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Why are U.S. sellers reluctant to ship to Alaska and Hawaii?

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Wind Chaser

Re: Why are U.S. sellers reluctant to ship to Alaska and Hawaii?
« Reply #40 on: 23 Mar 2020, 12:00 am »
Quote from: jhm731 on 22 Mar 2020, 07:42 pm
I've lived on Maui for over 30 years.

I tried to order a pair Magnepan LRS earlier this year, and they said they don't ship to Hawaii.

That sucks. FWIW I'd try ordering them through a mainland dealer, assuming you can find one who is a "known shipper" with AA?

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xsb7244

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« Reply #41 on: 23 Mar 2020, 12:59 am »
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xsb7244

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Re: Why are U.S. sellers reluctant to ship to Alaska and Hawaii?
« Reply #42 on: 23 Mar 2020, 01:05 am »
To ship stuff to and from Hawaii you use UPS Air.
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Re: Why are U.S. sellers reluctant to ship to Alaska and Hawaii?
« Reply #43 on: 23 Mar 2020, 01:20 am »
Seems like an opportunity for you to become a Maggie dealer for Hawaii.  :D
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jhm731

Re: Why are U.S. sellers reluctant to ship to Alaska and Hawaii?
« Reply #44 on: 23 Mar 2020, 02:27 am »
Quote from: Wind Chaser on 23 Mar 2020, 12:00 am
That sucks. FWIW I'd try ordering them through a mainland dealer, assuming you can find one who is a "known shipper" with AA?

I wish I could find one.

All of the dealers they've directed me to want to sell me .7s.
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jhm731

Re: Why are U.S. sellers reluctant to ship to Alaska and Hawaii?
« Reply #45 on: 23 Mar 2020, 02:29 am »
Quote from: xsb7244 on 23 Mar 2020, 01:05 am
To ship stuff to and from Hawaii you use UPS Air.

On large or heavy items, their service sucks compared to AA Air Cargo.
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jhm731

Re: Why are U.S. sellers reluctant to ship to Alaska and Hawaii?
« Reply #46 on: 23 Mar 2020, 02:30 am »
Quote from: Doublej on 23 Mar 2020, 01:20 am
Seems like an opportunity for you to become a Maggie dealer for Hawaii.  :D

We use to have one, HiFi Hawaii.

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Re: Why are U.S. sellers reluctant to ship to Alaska and Hawaii?
« Reply #47 on: 23 Mar 2020, 03:56 am »
I've been shipping product to Alaska and Hawaii for years. Never had any issues.  Depending on the size and weight, I go either Federal Express or USPS Priority International.
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uncola

Re: Why are U.S. sellers reluctant to ship to Alaska and Hawaii?
« Reply #48 on: 23 Mar 2020, 04:41 am »
I was quoted a pretty reasonable price by magnepan by email to ship magnepan lrs to Hawaii when I inquired last year.. maybe they changed their policy?
Unrelated but xtz speakers shipped their 3x12 subwoofer to Hawaii on a palette for me for free.  I was amazed.  It's huuuuge
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charmerci

Re: Why are U.S. sellers reluctant to ship to Alaska and Hawaii?
« Reply #49 on: 23 Mar 2020, 05:03 am »
Quote from: mix4fix on 17 Mar 2019, 10:58 pm
Everybody understands we are talking about our remote states. Since we are talking about shipping and costs, it is related. Just because you keep insisting it is not related, it doesn't mean it isn't.

The people who don't want to ship to those states mainly do so because of cost. If it wasn't for cost of shipping and customs, we could ship and receive all over the world at reasonable rates. If China or Europe is getting preferential treatment, it is likely possible that we would be getting screwed in the process.
It's all quite simple. It's cheap to ship from China because they don't pay their employees very much. (Payroll is the largest cost - more than half of any business.) But who wants their wages to be lowered every year so that products gets cheaper?
It costs more to send a letter within a European country than it is to send one from the States to the same European country.
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