Why do I need Shipping Storm?

Good question. Let’s count a little bit and you will see it's no brainer.

Well, you like shopping in the USA. We don’t blame you. Shopping in the USA has many advantages. However, how will you get the stuff you just bought in the States to your country? You certainly have options. In some cases, you may just let the online store ship directly to you. Sure, some do not ship overseas at all, and some may not ship to your country. However, many do and can ship directly to you. Should you let them? Maybe. Probably not. If you want to decide for yourself, you may want to read articles about consolidation and why to use shipping company and not the shipping provided by the store.

Another option? Sure. Let the numbers talk. Here is another case study. Just like in the article about consolidation, we will use Sergei and real-life case as an example. If you already read the consolidation article, you know that he had 14 different packages from different stores. Some were very small and light, about 100 grams. Few were much larger and heavier, as much as 3.1 kg. The combined weight of those 14 packages was 8.25 kg.

Imagine Sergei has a friend or relative in the USA. Someone who is willing to let Sergei use her address and ship all his purchases to her home. His friend is even willing to do all the work and consolidate all his 14 purchases into one box. First, she would likely have to drive to a store and buy the right box. She would open all those 14 boxes and plastic bags, and carefully put it all in the box. She would fill out the Customs declaration form.

Well, we put much time and effort to make that as simple as possible on ShippingStorm website. But believe me, it is a pain in the neck to do it on other websites, or even in the office of any U.S. shipper. Poor girl. I feel sorry for her. Never mind. Moreover, she would have to drive to the FedEx, DHL, UPS or USPS office to ship it to Sergei. How much would that one package cost? We counted and asked, so look. Since we want you to believe us, we will show you print-screens of the shipping calculators.

With Shipping Storm, the consolidated package was 8.25 kg, and Sergei paid us mere $75.95 for shipping and $42 (14 x $3) for processing packages, that is $117,95. See how we compare to regular shipping companies.