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[cellphone]

I just need some standard cotton men's underwear like fruit of the loom or hanes, tube socks for regular sports and daily use, don't need any designer labels just the basic stuff that's tuff and lasts awhile -- what we're used to. That kind of stuff. Amazon.com and some others don't allow int'l shipment, anyone know of an online company that does? (P.S. I am not near civilization for the time).

[BigBlackEquus]

I have my family buy it and send it to me in a box.

[krats1976]

http://www.jcpenny.com

But international shipping is quite pricey if you're just buying some undies. You'd probably be better off having someone at home shipping them to you. If that's not an option, by all means try J. C. Penny's.

[Mr. Pink]

[justagirl]

Mr. Pink,
Do you get hit with customs tax for a purchase of that price?

[joelseymour]

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[krats1976]

[edmiller2b]

i ordered a hell of a lot of clothes from land's end which ships
to korea.

good news--my order came in about a week.

bad news-$100 shipping and 20% import tax on total cost.


i actually thought the $100 shipping cost was reasonable given
the quick turnaround but i didn't know about the import tax--that sucked.

[OiGirl]

[canukteacher]

I order most of my clothes on line, and have done so for years. My two favorites are eddiebauer.com and jcpenny.com.

Get on their email mailing lists, and they will notify you of sales. Also, Eddie Bauer often offers free shipping, and it applies to international orders. They ship fast...less than a week.

For JCPenny you can use a slow shipping method, and the cost is fairly good. The goods take 4-5 weeks to arrive.

I generally keep my orders between 100 and 125US, and I have never paid customs.

I'm not sure how much you save by having relatives ship to you. Shipping costs from most countries to Korea are fairly pricy. See if you can find out the weight and get an estimate before you assume that it will be cheaper for a friend or family member to ship.

Happy shopping.

CT

[hogwonguy1979]

just get the folks to buy a few packs at Target and put them in a global priority envelope. It'll cost $9 for now to ship it (goes up next week) and take a week

[sheba]

http://www.ezibuy.co.nz

Has some cheap (and expensive) clothes and shipping is NZ$40 (approx US$27)

Usually takes a week for delivery and Ive never had to pay extra tax.

[Flash Ipanema]

A shoe site that I liked to use at home has shipping to Korea, good prices too. http://www.shoebuy.com/

[maeil]

Thanks for the awesome link, Flash!

I'd had such trouble looking for winter shoes around the city.

[thiophene]

for jcpenny stie... how do you fill in the address...what's a gu, dong, pongee, and ho?

*Address1: street or nearest intersection
*City/Region/Postal Code: please abbreviate region

thanks