AusPost ShopMate – Aussie “USA” Shipping Address
While the online shopping experience has never been better for Australian consumers there are still some annoyances out there. One is that many American retailers are still not equipped with international shipping facilities. In many cases they ship to US postal addresses only. Australians have for many years sought to buy things online from the United States. The top reasons being more price competitive and buying brands and goods not available here. Another reason is that although some Australian retailers stock popular brands they may not be conveniently located to an interested buyer. Therefore ordering something directly from the States to your door via a US based freight-forwarding company is still more convenient.
While the big brands now ship to Australia there are many popular niche stores that remain inaccessible for direct shipping to Australia. This has resulted in freight forwarding services being used such as MyUs. Australian users purchase or rent an address which is a postbox of where the freight fowarding company is based. All American orders are sent there, then once ready, they are bundled as one package and on-sent to a preferred Australian address.
Auspost ShopMate vs. MyUS & Other Competitors
Previously here at Daily Savers Club we have used MyUS freight forwarding services which have been excellent. They have an excellent online site with various membership types, an excellent notification system as well as a range of shipping options. We see no reason to change unless Australia Post’s services are equal to them as well as being significantly cheaper. However with a ShopMate 20% off shipping offer for November we are certainly open to giving them a trial.
Once we have placed an order and received our goods we will be sure to do a follow up review to this article. We welcome online competition to give consumers the best prices & customer service possible. So we wait and see how ShopMate will be received by savvy Australian online shoppers of all things American.
How to Use ShopMate
For more details on how to use Shopmate by Australia Post you can sign up today on their site free. You can join up here to see how it works. Be sure to compare final shipping prices with other American based freight-forwarding companies as well.