Westmall?

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candre23

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Eastmall has been announcing a lot of interesting products at compelling prices lately. The only problem, at least for those of us in the US, is the high shipping charges and long shipping time, coupled with unreliable US customs processing. I know seized/lost orders are rare, but they do happen from time to time. Eastmall is pretty good as far as working with customers to resolve shipping/warranty problems, but it's still a hassle having you guys in China and us being here in the west.

So what I'm wondering is whether you've ever considered setting up a US office for local distribution? Obviously the prices wouldn't be quite as low as the Chinese shop, but a US-based Eastmall distributor (Westmall?) could ship items a lot faster for a lot less money. We'd also have the benefit of a local warranty/repair facility for quick resolutions to any problems that did come up. This is what Totally Wicked does, and it seems to work for them. Not that they much care about customer service at all, but at least people with issues get ignored locally.

So what do you think?
 

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I don't know if a warehouse is strictly necessary. E-cig merch doesn't take up all that much room. You could fill up half of a 2-car garage and pretty well stocked. The USPS will give you as many flat rate priority boxes as you want for free, and it costs less than $5 to get one anywhere in the US in 1-3 days.
 
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I'm confused.
From where I am, China is West. USA is East and Malaysia is North.
That's what you get for living on an upside-down continent. :p

Directional region names are euro-centric. If you're in Europe, then Asia is east, North America is west, and Australia is the perfect place to ship all your criminals off to. Since it's the Europeans who made both the language we speak and the maps we use, we're stuck with their nomenclature.
 

Di

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where does that leave me------

look I am just about to fall off !!!!!!!!

haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalp. someone saaaaaaavez me ----

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Does that makez me aussiemall ?????
 
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dskarpus

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hahahahah,


you mean at the Eats Mall ??????
:):):):)

Darn that spellcheck - Feastmall - you can see it if you stand on your head, on the left, not my left, your left, now it's behind you, you just missed it. Take the next right, not this right, now we have to go all the way around. Yes I see the Eats Mall, but I hate their mass-produced Lame Salt on their All Meats platter. I wouldn't eat there if I was the Last Male. Oh, you want to go there because they have a 2 for 1 special. Okay, I loves me a Malt Sale. Give up? What do you want for your Last Meal? 50 (L) Tamales. Yes I am the ooh la la La Lamest.
 
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