An anonymous reader writes “I’ve recently moved continents, and one of the things I’ve noticed is the lack of the latest technology, as well as high prices for books and other goods here in Australia. I’m looking at package redirection services from the US, and there’s a bewildering array of offerings, at a wide range of prices. What should I look out for? I’m hoping to reduce overall shipping costs to, but obviously worried about costs to deliver mostly empty boxes (yes, I’m talking about you, Amazon), damage to electrical goods from rough handling, packages going missing (does everything have to be registered post or tracked?), import duties (I’m not buying anything that should attract import duty, but still…) and overall costs (I’m not going to be buying frequently, just occasionally). What have other slashdot readers used, and what would they recommend?”… An anonymous reader writes “I’ve recently moved continents, and one of the things I’ve noticed is the lack of the latest technology, as well as high prices for books and other goods here in Australia. I’m looking at package redirection services from the US, and there’s a bewildering array of offerings, at a wide range of prices. What should I look out for? I’m hoping to reduce overall shipping costs to, but obviously worried about costs to deliver mostly empty boxes (yes, I’m talking about you, Amazon), damage to electrical goods from rough handling, packages going missing (does everything have to be registered post or tracked?), import duties (I’m not buying anything that should attract import duty, but still…) and overall costs (I’m not going to be buying frequently, just occasionally). What have other slashdot readers used, and what would they recommend?”

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