RapidShip or Rehearsal: which to choose
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For your first order choose RapidShip: you pay for the items and the estimated shipping at once, and after weighing the difference goes back to your balance. Normal shipping with Rehearsal Parcel is better if you want to collect items at the warehouse for longer and pay the exact price.
RapidShip
You pay for the items and the estimated shipping price at once. When the parcel is weighed, the difference goes back to your balance automatically; you rarely need to pay extra. Once the items arrive, you have 5 days to add more, otherwise the parcel confirms itself.
I suggest RapidShip for a first order, because you pay everything at once. There is also a video about RapidShip (in Bulgarian).
Normal shipping and Rehearsal Parcel
With normal shipping you first pay for the items, and you pay for shipping later, when you create the parcel. That way you can collect items at the warehouse for longer.
With Rehearsal Parcel, LitBuy packs and weighs the parcel (1–3 days) before you pay, so you pay the real price, not an estimate. When the parcel is ready, you have about 72 hours to pay.
In short
- First order, or a few items at once: RapidShip.
- Collecting items from different orders for one big parcel: normal shipping with Rehearsal Parcel.
- The -40% coupon has expired and the items are at the warehouse: LitBuy Prime for €6 gives -30% on shipping and a free Rehearsal.
Packing
I add Corner Protection, Vacuum Seal, Remove Shoe Boxes and Stretch Film. Removing boxes and vacuum sealing reduce the volumetric weight, while shoe trees and stretch film add a little weight. How the price is worked out is in Shipping from China.
