[OtomeBabe]

Maybe if members here who understand jap can make english patch. If we want to use it, we donate money. I know it takes time to do it though.

[kokoro-cafe]

english patch for what?

[OtomeBabe]

well, I just know people are waiting for No Alice No Kuni series (Heart, Clove) and Stary Sky series. Other site even stated for "only" $100 they won't make the patch

[kokoro-cafe]

Oooh no patches seem like such a grey area I don't want the forum being involved in that.

[Arphazell]

ok, so I voted. for " optional donation & ad". But If you are interrested in sell merch, why not.
But no merch for me, because, you know, I don't know where exactly the admin lives, but I thnik there is some kind of geographic problem.
Cheap merchandise is a good idea for people living in the same country, but, I don't see the point in buying a 5€/£/$ Item, if it costs you another 5 to send it. Plus the fabrication costs, I don't think it would be very efficient in the end.

So I prefer to contribute here and there :)

[Aiwethryne]

ok, so I voted. for " optional donation & ad". But If you are interrested in sell merch, why not.
But no merch for me, because, you know, I don't know where exactly the admin lives, but I thnik there is some kind of geographic problem.
Cheap merchandise is a good idea for people living in the same country, but, I don't see the point in buying a 5€/£/$ Item, if it costs you another 5 to send it. Plus the fabrication costs, I don't think it would be very efficient in the end.

So I prefer to contribute here and there :)

I also chose that with shipping and handling costs abroad in mind, since it was an issue with some of my Malaysian friends getting things from the USA/Canada. In my circle, we gave discounts to members of our forum. I wonder if there could be discounts for active members on this forum - as in the members have a certain number of posts around the board to show that they are somewhat serious. And we'd obviously know if people are just spamming with two words per post. It might also increase the activity around here, supposing that does not further cause the host to spaz out.

[OtomeBabe]

@Arphazell : same here. Delivery cost is almost as expensive as the merchandise. I bought a $30 book from Korea and had to pay $20 for shipping cost... And if I buy a $5 keychain with $10-$15 shipping cost...

[kokoro-cafe]

Yea, I agree shipping is crazy expensive but it might be cheaper if I go through a 3rd party where they make the items and ship it. I'm still trying to figure out how that's going to work though so I'll update about it once I get a better idea. I still trying to get accounts and what not set up first so I can keep whatever money coming in totally separate from my stuff.

[LadyAyaRose]

Lol do t get me started on how expensive shipping is....

For a small parcel and a card coming from Japan to the UK is and extra thirty quid.......And basically I had to pay for my own birthday present when it arrived as it had a hidden Shipping cost. Though at least we earned our lessons and now I have piles of presents waiting for me when I go home again . LoL

But moral of this the shipping costs is really stupid as they try toget money out of you any way they can. But though I've ordered stuff from USA + Japan Amazon....and it was cheap postage....Bleh, haha

[kokoro-cafe]

I usually just buy as much as I can stuff in my suitcase when I'm abroad = Impulse buys x.x such a bad habit.

[LadyAyaRose]

Lol I did that when I went to the states a year ago...Brought only an empty suitcase with me and brought everything I needed up there. Came back with a lot of cheap stuff Thinks that's he best way to travel haha

[kokoro-cafe]

I pretty much did that when I went to study abroad one year cus I figured everything was cheap so it didn't matter... didn't turn out so well for me The university I was at rested on the side of a mountain. The dorms were uphill from the university and the shops were at the bottom, not to mention the climate there was hot and humid. First night there I had to go buy all of the supplies I didn't bring and I had no idea how public transport worked in that area so I had to hike up the mountain with all of my stuff in the hot tropical weather. I was kicking myself the entire way back to the dorm. I never missed my car as much as I missed it then lol Then when I went home I had too much stuff so I had to leave a ton of it behind.  

[LadyAyaRose]

Oh ouch. I can just feel how bad that must've been. When I bring an empty suitcase I always make sure there are shops near my hotel and that. Google maps :D
Though thinking about it I got my 2/3 horses tack from the states and saw how expensive it was if I ordered it from somewhere else and I mostly saved myself a third of the amount if I ordered it not from the states. Though bad thing is I had to pay extra on the way home as I had more stuff, though it was better that way

[kokoro-cafe]

Lol I guess bringing it home with a fee is still cheaper than shipping it to yourself?

[LadyAyaRose]

Very much so as all you do is stick it in a case and that's that. If it was shipped it's liked different boxes and them demanding more money blah blah...

Though I wouldn't do it all the time as I got to pay for the holiday as well...But it's still a win-win situation.