a great alternative to Zipadee Zip - Summer Infant ComfortMe - and it is almost twice cheaper than Zipadee Zip.

Summer Infant ComfortMe wearable blanket

Summer Infant offers swaddling solutions for 4 stages:
  1. SwaddlePod, Simple Swaddle Solution
    Ideal for newborns, SwaddlePod creates a cozy womb-like feeling for baby and helps prevent the startle reflex that can wake baby. Simple and easy to use, just zip baby into the pod for a secure, comfortable fit.
  2. SwaddleMe Adjustable Infant Wrap
    Wrap baby securely in SwaddleMe for a safer, better sleep. Extra soft, adjustable wings provide a perfect snug fit, even for wiggly babies. The secure design creates a cozy, womb-like feeling for baby and prevents the startle reflex that can wake up your infant. Designed with leading safe-sleep experts, SwaddleMe is trusted by parents around the globe.
  3. WrapSack, Transitioning Swaddler & Wearable Blanket
    SwaddleMe WrapSack is the perfect 2-in-1 swaddler and sleep sack, providing a safer alternative to loose blankets in the crib. It comfortably swaddles baby’s arms while allowing for more leg room and movement. Baby can sleep with both arms in, both arms out, or one of each. Simple and easy to use, the WrapSack grows with baby as they learn to sleep without being swaddled.
  4. ComfortMe Wearable Blanket
    The ComfortMe Wearable Blanket offers extended sleeves to keep baby’s arms warm and to give them a feeling of security and comfort as they learn to sleep through the night. In addition, the ComfortMe offers a bottom zipper to make diaper changes easy and keeps zipper pulls safely away from baby.

Saturday, September 20, 2014

Crocs clogs for kids for $9 on Amazon

Crocs clogs for kids are only $9-12 on Amazon, including classic clogs as well as many other different models including Duet
 
Crocs clogs for kids

More Crocs for kids on Amazon

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Shipito accepts Bitcoin and QIWI payments

Shipito accepts Bitcoin and QIWI payments now

Shipito accepts Bitcoin and QIWI payments

Moreover when you pay by Bitcoin there is no fee and Shipito will automatically add 4.3% to your payment. For example, you will send $100 and Shipito will add $104.3 to your deposit.

Sunday, July 20, 2014

Fedex is lowering prices for Shipito parcel forwarder

FedEx is lowering prices for Shipito parcel forwarder. So its customers almost all around the world. The prices are going down usually by 5-10% worldwide, however in some cases the discount can reach up to 40%. The new pricing is put in place already.

Fedex is lowering prices for Shipito parcel forwarder


The biggest discount is concerning low weight packages to countries in Central-Eastern Europe like Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, etc. For example 3lb package to Prague, Czech Republic, is going down from $86 to $52 with FedEx Economy, or from $106 to $65 with FedEx priority.

Another country with very nice discount is Brazil, where low weight packages are cheaper by 10%-28%. 3lb package to Rio De Janeiro is discounted from $67 to $48 with FedEx Economy and 5lb package from $94 to $81 with FedEx Priority.

Thursday, July 10, 2014

75% off at Myhabit private shopping club

The Summer Refresh Sale is on at Myhabit (an Amazon company)

75% off at Myhabit private shopping club
Up to 75% off summer items!

Sunday, July 6, 2014

Semi-annual warehouse sale at Ideeli

Semi-annual warehouse sale at Ideeli

Semi-annual warehouse sale at Ideeli


Up to 90% off.


Update (January 13, 2016) Ideel (former Ideeli) has moved to Groupon.

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Myhabit offers 20% off sitewide via coupon code

Myhabit, an Amazon company, offers 20% off sitewide via coupon code FIREWORK



To receive discount, enter the promotional code “FIREWORK”, in all capital letters, into the Promotional Codes box on the checkout page and click the “Apply” button to receive 20% off all items on MyHabit.

Restrictions and Limitations:
  • Offer expires at 11:59 p.m. (PT) July 1, 2014. ​
  • Offer may be used once and may not be combined with other offers. 
  • Maximum benefit you may receive from this offer is $300 
  • MyHabit reserves the right to modify or cancel the offer at any time. 
  • Offer is non-transferable and may not be resold. 
  • The offer discount will be allocated proportionally among all promotional items in your order. 
  • If any of the products or content related to this promotion are returned, the value of the offer will be subtracted from your return credit. 
  • Offer only applies to products sold and shipped by MyHabit. 
  • Offer good while supplies last. 
  • Return shipping charges may apply to discounted and free promotional items.

Saturday, June 21, 2014

Shopfans Express allows to send items to several customers in one package

Shopfans Express allows to use several customers when sending a package. So to overcome a 1000 EUR customs fee free limit that is valid so far for customers sending packages to Russia, you may just add several recipients to your package. Of course every single item may not cost over 1000 EUR if you want to avoid paying customs fees. But you may send, for example, 4 iphones 5S 64 GB or 4 Macbook Air notebooks in one package by just adding 4 recipients.



That's a really nice feature. It will become even more useful when the limit will be reduced from 1000 EUR to 150 EUR sometime in 2014.

Do you know any other package forwarders (parcel forwarders, freight forwarders, shipping forwarders) that allow to use multiple recipients when sending packages to Russia?

Shopfans package forwarder to offer vacuum sealing for clothing

Shopfans package forwarder plans to offer vacuum sealing of clothing. The company has been testing a chinese vacuum sealer. It allows to reduct volume size significantly:



The service can be useful for customers sending clothing, plush toys,... Thanks to the reduced volume size, you will be able to send a heavier package. And the heavier the package is, the less you spend to per kilogram of shipping weight.

Moreover you can hide a cell phone or jewerly inside the sealed bag.

Do you know any other package forwarder (parcel forwarder, freight forwarder, shipping forwarder) offering vacuum sealing?

Monday, May 26, 2014

Memorial day Warehouse sale at TheClymb

Blowout sale at Zulily today

Blowout sale at Zulily today

Blowout sale categories:

  • Girl's apparel
  • Boy's apparel
  • Kids' shows
  • Toys and activities
  • Characters
  • Books
  • Women's apparel
  • Women's Plus
  • Maternity
  • Women's shoes
  • Women's accessories
  • Kitchen 
  • Organisation
  • Decor 
  • Health & Beauty

Sunday, May 25, 2014

Red Sale at Ideeli. Up to 80% off.

Red Sale at Ideeli Up to 80% off.
Red Sale at Ideeli. Up to 80% off.



Update (January 13, 2016) Ideel (former Ideeli) has moved to Groupon.

Saturday, May 24, 2014

Extra 20% off at Ideeli private shopping club

Extra 20% off at Ideeli
 

Offer valid from May 24, 2014 11:00 AM EDT through May 24, 2014 11:59 PM EDT. Valid on U.S. orders only. Not valid with other offers or on prior purchases, taxes, shipping fees or purchases of gift cards. Max discount is $200.


Update (January 13, 2016) Ideel (former Ideeli) has moved to Groupon.

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

25% off via coupon code at TheClymb sports private shopping club

TheClymb offers 25% off site-wide via coupon code MEMBERPERK


Offer valid on purchases of $50 and more and expires at 11:59 PT on May 22, 2014. Exclusions apply, but are not limited to adventures, bikes, gift certificates and shipping charges.

Monday, May 19, 2014

Warehouse liquidation at BeyondTheRack private shopping club

Warehouse liquidation at BeyondTheRack private shopping club (sample sale, flash sale, fashion sale, private sale site)
Warehouse liquidation at BeyondTheRack private shopping club

Sunday, May 18, 2014

Get McAfee Total Protection 2014 for Windows for FREE via coupon code

Get McAfee Total Protection 2014 for Windows for FREE ($79.99 value) from McAfee via coupon code "L8372AC38CL7BC36"


You will need to create a McAfee account and enter your debit/credit card information to complete the purchase and get McAfee Total Protection 2014 for FREE.

After completing your purchase make sure to go to the Auto-renewal Settings on the web-site and turn the Auto-Renewal off. Otherwise you will be billed full price after your current 12-month subscription is over!

Update (May 20, 2014)
You may also get McAfee Multi Device Security- 1-year subscription for FREE via coupon code 88B3D1D99CM56BC0. Make sure do turn off auto-renewal after purchasing.  

Friday, May 16, 2014

Get 10 Android apps for FREE plus 2201 Amazon coins for FREE

Get 9 Android apps from Amazon Apptore for FREE and earn 900 Amazon coins ($9 value)
But wait, there is more ;) Spend 699 Amazon coins by purchasing Grand Theft Auto: San Adreas and get 2'000 Amazon coins!



 These 2 offers combined allow you to earn 2'201 Amazon coins ($22 value)!

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Final sale at RueLaLa: Up to 85% off

Final Sale at RueLaLa
 

Up to 85% off a select men's, women's, and kids' clothing and accessories.


RueLaLa is accepting valid international credit cards for payment with a U.S.-based shipping address now (just use a parcel forwarder like Shipito). During Checkout for international credit card orders, use your preferred U.S-based shipping address for both billing and shipping information to ensure proper processing.


Sunday, May 11, 2014

Anniversary sale at Myhabit private shopping club. Save up to 80%.

Anniversary sale at Myhabit

Save up to 80%. Sale ends May 12th.   Anniversary sale at Myhabit private shopping club. Save up to 80%.




  • UP TO 80% OFF: SKIRTS, JEANS & MORE
  • UP TO 90% OFF: WORK & DAY DRESSES
  • UP TO 70% OFF: SPRING JACKETS & COATS
  • UP TO 80% OFF: PUMPS & HEELS
  • UP TO 80% OFF: JEWELRY
  • UP TO 70% OFF: JOSA TULUM RESORTWEAR
  • UP TO 85% OFF: DESIGNER DRESSES
  • UP TO 80% OFF: HOME DÉCOR
  • UP TO 80% OFF: ART & WALL DÉCOR
  • UP TO 85% OFF: DESIGNER PANTS & MORE
  • UP TO 80% OFF: DRESS SHOES
  • UP TO 80% OFF: SPORTCOATS
  • UP TO 80% OFF: SUITS
  • UP TO 80% OFF: LACE-UPS & SNEAKERS
  • UP TO 85% OFF: PANTS & SHORTS
  • UP TO 90% OFF: BOOTS
  • UP TO 70% OFF: GOLF & ACTIVEWEAR
  • UP TO 70% OFF: SOCKS, BOXERS & MORE
  • UP TO 90% OFF: GIRLS' CLOTHING
  • UP TO 90% OFF: BABY CLOTHING
  • UP TO 90% OFF: KIDS' DÉCOR & MORE
  • UP TO 80% OFF: SPRING BEDDING
  • UP TO 80% OFF: KITCHEN ESSENTIALS

Thursday, May 8, 2014

Gilt offers International shipping for $9.95. Why is it more expensive in reality?

American private shopping club Gilt started offering international shipping for $9.95 USD (it was $19.95 before).
Gilt: International shipping for $9.95
Some conditions apply:
Starting on May 1, 2014, receive $9.95 USD flat rate shipping ("$9.95 Shipping") on qualifying Gilt.com purchases shipping to addresses outside of the United States. Excludes taxes and any additional delivery charges. Excludes use of freight forwarding services. Valid only on gilt.com, may be subject to product restrictions or exclusions, does not include any additional delivery or supplemental shipping charges above flat rate shipping. Customer will pay the difference between flat rate shipping and any alternative chosen method. $9.95 Shipping may be suspended or terminated at any time.
I had many problems applying coupons and special offers at Gilt in the past. All of them were resolved in one way or another, but I didn't really want to contact support each time I order something online.

Tried to test the new shipping rate during my last order and was shocked. I added a single t-shirt into my shopping cart and the shipping cost was more than $32 USD. Tried to add 2 more clothing items and the shipping became even more expensive. This was weird. I can understand why several heavy items are more expensive to ship, but this situation was beyond my comprehension.

Tried to contact support via the live chat. While I was waiting for the reply, I tried to play more with my shopping cart. Added one $80 sweater and the shipping became $9.95. Removed it from the cart and added a couple of 60-80 USD items and the international shipping was still $9.95.

The support team clarified that economically it makes more sense for them to ship larger orders! Oh Really? How about writing about it when describing the new shipping offer???

Thursday, May 1, 2014

Ideeli: 20% coupon code working sitewide. Magfromers on sale.

Magformers building sets are on sale at Ideeli
 
Magfromers on sale at Ideeli

Coupon code APRIL20 allows to get a 20% discount at Ideeli sitewide.


Update (January 13, 2016) Ideel (former Ideeli) has moved to Groupon.

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

AppsGoneMad offers 7 Mac apps for FREE

AppsGoneMad offers 6 Mac Apps for FREE for signing up to their newsletter. And you may get one more Mac app for FREE just for tweeting.
  • ColorStrokes helps with all your color needs when it comes to photography! Adjust colors and even create black and white pictures with a colorful object or two using the Color Splash feature.
  • Rails for mac. Love trains? Love games? Then Rails is for you! Build tracks between stations and control the train traffic out in the rail yard. It’s a tough one that is surley guaranteed to keep you on your toes.
  • Graphic Styles - A generous collection of high-quality designs to help you create unique Pages or Keynote content. An excellent way to make your documents stand out from all the others.
  • ClipBuddy takes the Mac OS X Clipboard to a whole new level by remembering saving all of your clippings, making it easy to copy and paste multiple items quickly.
  • Vidiary is a video journaling app. Today, everyone’s documenting their lives. Journals and social media history. But what about documenting your life in videos?
  • Ondesoft Screencapture makes the screen grabbing experience more powerful and user friendly. Quickly take screenshots and edit and annotate them.
  • Concealer (valued at $19.99) is a data security app by BeLight Software that protects all of your sensitive files and data by keeping them under wraps. Create repositories that hide and password protect files, store credit card and other sensitive info, and also create password protected text files, all on your Mac. And today, it’s only costing you a tweet and follow!

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Scam e-mail: "Hearing of your case in Court SN0990", "Notice of appearance in court No9812"

I got many scam e-mails with the subjects like "Hearing of your case in Court SN0990", "Notice of appearance in court No9812" from help7561@islamiclawyers.com, reference6317@bushlewislawyers.com, answer806@petlawyers.com,....
From: "Notice to appear" answer806@petlawyers.com
To: vasya@pupkin.ru
April 1, 1:49
1 file

Notice to appear,

Hereby you are notified that you have been scheduled
to appear for your hearing that will take place
in the court of Tampa in May 22, 2014 at 11:45 am.

You are kindly asked to prepare and bring
the documents relating to the case to court on the specified date.

The copy of the court notice is attached to this letter,
please, download and read it thoroughly.
Note: The case may be heard by the
judge in your absence if you do not come.

Yours truly,
PARRISH HARTMAN
Clerk to the Court.
The scammer's e-mail come with in attachment like "Notice_to_Appear_SN0990.zip" . It is the attachment that makes you understand that this e-mail is not a legit one. Luckily we have a ZIP archive, so it can be safely saved onto your disk. But I do not recommend to open such attachments or save them onto your disk anyway. Many newer e-mail services allow you to save attachments to cloud services. Save the attachment to the cloud, then create a public link for it. Then navigate to a free virus checking service Virus Total and scan the attachment by providing a web link to it.



In my case it was easy to see that the e-mail was from scammers. See how many antiviruses detected a virus in the file:
Antivirus Result Update
AVG PSW.Generic12.AIAG 20140403
Ad-Aware Trojan.GenericKD.1627712 20140403
Agnitum Backdoor.Androm!OL49BmuAz4I 20140403
AntiVir TR/Kuluoz.A.71 20140403
Antiy-AVL Worm/Win32.AutoRun 20140403
Avast Win32:Trojan-gen 20140403
Baidu-International Backdoor.Win32.Androm.AS 20140403
BitDefender Trojan.GenericKD.1627712 20140403
Bkav W32.DownloadZortobF.Trojan 20140403
Commtouch W32/Trojan.NXPN-0725 20140403
Comodo UnclassifiedMalware 20140403
DrWeb BackDoor.Kuluoz.4 20140403
ESET-NOD32 Win32/TrojanDownloader.Zortob.B 20140403
Emsisoft Trojan.GenericKD.1627712 (B) 20140403
F-Prot W32/Trojan3.HYE 20140403
F-Secure Trojan.GenericKD.1627712 20140403
Fortinet W32/Lockscreen.LOA!tr 20140403
GData Trojan.GenericKD.1627712 20140403
Ikarus Trojan-Spy.Zbot 20140403
Kaspersky Backdoor.Win32.Androm.drfl 20140403
Malwarebytes Trojan.Inject 20140403
McAfee PWS-Zbot-FATG!D185A21BF355 20140403
McAfee-GW-Edition PWS-Zbot-FATG!D185A21BF355 20140403
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.GenericKD.1627712 20140403
Microsoft TrojanDownloader:Win32/Kuluoz.D 20140403
Norman Kryptik.CDKX 20140403
Panda Generic Malware 20140403
Qihoo-360 HEUR/Malware.QVM20.Gen 20140403
Rising PE:Malware.FakeDOC@CV!1.9C3C 20140403
Sophos Mal/DrodZp-A 20140403
Symantec Trojan.Fakeavlock 20140403
TrendMicro BKDR_KULUOZ.JYC 20140403
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0331 20140403
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT 20140403
ViRobot Trojan.Win32.Zbot.135680.K 20140403
nProtect Trojan.GenericKD.1627712 20140403

Saturday, April 19, 2014

No more additional insurance for Shipito customers from Russia

I started skipping insurance at Shipito parcel forwarder, because I didn't want to pay an extra 1% if I consolidated a cell phone, some electronics with lithium battery, a watch or jewelry. When I was sending something expensive I was preferring to use a courier service. And when I was sending something cheap, I didn't want to pay extra bucks.

From April 10, 2014 Shipito is no longer requiring customers from Russia to pay this extra 1% for insurance. Normal insurance rates apply.

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

How to get a virtual US Mastercard debit card if you are not a resident of the USA (US Unlocked / NxPay)

Shipito, an American parcel forwarder, started cooperation with US Unlocked to give you the opportunity of having your own virtual US debit Mastercard card with US billing address. Shipito is not the only company offering such a service via US Unlocked. The latter company has been working with many partners including American parcel forwarding companies. You can also get a card directly from US Unlocked, but some partners provide your a $5 discount when you sign up via them (so your setup fee will be $10 instead of $15).

How to get a virtual US Visa debit card if you are not a resident of the USA (US Unlocked / NXPay)


Non US residents can now get the US Unlocked card and pay in the American online shops requiring a USA debit or credit card.

Please note the the US Unlocked card is NOT accepted by Paypal as well as many subscriptions web-sites (like online music services). Some online shops can reject transactions if you use a virtual USA address provided by a parcel forwarder. But many online US shops requiring a USA billing address will accept your transaction.

Note that some American online shops accept transactions that use a virtual USA address provided by your parcel forwarder as a billing address. And some shops accept your transactions if you use your real billing address, but change the country to the USA, choose any state and a ZIP code belonging to this state.

The US Unlocked Card is a virtual prepaid Mastercard debit card with US billing address. As it is a virtual card you will not have the actual plastic in your hands, but you will use the number, expiration date and billing address provided to you for online payments. As it is a pre-paid debit card, you can only spend the amount of money that you have put onto the card. If an online shop or service asks you to enter your credit card information, you can use your US Unlocked debit card. The card can be reloaded, i.e. you can add funds to it anytime.

To apply for a US Unlocked Card you will need to set up your account, providing some personal details such as your name, home address and date of birth. In the registration process, you will be also automatically offered to use your Shipito suite number and address. The next step is to make a card load payment which will include a one-time application fee. Your card will be issued approximately 2-4 business days after they have received your payment (provided you have passed the address and ID check). Then you will be able to use your virtual debit card on most US websites.

NxPay is the platform to which the US Unlocked Card belongs. NxPay is the authorized issuer of virtual pre-pard Mastercard cards. When applying for a US Unlocked Card, an NxPay account is created for you. Through Manage Account in US Unlocked Card page you are able to manage your NxPay account.

Current fees associated with the US Unlocked virtual debit card:
Set-up fee (one-time) $15.00
Transaction fee charged by NXpay per load. $0.30
Load Fee (upfront) $3 and 3% or $4 and 4%*
POS (point of sale) fee domestic $0.50
POS (point of sale) fee international $0.75
Declined transaction fee domestic $0.75
Declined transaction fee international $0.75
Monthly maintenance fee** $3.50
Balance Transfer/Closure fee $11.50
Replacement Card $5.00

* Varies per payment method. Payment methods offered vary per country. Price differs due to increased cost of payment processing and fraud control measurements. Payments are done in your local currency. US Unlocked's payment processors apply a daily wholesale rate plus a fee of 2% to 5%, depending on the currency used. These currency exchange rates are competitive with the ones applied by commercial banks and currency exchange companies.

** A monthly maintenance fee of $3.50 will be assessed to your US Unlocked Card. This fee will be assessed to your US Unlocked Card as long as there are funds remaining on your US Unlocked Card. When the card is loaded after 1-3 months of zero balance the card is incurred with the missed maintenance fee payments. If not loaded after 4 months the card closes, see term 17. A maximum of 3 months of missed monthly maintenance fees will be charged when a new card is issued to replace the closed card.

*** US Unlocked used to provide a Mastercard debit card, but in November 2013 they started replacing all Mastercard cards with VISA cards.

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Effective way to list your eBay items

Selling bolts & nuts via eBay? This is how your eBay listing can look like
Most items of the seller Babe Not Included look like this.

Special request from Shipito parcel forwarder: extra bubble wrap and security tape for $2 each

Shipito parcel forwarder has finally offered extra bubble wrap and security tape as special requests for consolidated packages.

Special request from Shipito parcel forwarder: extra bubble wrap and security tape for $2 each

All special requests that Shipito currently offers:

Visual check that content is not damagedFREE-
Remove Invoice$1Remove store invoices from the package(s)
Extra Bubble Wrap$2Put extra bubble wrap or packaging material to protect the items.
Extra Tape$2Put extra tape on the package seams
Security Tape $2Put security tape on the package, so it's evident if the package has been opened after shipping
Other Request$5Write your own request

Here is the extra bubble wrap used for protecting my package:

Shipito parcel forwarder (package forwarder): Extra security tape

Saturday, April 5, 2014

Gilt coupon (promo code): FREE international shipping in April 2014

Gilt private shopping club offers FREE international shipping


Coupon (promo code): GILT
Coupon code for Canada: MYGILT

Offer ends April 7 at 3 a.m. ET extended to April 14th, 3 a.m. ET.


More conditions:

Receive free US standard shipping or free flat rate shipping to international addresses ("Free Shipping"), excluding taxes, and any additional delivery charges, on purchases made between April 3, 2014 at 9:00pm ET and April 7, 2014 3:00am ET. Free Shipping automatically applies to orders shipping to domestic addresses. Enter promo code MYGILT to receive Free Shipping on orders shipping to Canadian addresses. Enter promo code GILT to receive Free Shipping on orders shipping to non-Canadian international addresses (maximum $19.95 discount) Valid only on gilt.com. May be subject to product restrictions or exclusions, does not include any additional delivery or supplemental shipping charges above US standard shipping or international flat rate shipping, and customer will pay the difference between these and any alternative chosen methods. Free Shipping may be used only once in a single transaction and may not be redeemed for a future purchase if the transaction is cancelled or item(s) are returned. Free Shipping cannot be combined with other offers. Free Shipping is non-transferable and may only be used by the intended recipient. Free Shipping offer may be suspended or terminated at any time. Free Shipping is valid on Gilt iPhone App, iPad App, Android App and Mobile Web. iPhone App and iPad App must be up to date as of January 20, 2012 and Android App must be up to date as of February 13, 2012 for Free Shipping to be applied to order.

Receive free US standard shipping or free flat rate shipping to international addresses ("Free Shipping"), excluding taxes, and any additional delivery charges, on purchases made between April 10, 2014 at 9:00pm ET and April 14, 2014 3:00am ET. Free Shipping automatically applies to orders shipping to domestic addresses. Enter promo code MYGILT to receive Free Shipping on orders shipping to Canadian addresses. Enter promo code GILT to receive Free Shipping on orders shipping to non-Canadian international addresses (maximum $19.95 discount). Valid only on gilt.com. May be subject to product restrictions or exclusions, does not include any additional delivery or supplemental shipping charges above US standard shipping or international flat rate shipping, and customer will pay the difference between these and any alternative chosen methods. Free Shipping may be used only once in a single transaction and may not be redeemed for a future purchase if the transaction is cancelled or item(s) are returned. Free Shipping cannot be combined with other offers. Free Shipping is non-transferable and may only be used by the intended recipient. Free Shipping offer may be suspended or terminated at any time. Free Shipping is valid on Gilt iPhone App, iPad App, Android App and Mobile Web. iPhone App and iPad App must be up to date as of January 20, 2012 and Android App must be up to date as of February 13, 2012 for Free Shipping to be applied to order.

Monday, March 31, 2014

15% valid coupon code from eBay. Save up to $100

eBay offers a 15% coupon code working sitewide




Coupon code: CRU15DCQ114 
Valid until March 31st, 2014.

Conditions: 
Shipping is also covered by the 15% discount.
Maximum value you can get is $100 per account.

Minimum order value without shipping is $200.

Coupon can be used once only.
Other restrictions may apply.

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Pictures of our purchases in US shops at Pinterest

I have uploaded more than 400 pictures of our purchases in US shops to Pinterest.


Please take a look if you need fresh ideas or if it is just interesting for you.

Pictures of our purchases in US shops at Pinterest

Feel free to ask any questions about shops, quality, sizes, parcel forwarders,... And please hit the "Pin It" button if you like something.

20% off sitewide at Ideeli private shopping site

Ideeli private shopping clubs offers a 20% coupon code working sitewide.

20% off sitewide at Ideeli private shopping site


Coupon: SPRING20
Discount: 20%




Update (January 13, 2016) Ideel (former Ideeli) has moved to Groupon.

Friday, March 14, 2014

SHiFT Codes for Bordeland 2 for FREE

Gearbox Software via Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GearboxSoftware offers SHiFT Codes allowing to get Golden Keys for Borderlands 2 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, or Mac for FREE.


SHiFT Codes:
Windows / Mac: 53K3T-JZJX6-WBXKB-BBJJB-SJH3K
PlayStation 3: CT5J3-6WBTS-F96K3-93CBJ-9XJ5H
Xbox 360: KTWTJ-JF3RF-B5WWX-C6TJB-HFX63

To redeem the codes, at the Borderlands 2 Main Menu select Extras then SHiFT Code.

These codes will be active through March 17 -- be sure to use them before then!

Download CyberLink PhotoDirector 4 for Windows and Mac OS for FREE

CyberLink gives away PhotoDirector 4 for FREE (USD $99.99 value, although the version 5 of this photo editor is available already)

Download CyberLink PhotoDirector 4 for FREE

Use code PHD4CNET

By filling in the form you will get 2 serial numbers: for Windows and Mac

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Revolights CITY v2.0 Bike Lighting System - much better than regular LED head and tail lights

Kent Frankovich appeared in the 19th episode of the 5th season of Shark Tank, showing his revolutionary Revolights CITY v2.0 Bike Lighting System. It is very differenet from a regular bike lights you may see on the roads.

Usually people install head and tail lights onto their bikes. Some people also like to decorate their wheels by using LED lights on their wheels, for example: Monkey Light M232 Bike Light

Monkey Light M232 Bike Light


But Revolights CITY v2.0 Bike Lighting System is a step further. It is now only a decoration for the wheels, but also
  • Works as a headlight illuminating the ground in front of the front wheel of the bike
  • Senses when the bike rider slows down to alert car drivers
  • Provides 360-degree visibility and massive illumination of the bike, so it can be noticed by car drivers in the darkness/li>
  • Highlights road obstacles better because of the low origin of the LED lighting allowing ground objects to stand out.


Video demonstration from Revolights



Kent Frankovich at TEDx "Kickstarting a bicycle safety revolution"


Kent Frankovich used crowdsourcing for Revolights several times. Two Kickstarter campaigns were very successful, allowing to gather 215 and 95 thousand dollars exceeding pledged amounts several times.



Thanks to the crowdsourced capital Revolights CITY v2.0 Bike Lighting System can be purchased at Amazon for $230. The innovative bike lighting system had excellent reviews at Amazon.

The third Kickstarter campaign is running now. The money is raised for the new Revollights Arc tail light. Sensors in the Arc lights pick up on the rear wheel speed and use that information to create a functional brake light. The Arc is able to immediately alert shared road traffic when the bike slows down via one of two user selected brake modes:
  • Solid Mode - increased brightness 
  • Blink Mode - faster, brighter blinking