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Importing aftershave

Arnold J Rimmer said:
Shipping is pretty steep though.
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That's the second factor with shipping aftershaves. After will they allow it, the weight of the (usually) glass bottle with liquid makes it an expensive proposition.

What we need is a few retailers to import a whole variety of quality aftershaves in bulk. Not just mainline traditional companies, but smaller boutique ones and artisan products as well. We can only dream...
 
Maxime D. said:
It's ok to ship alcohol based AF, as long as it's by Sea ? What about glass bottles ?
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Yes to both. But I see the issues as 1) most don't provide this option, mainly because it is slow and people want FAST shipping; and 2) shipping is expensive so glass (and liquid weight) add to that cost.
I think items shipped in bulk (boxes) via sea would be the most cost effective and is entirely possible. So really only business that can fork over that much dough upfront and not have any returns for several months on that cash are in the position to do this. If they do though, there are lots of people willing to buy great AS.
 
There is another avenue to legitimately purchase aftershaves online. Albeit a left field avenue.

Apparently you are allowed to ship aftershaves by air in very small volumes. There are 2 retailers who do this.

Garry's Sample Shop (http://sampleshop.blogspot.com.au) specialises in sample size shaving software. He will ship up to 3oz of aftershaves. Each sample is 1/4oz so up to 12 bottles. I have purchased from him. Postage cost is reasonable.

Maguires Barbershop (http://www.maguiresbarbershop.co.uk) will do something similar but I don't recall what their restrictions. You need to email him for details.

This method is not cheap. On a volume basis you are paying top dollar compared to buying a full bottle of aftershave. However its a great way to trial up to 12 aftershaves.
 
Also to be taken into consideration with regards to the idea of a retailer importing bulk produce, they will likely be paying retail, then freight, then import duties for the alcohol content, add GST and their administrative costs and naturally they need to make a profit too.
This all adds up to an expensive exercise, where the price available for the item locally is vastly inflated and not competitive with international prices, thus driving a wedge between them and their potential customers.
A 10-20% mark-up for low cost items and $10-20 for three figure items for example, is a cost I'm ok swallowing for supporting local companies, yet 100% mark-up's, well, there's not enough lube for me to contemplate that, and ultimately, while not the fault of the retailer, it is them that has to present a business model to wholesalers/importers which obtains a cheaper price, for which they then can pass onto us consumers.
 
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