Two years of experience in overseas shopping, including Japanese shopping, British shopping, and German shopping.
First of all, let’s talk about why our overseas shopping party chooses overseas shopping
Most of the items purchased overseas are cosmetics and skin care products, snacks, baby milk powder, and diapers
Especially It's baby products, milk powder and diapers. Many forwarding companies have specially opened diaper lines. I have no experience in purchasing infant products, but the reason why most mothers in the overseas shopping circle buy overseas is that foreign milk powder makes them more reassured than domestic milk powder, and it is easy to buy fake products on Taobao or purchasing on behalf of others, and the quality cannot be guaranteed. The price of foreign milk powder in maternity and baby stores was too high, so I started to explore overseas shopping skills on my own.
My overseas shopping generally focuses on cosmetics and skin care products. Before the tax reform in 2016, the tax on cosmetics and skin care products was 50%. After the tax reform, the tax on cosmetics and skin care products was 60% and 30%. Moreover, overseas shopping is a random inspection mode. Generally, if you don’t pick up the items, you don’t have to pay tax. The total price of the items I usually buy is within 1,000, and occasionally it exceeds a little, and basically I can avoid being taxed. For a poor student, overseas shopping has saved me a lot, and it is guaranteed to be genuine. I don’t have to be afraid to go to Taobao if I can’t afford to go to a counter.
Guaranteed authenticity
This is what I have always mentioned above. For example, stores in the UK are not allowed to sell fakes. They control fakes very strictly. As long as you find the right store, you are not afraid of fakes. If there is any disadvantage, it is that some brands do not support direct mail to mainland China
2. My daily shopping, British shopping, and German shopping.
This is my first daily shopping. I bought it from Nichia, because Nichia does not provide direct mail, so I used Ansu Maya for transshipment.
Everyone knows about Amazon’s reputation. As long as you buy Nichia’s self-operated items, you can guarantee their authenticity. The transshipment is priced by weight. The shipping cost for my batch was more than 150 yuan. It is extremely cost-effective to spread it over each product. It is more than 50 yuan cheaper than purchasing domestically. Moreover, I paid dozens of yuan more due to my mistake. transfer fee.
If you compare the price on Taobao, you can see that it is really a good deal. That Kao shampoo only costs about 18 yuan in RMB, and it sells for 50 to 60 yuan on Taobao.
The shortcomings of Nichia are probably that it cannot be mailed directly and cannot be paid with Alipay, but recently it seems to have started to support UnionPay card payment
Bought it at a BA pharmacy in Germany
Many brands such as Avène and La Roche-Posay do not support direct mailing to China. Direct mailing is waiting for the opportunity to lift the ban. Lifting the ban is a great time. The ones above were at very low discounts, and the Avène baby face cream only cost over fifty after discount. I have also bought La Roche-Posay moisturizing water for more than 80 euros, and La Roche-Posay K lotion for 69 euros.
BA pharmacies usually sell direct shipping for 68 euros, and they support Alipay payment. They arrive in a week. The only time I lost my temper was when I waited for 2 months, but their packaging was really attentive and the goods received were in good condition.
Just place an order without taking a picture of the actual product
Yingtao looks fantastic, the website where I have placed the most orders, free shipping to China for orders over 40 pounds, and also has a Chinese official website, which is more convenient .
I bought a 520 Lanc?me liquid foundation here for just over 300 yuan.
I bought a set of Caudalie Whitening Essence + Queen's Water here for 286 yuan, essence single. Sold for 480
I bought the Paris Miracle Foundation from the flagship store for 158 for 68 here
I also encountered problems. Their packaging was particularly bad. The time I bought Caudalie Essence I brought 3 bottles of Garnier makeup remover for my classmates. One bottle was missing and the remaining two bottles were leaking. I was desperate and contacted customer service. Unexpectedly, the full price of the three bottles of makeup remover was refunded in two days.
This is why I shop overseas, so I can buy products that suit me at a more cost-effective price