u/Significant_Bell_546

I wanted to know what people have been experiencing with their orders after July 8th when they implemented that stupid cpsc rule. Has anyone from the US put orders on doorzo through since then and if so how was your experience? Did the shipping courier really discard of your items or did it go fine? And what shipping couriers should I even use right now? I have some pre-orders of acrylic stands and can badges set to arrive in late September to early Oct, so I wanna know what i should expect, or should I just prepare myself for the worst

Fromjapan's been my main and frankly only proxy service for nearly 5 years now, but ever since de-minimus got taken away and tarriffs are now in place, it's made buying & shipping out my items not even seem worth it anymore. After a few more months of cautiously buying items since all these extra fees got put into place, it's just been multiple unpleasant experiences buying, shipping out, or receiving anything now, so after shipping out my last parcel in may and just getting done paying off a ridiculous fedex bill of nearly $50.. I've decided to stop buying any merch for the time being. Between FJ's ridiculous ¥500 per item fee that adds up, and them only having 5% off most stores now, added on top of the already insane international shipping and tariff fees we have to pay now, i just don't think it's worth it anymore

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So tlrd; I'm looking for a cheaper alternative proxy. I've narrowed my options down to Doorzo, Neokyo, or Zenmarket. Can someone let me know what their experiences are with these proxys and if they're cheaper or more worth it than FJ. Cuz im just kinda tired of their service, but nervous to start using another proxy I know nothing about.

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(Also for reference I usually get around 10 items of anime/ manga merch like books, keychains, acrylic stands ect. in my parcel if that's any help. Usually nothing too grand or expensive)