Did you go with amazon shipping to a 3rd party? What was the end price like?pulled the trigger on the 11th gen Paperwhite (with ads)
-
Join the MyBroadband community
South Africa’s biggest forum. Discuss, discover, and connect with thousands of members.
-
Question of the Day: How often do you receive spam calls?
Kindle Paperwhite
- Thread starter squirrel
- Start date
pulled the trigger on the 11th gen Paperwhite (with ads)
AfricanTech
Honorary Master
Used the MyUS service - not sure what shipping + import etc is yet.
Kindle ($140) + cover ($15) came to $155/ZAR2517.06.
Will post when I have all the costs.
Ooh thanks, would very much appreciate it!
SauRoNZA
Honorary Master
I’m going to say R600-R700 all in.
I got my kindle a while back from WeCanGetIt.co.za. 2-3 days delivery.
C4Cat
Honorary Master
- Joined
- Nov 9, 2015
- Messages
- 14,305
- Reaction score
- 6,633
@ScottulusMaximus imports goods for people too, though I haven't tried his services myself. He has been a member here for a long time.
mybroadband.co.za
Scott's Shipping Services
www.scottshipping.co.za We can assist with the importation of items from a wide range of international locations. We also offer local and export courier options as well as a dedicated Bid or Buy store stocking a few select import items. Exclusive use of courier services so packages arrive...
mybroadband.co.za
[Sale] - New Amazon Kindle Paperwhite | Tablets
Item: Kindle Paperwhite 10th gen (the latest) 8GB Black WITHOUT Special Offers 3G/Wifi: wi-fi Age: New and Sealed Price: 2300 (+R250 for cover) Warranty: 3 month personal Packaging: yes Condition: New and Sealed Location: Cape Town Reason: sale Shipping: yes Collection: sure Link: Item: Kindle...
carbonite.co.za
ScottulusMaximus
Honorary Master
@ScottulusMaximus imports goods for people too, though I haven't tried his services myself. He has been a member here for a long time.
Scott's Shipping Services
www.scottshipping.co.za We can assist with the importation of items from a wide range of international locations. We also offer local and export courier options as well as a dedicated Bid or Buy store stocking a few select import items. Exclusive use of courier services so packages arrive...
I think I've got one or two in stock locally, check the "buy now" page.
AfricanTech
Honorary Master
Looking forward to the Gen 11 especially after watching this review (and given what an old version I'm upgrading from).
Leo_
Senior Member
- Joined
- Oct 24, 2014
- Messages
- 653
- Reaction score
- 458
Worth it just for the USB Type-C connector.
ToxicBunny
Oi! Leave me out of this...
I'm sort of leaning that way myself..
Granted I have a donkeys old Kindle, so the backlight is the "killer" feature I'm kind of after, but the USB-C part might be enough to make me take the leap towards the end of Jan when Januworry is mostly over.
AfricanTech
Honorary Master
So, all in costs (rounded up) are:
Amazon: $155
MyUS shipping: $38
Insurance: $6
Import Duty and Tax: $40
Total: approx ZAR 3,620
SauRoNZA
Honorary Master
Jeez that Import Duty / Tax seems quite hectic.
AfricanTech
Honorary Master
Yeah, I was a bit surprised (unpleasantly) by that
Can’t you just use Amazon for shipping and taxes? It’ll work out a lot cheaper surely?
AfricanTech
Honorary Master
The issue is that Amazon doesn't ship the 2021 Paperwhite (Ad-version or Ad-free version) to South Africa.
The only one's they ship to SA are the previous generation (I want the 2021 version) and the Oasis (which is way too expensive)
So, unfortunately, if you want a 2021 Paperwhite you have to use a re-shipping service.
rrh
Expert Member
- Joined
- Nov 29, 2005
- Messages
- 4,059
- Reaction score
- 522
In addition, one cannot purchase an International version - basically an ad-free version - for delivery in the USA 
Given that an International version is the same price as a USA version without ads WTF ?
BTW from a review of the International edition:
Given that an International version is the same price as a USA version without ads WTF ?BTW from a review of the International edition: