Monoprice sale - 12% off everything

[Caged Great]

Not sure if anyone needs cables or other stuff, but they don't have site wide sales often. The sale ends today.

[cKy]

Not to derail this, but I stopped using Monoprice once I started getting billed ridiculous amounts of money from DHL for brokerage fees.

123inkcartridges.ca has HDMI cables/etc, and they are even branded with Monoprice. Plus they are based in Vancouver so shipping is cheaper.

[Madrox]

I've had a couple run-ins with DHL on brokerage, it's pretty terrible. I basically have started shipping everything to a friend's place in Whitefish for that reason.

[Tiger]

Originally Posted by cKy

Not to derail this, but I stopped using Monoprice once I started getting billed ridiculous amounts of money from DHL for brokerage fees.

123inkcartridges.ca has HDMI cables/etc, and they are even branded with Monoprice. Plus they are based in Vancouver so shipping is cheaper.

where were you when I got DHL'ed from monoprice last week!!!

[BlackArcher101]

Ya, still not worth the shipping rape you get after the fact.

[Hack&Lube]

Is DHL the only option with Monoprice?

[cKy]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

Is DHL the only option with Monoprice?

For Canada, I think it is..

[Caged Great]

If I recall correctly, if you pay the customs yourself, then the brokerage fee goes away (You have to go to the airport though).

I've had to do that with some Fedex/UPS orders in the past. I've never had anything delivered by DHL that had a brokerage fee though, so I don't know if it's the same procedure.

[Bring_Back_Shantz]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

Is DHL the only option with Monoprice?

Originally Posted by cKy

For Canada, I think it is..

Nope, it sure isn't.
I just put in an order to be shipped/delivered with Canada Post.
It takes the longest, but it's the cheapest and when I've used it in the past I didn't get dinged with any extra charges.

[cKy]

Interesting, I dont remember Canada Post ever being an option when I ordered. Thats good to know if the price difference is worth it.

[Ryan Coke]

USPS I think.

United States postal service.

[JonDuke]

I've used Monoprice before and love them.
Here's the options I have for shipping for a $15 order:

[Caged Great]

The quality of some of their products is very good despite being cheaper. Dan and I have 4 microphones for "on location" recordings for the podcast, and they are very good at isolating sound and sound quality, especially for $14. I'm sure a lot of their other things are quite good as well, even if they aren't brand name.

[BloodFetish]

Well damn, I guess I have to dig deeper to uncover the shipping options then. I only recall seeing DHL.

[DownhillGoat]

Originally Posted by BloodFetish

Well damn, I guess I have to dig deeper to uncover the shipping options then. I only recall seeing DHL.

It has to be under 4lbs to ship via USPS/Canada Post.

Other option is use something like package express.

[Vulcan]

Sometimes I've been given the Canada Post option and another time I wasn't and got raped by DHL. Canada Post option takes forever though. I've been using Monoprice for years and their quality and prices have always impressed until DHL came along.