OriginalRen Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 I made a thread about this before, but now it's official. AmiAmi posted this on their site, and I have seen it posted other locations as well: Dear Valued Customers, Thank you for always using AmiAmi. Starting from June 1st, 2016, Japan Post will increase their shipping fees for EMS. This will be a general increase of Japan Post’s standard EMS tariffs, therefore it does not only apply to our shop but to any company or person that will use EMS shipping from June. In light of this price increase, we are considering alternative options to offer to our customers. We will make another announcement regarding this in the near future. The new EMS fees will be applied to all orders invoiced from June 1st, 2016 onwards, regardless of the date when the order was placed. More detailed information on the new fees will be posted as soon as available. Enjoy the ridiculous shipping costs! Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dergonu Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Hm, well, drat. Like buying physical stuff from Norway wasn't expensive enough already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalRen Posted May 18, 2016 Author Share Posted May 18, 2016 Here are the price increases: First Zone (Asia): 300 yen Second Zone (North America, Middle and Near East, Oceania): 500 yen Second Zone (Europe): 400 yen Third Zone (South America, Africa): 300 yen This is in additional to weight calculation. These are minimum prices. Dergonu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solidbatman Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 We didn't A-bomb them for this Fred the Barber 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makudomi Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 I got an email from Tenso (which I am apparently still subscribed to) yesterday about this, yeah. As we'd say in Japanese, しょうがないw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosebleed Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Hey, for once Europe isn't getting the worst end of the de- Oh wait, it's still the most expensive zone anyway. Thanks Japan. SilverLi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuuko Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Customs are already a dick so I couldn't care less about some shipping costs. If I want my wallet to die better do it properly! Dergonu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darklord Rooke Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Not surprising. Postal services around the world are losing money hand over fist. USPS is increasing their rates, Australia Post is increasing their rates, and Japan Post is doing the same. And while I realise that Japan Post Holding includes a banking business as well, that doesn't mean they can let their postal service be a drain. Especially as they move toward privatization. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolverk Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 EMS has always been expensive for me. So I've only used SAL anyway. So this doesn't really change much for me honestly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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