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Joshua Ooi@joshuaoxj · Singapore
Unfortunately, it doesn't ship outside of the US. Can someone explain why companies choose only to ship locally at the beginning? Love the design and it being cheaper than an Apple 60W charger, I think this is a winner! (If it ships beyond the borders of the US) ;)
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Zoe Landon@hupfen · Web Developer & Rabbit
@joshuaoxj Cost, I'll bet. My last physical product effort, was 2-3x more to ship a few hundred miles to Vancouver than to ship a few thousand miles to NY. EU was even worse. I mean yea, you can offer it with higher shipping price, but then you run into pricing psychology questions and potential logistical hurdles and ultimately it feels more sensible to gi… See more
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Duane Wilson✌️@helloduane · Design, Technologist, Helper of Startups
@joshuaoxj Likely tooling / manufacturing costs for a first version (shipping is a pain too) but the plastic plugs, metal and internals (voltage) are different in different countries. Just a thought.
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Joshua Ooi@joshuaoxj · Singapore
@duanewilsonsf Now that was a point that didn't cross my mind! Thanks for the insight!
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Joshua Ooi@joshuaoxj · Singapore
@hupfen that was what I thought initially but @duanewilsonsf does have a point about the voltage differences. Makes sense now :)
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Zoe Landon@hupfen · Web Developer & Rabbit
@duanewilsonsf @joshuaoxj Ah, of course! I completely forgot about that.
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Michael Thomas@curious_founder · Inbound Marketing, Highfive
@joshuaoxj it has to do with product certifications. The NAFTA makes it difficult to ship a physical good overseas. For a company that has recently launched it makes sense to first sell to a local market and then go through the headache of international shipping restrictions. At least that was the case with Highfive :)
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