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 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.
  
  
  
  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 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

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 available	Postage: $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[/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!

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

Many 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:

• Sales up to 70-90% at MyHabit


• Red Sale at Ideel


• The labor's day sale at RueLaLa


• Blow-out event at Zulily

Ideel (Ideeli) error: Invalid Transaction Type. Contact us if you think you have received this message in error.

I've been using Ideel private shopping club (flash sale site, fashion sale site, private sale site) for about 2 years. Never expected to have any problems paying with my debit and credit cards issued by Russian banks, especially after making 18 purchases with my Russian Mastercard debit card. But a couple of days ago I got the following error when using my new Mastercard: "Invalid Transaction Type. Contact us if you think you have received this message in error."



It appeared that Ideel doesn't allow to enter addresses outside the USA for both billing and shipping, so entering my complete real billing address in Russia was not an option. I tried to enter my real name, real street address and to use the rest from my Shipito virtual address, but it didn't work. Then I tried to use my US virtual address for both billing and shipping to no avail. Then instead of checking out I went to the account settings and tried to add my card from there. I was getting the same error no matter what address I was using.

It appeared that many customers from Russia and other countries have faced the same problem. This happens because Ideel verifies that the billing address provided matches the one on record with your bank. You need to contact Ideel support to disable this AVS system.  Then you should be able to check out using a foreign credit or debit card.

Subscribe by e-mail and get 20% off your next Amazon Shoes Store purchase

For a limited time, if you subscribe to the Amazon's Shoes Store emails and are a first-time subscriber, Amazon will email you a promotional code redeemable for 20% off your next purchase of eligible Amazon Shoes Store products (up to a maximum purchase price of $1000) sold by Amazon USA. Purchases from sellers other than Amazon do not qualify. Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping.



Amazon Shoes' subscription e-mail program is a special opt-in e-mail program. When you opt-in to the program, you'll get the latest news from Amazon Shoes: editors' perspectives on the latest trends, early access to special sales, and exclusive subscriber-only discounts on shoes for the whole family. You can expect to receive emails about once a week, but the timing will vary.

Free Amazon MP3 voucher worth $3 off any MP3 album of $5.99+

Amazon USA offers a free voucher worth $3 off any MP3 album of $5.99+ .

Details:
From indie bands to country heroes, there's something for everyone on Amazon MP3. Catalog has over 20 million songs. Shop from a vast selection of albums - and play your music right away on your Kindle Fire, computer, or mobile device. Plus, with Amazon Cloud Player, you can access your music wherever you are, whenever you want it. Add to your music collection - and do it at a discount - with today's sweet-sounding deal from Amazon MP3.

• Voucher will expire if not used towards the purchase of an MP3 album on Amazon MP3 by September 2, 2012


• Voucher is valid for a $3 discount off the price of any one MP3 album $5.99 or greater; customer will be responsible for payment to Amazon USA for final price of MP3 album after discount, plus applicable taxes


• Available only to U.S. customers


• Limit 1 voucher per customer


• Voucher can only be used to purchase an MP3 album from Amazon MP3 and is not redeemable for any other types of merchandise sold at Amazon USA


• Offer is not transferable, not exchangeable and has no cash value


• Amazon USA account with valid credit card required to get this voucher


• Voucher is available for use immediately after purchase

Free audiobook from Audible: Graham Greene "The End of the Affair"

Audible offers to download Graham Greene "The End of the Affair" audiobook for free. It is narrated by Colin Firth

Publisher's Summary:
Graham Greene's evocative analysis of the love of self, the love of another, and the love of God is an English classic that has been translated for the stage, the screen, and even the opera house. Academy Award-winning actor Colin Firth (The King's Speech, A Single Man) turns in an authentic and stirring performance for this distinguished audio release.

The End of the Affair, set in London during and just after World War II, is the story of a flourishing love affair between Maurice Bendrix and Sarah Miles. After a violent episode at Maurice's apartment, Sarah suddenly and without explanation breaks off the affair.

This very intimate story about what actually constitutes love is enhanced by Firth's narration. “This book struck me very, very particularly at the time when I read it," he said, "and I thought my familiarity with it would give the journey a personal slant.”

The End of the Affair is part of Audible's A-List Collection, featuring the world's most celebrated actors narrating distinguished works of literature that each star helped select.

Free subscription to the Scientist magazine (print edition) for US and Canadian qualified individuals

Qualified individuals (professionals in the life sciences industry) from the USA and Canada can get a 1-year subscription to the print edition of the Scientist magazine. Individuals from other countries may use mail forwarders or subscribe to receive the digital version of the magazine via e-mail. You need to fill an online form to subscribe.

Vacation and travel deals in private shopping clubs (flash sale, samplesale, private sale sites)

• Jet Setter (Gilt Travel Deals) is a community of travelers that provides members with insider access, expert knowledge and exclusive deals on the world's greatest vacations. Their globe-trotting correspondents and curators hand-select and verify all the partners featured on Jet Setter. Their "Flash Sales" offer rates not found anywhere else, for a limited time only. Verification begins with Jet Setter's of curators hand-selecting partners they love. With more than 75 years of experience in the luxury and travel industries (at Amex, Four Seasons, Peninsula, Gansevoort... the list goes on), Jet Setter curators are world-class experts. When a new hotel opens in Manhattan or South Beach or the Riviera Maya, you hear about it here first. When a new neighborhood emerges in Paris or a new safari sets up camp in Tanzania, you can bet one of Jetsetter curators is already busy finding a way to get you there.
  
  As a part of the Gilt Groupe, Jet Setter is Gilt's presence in the travel industry. They apply Gilt's flash sale concept to the world of luxury and adventure travel. Like Gilt, Jetsetter offers exclusive, invitation-only sales to its customers.
  
  Each flash sale lasts 5-7 days or until sold out. Users can select from a variety of room types at different price points, though these special rates are available only during the sale. Be sure to book before it's over.
  
  
  
   
• Rue La La Travel offers luxury travel deals. Each sale lasts only 48 hours. Rue La La has offered hotels, resorts, spas, and cruise lines such as Windstar, Destination Hotels & Resorts, Canyon Ranch and The Lodge at Torrey Pines as well as offers from individualized experience providers like Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving.
  
  Rue La La Travel has partnered with Virtuoso, the industry's leading luxury travel network. Members will gain access to Virtuoso's elite travel advisors, who are renowned for their high-touch service and expertise.
  
  
• Snique Away (USA) is a private sale site (flash sale site) offering travel deals. Snique Away is a TripAdvisor Inc. company. It offers its members fabulous accommodations at surprisingly affordable prices. All of the hotels on Snique Away have received at least a 4-out-of-5 rating from TripAdvisor travelers, so you will see only good to great deals on the web-site. Limited-Time Sales showcase the sleek, chic, and always unique for a limited time and at up to 50% off the best available rates. And their Anytime Sales are hotels that meet strict SniqueAway standards, but you can book them when and where you want to. And if you want to read TripAdvisor traveler reviews on a certain sensational hotel, they're always just a click away. There is no cost to join SniqueAway, but by requiring membership the service is able to bring you exclusive rates at some of the world's top hotels.
  
  SniqueAway has merged with JetSetter
  
  
  
   


• LuxuryLink (USA) is private sale site (flash sale site) offering travel deals. Luxury Link is the premier online destination for great deals on luxury vacations. Whether you dream of a piece of paradise in Fiji, Hawaii or Tahiti, the cultural capitals of Europe or the vibrant allure of Asia's great cities, Luxury Link has the perfect vacation experience for you. Luxury Link offers two ways to purchase your vacation package - Auctions and Book Now offers. While Auctions offer you the opportunity to reap incredible savings, Book Now gives you the flexibility of choosing preferred travel dates.
  
  By partnering with the world's most extraordinary hotels, resorts, villas and cruise lines, Luxury Link is able to present luxury vacation deals at a substantial savings - up to 65% off - often including complimentary extras, amenities and activities for the best value available anywhere.
  
  To get a $100 credit please register for free using the link below
  LuxuryLink invitation link
  
  
  
   

Shipito insurance changes: No more warehouse and no photo insurance. Insurance can be disabled. Can insure delivery and damage.

Shipito has changed the way their package insurance works significantly. The most important changes:

1. You have the option to completely disable insurance. Please note that if you select that you do not want to insure your package, you will not be able to file a claim for the package at all, so it is not recommended.


2. Warehouse and No Photo insurance removed, effective immediately.


3. If you decide to insure package, you will have two options:
   
   
   
   1. Delivery insurance - this covers complete loss of the package during transport, but does not cover damaged or missing items in delivered package.
   
   
   2. Delivery + Damage insurance - covers complete loss of the package AND missing or damaged items. Insurance rates for both delivery and delivery+damage coverages are the same, but for delivery+damage coverage, you will need to have content photos for your package, otherwise you won't be able to select it.
   
   
   
   


4. Insurance rates changed slightly:
   
   
   
   • For TNT, FedEx and DHL, extra insurance surcharges were completely removed, so the insurance is cheaper than before.
   
   
   • USPS insurance rates should be about the same, difference should not be bigger than few cents up or down.
   
   
   • Airmail Priority and Airmail Express insurance is little higher than before.
   
   
   
   


5. There will be different rules for filing claims in different countries, which should help Shipito to process and pay the claims faster than in the past.