Buy goods in the United States without the participation of Russian Post: Mainbox.com

Today Layfhaker tell you about how to buy goods in the United States and in 14 days to get it into the hands of the courier. In absolute intact. In this case, your premise never touches the Russian Post. Neither one finger. Interesting? Then read on.

Some time ago, we came across a service called Mainbox. It would seem nothing special, but our attention is one feature in the description: In addition to standard services, ie the provision of e-mail addresses US and optimization packages before being sent to Russia, Mainbox promises to deliver everything myself, personally, on their own, without the involvement of third-party postal and courier services.

In memory surfaced immediately interesting stories and videos about how our mail. If Mainbox really protects the client from all the horrors of the Russian Post, it turns downright life hacking federal level. In general, we decided to zatestirovat this service.

Buy both layfhakery

If we are talking about shopping, then you need to talk about simple ways to save when shopping online abroad.

Promotional codes are popular in our online stores, relevant and there. That's just the address aggregator sites that collect on their pages best offers, others:

RetailMeNot - a large base of free discount coupons for all current US trading online platforms + information on seasonal sales.

SleakDeals - many coupons + section lucrative offers from various stores. This is not a promotional offer, they are ordinary people and share views on the appropriateness of a particular purchase.

FatWallet - discounts + a selection of shops, practicing cashback. This is a return of the amount spent by the buyer on his account after purchase. Sometimes such returns as high as 50%.

In addition to coupons, promotions and sales person can help to save yourself and others, buying collectively. We are talking about joint purchases. You understand that often the delivery of goods from the US may be more expensive than the product itself, especially when it comes to bulky cargo. Why pay for all the same? Suddenly, among your friends and acquaintances is willing otovaritsya in the US? Make reservation at the same time, and then wait until all purchases will gather at the stock broker. Now they can be consolidated into one parcel and save on shipping a very decent money.

To purchase, we chose here are 2.1 speakers Cyber ​​Acoustics at Amazon with a discount of 14%.

You could buy something on eBay, or some clothes in the company's online store with a promo code, but the place is not so important. The bottom line is that we purchase goods in the United States.

The process comes to specify the delivery address, so it's time to turn to Mainbox.

Register in the service

check in in Mainbox it took literally a minute. There is no big deal.

Specify your details and confirm the account creation had come to mobile SMSkoy number.

All is ready. Here's our US address.

Beginner can confuse the process of filling the delivery address in the foreign online store. It seems to have all the data, but where to enter? Mainbox done correctly and tightened to address an explanatory example (we press the question mark).

Now everything is clear, thank you.

October 21 - the purchase of goods in US stores

So we bought the speakers on Amazon, stating our US address Mainbox. Next to business taken delivery service Amazon. We can only wait for our goods delivered to the warehouse Mainbox in New York (to carry fast, this is a plus).

While parcel has not arrived at the warehouse Mainbox, personal service office does not display any data on the state of our purchase. Do not panic. Much more useful in this case would be to spend a minute of time on setting the notification under him in the service.

Mainbox was very polite and clearly identified the ability to disable the advertising spam on the phone and email individual ticks. You can also specify the hours during which we can send the notification.

October 22 - sending the US stock Mainbox

Delivery from Amazon quickly, and the next day we get a SMS and an email with the news that the goods have arrived at the warehouse successfully Mainbox.

Come on Mainbox site. In fact, sending them.

She had already taken pre-weighed and photographed content - all for free (in general, they have a lot of things for free).

We also considered the approximate cost of delivery based on the preliminary weighing, but the final amount may vary, and here's why:

Delivery weight

When sending a plane can take into account not only the physical weight, but also dimensional (volumetric). What it is? On site there Mainbox section of questions and answersThat well explains the situation:

You have purchased the online store a huge stuffed toy - a teddy bear. Sending in which we will send the bear in Russia, it will not weigh very much, but it will take a lot of space in the cargo transport. Accordingly, before the shipment will have to calculate how much weight more - volume or actual? For this purpose the following formula: sending three parameters (width, height and length) in centimeters multiplied together and divided by 6000. Returning to the example of the bear. Assume it weighs 10 kg, its parameters - 100 cm x 50 cm x 20 cm. According to the formula, the volumetric weight of 17 kg parcel - is for it and shipping costs will be calculated.

We go back to our premise. Before sending the package you need to specify our actual address to which the package will be sent, and and delivery type (there is an express option, but the standard type with 14 days of standby is very good - choose his).

Done! We pointed out all of the data and now our speakers are on the packaging.

October 23 - parcel is ready for shipment to Russia

The next day, and Mainbox everything is ready for shipment, you only pay for their services.

Weight parcels changed in a big way (goods + massive safe packing with soft filler, considered by volumetric weight).

Payment

With pay no problem. The usual bank card of a Russian bank is perfect.

Well, we will have fulfilled its obligations, is no longer pumped up, guys.

October 25 - sending flew to Russia

Another alert, and our package wrapped already flies to another continent.

October 28 - sending Russian customs

The aircraft successfully flew to Moscow, and our speakers at customs.

October 29 - sending on the Russian stock Mainbox

Cargo passed customs and was a central warehouse Mainbox in Moscow.

Now it's up to the courier service.

November 5 - sending in Layfhakera

On this day, the specified number when ordering the call came. Cute female voice told that the courier is about to be with us.

Indeed, the uncle came and presented us with a package. Look at the photos.

Box in perfect condition. No dents. Even the corners are not damaged. Sumptuously.

We reveal the box. Inside is found the same ordered mild filler (packed tightly on the conscience), as well as factory box with speakers.

Options in the order of damage and traces of Mainbox employees, inspect and photograph the speakers were detected. Plyonochku, pupyrchatye bags in place.

Everything is just fine. We are satisfied with the quality of work Mainbox 100%.

prices

It should be understood that the cost of delivery depends on the location of the recipient's home. Carry the goods from Moscow to St. Petersburg - it's not the same thing as to deliver him from the capital to our office in the provincial Ulyanovsk.

On Mainbox site has a detailed price rates for other servicesAnd find out the cost for the first and subsequent kilograms of parcels for their tariff zone can be out of this Infographic. Description of tariffs complemented by interactive map Russian division of administrative units and search. Just click on your State / Province, and to the user immediately appears the cost of services for its tariff zone.

Stock

We barely have not guessed from the time of order. On November 1, at the start Mainbox stock - during the first month of the cost of a kilogram parcel greatly reduced (by $ 12-15, depending on the tariff zone), and each subsequent kilo will cost $ 12, regardless of the zone recipient. See promotional rates for their tariff zone can be all on the same infographics.

+ For Moscow region, as well as St. Petersburg + region considered the price is even easier - each kilogram parcel of shares will cost $ 12.

bonus bloggers

Many of you have probably engaged in writing activities, ie are personal blogs. In principle, share the experience of successful order goods from the US in his blog - is quite typical, but in this case for a post about how you themselves ordered and got the package through Mainbox, you can get quite tangible nishtyak - 10% discount on shipping the next three parcels. We hope that this review will be reckoned to us :)

Total

Processing and delivery of our order from the United States to Ulyanovsk Mainbox service took 14 days. However, for us personally it is important here is not only a term. Speed ​​- it's good, but peace of mind is often much more important. You do not tryasoshsya, do not worry, do not be nervous for the money and the safety of your purchase. There are no curves trekking postal services, there is no Russian Post, which may proeb lose your parcel, or slow down to its delivery to a couple of months. Here there are no third parties who can screw up your part. Everything is in the hands of a service that just did everything right.

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