Thread: Bella shipping, regular or express?

Just got my email that my costume is ready!

Do you recommend the express shipping or regular airmail shipping? The price is $48 or $90.

Any info appreciated ,r:;

wow that's a lot! she told me 26 euros for shipping

A couple things to think about, besides the obvious "when do I need it?" stuff....

1. How long do you want your costume to be in the shipping system (I don't know if you're talking postal, or another service like UPS or FedEx)? That is, how much do you trust them not to lose your stuff?

2. How far are you from the seller? Take UPS, for example. If the seller is across the country, regular shipping could take 4 or 5 days to get to you, in which case choosing Next Day or Second Day would be good. If, however, they're in your own state, you'll get it the next day anyway, in which case why pay extra? However...

3. The faster shipping methods are usually guaranteed to get there by the date they say they will, so if you REALLY REALLY need it tomorrow, even if the seller is half an hour away, you might want to shell out for the Next Day shipping so you know it'll either be there or you'll be reimbursed if it's not.

So I guess it all depends on how much risk you wish to take with your shipping?

Hi Kat, thanks for your comments :)

I am hoping someone who has had their costume shipped from Bella can give me their firsthand experience with shipping from Turkey...

Anyone?

Regular takes anywhere from 3 weeks to 6 weeks in my experience. Though it's most often around 3 or 4 weeks. Sometimes things get held up in customs for some reason. I've never done airmail, but I hear that you can get it in a week or two.

I got my Bella 7 days (not business days, actual days) after I paid. I paid for Express (and was exceedingly lucky- the transfer went through the same day I paid- I've heard just that can take a few days, and she shipped that very day that I paid).

I would pay the extra and go with express as it has tracking. You would have laid out a bit of money and it will put your mind at ease recieing it faster and being able to track it. I usually recieve my costumes here in OZ in about 10 days express :)

Oh. TURKEY. If it's international....yeah, you might want to go with the most reliable!

The tracking sucks sometimes, takes forever to get updated, but it is nice to know when it gets to the US. If you don't need it asap, and are super crunched for money, I'd do regular. I've done both, and have ok experiences with both options (like getting there SUPER fast and around the holidays waiting SUPER long because of the storms, my costumes did not come on time)

I've gone with either and second othershimmytwin - standard is fine as long as you're not on a deadline. Mine only took an extra week iirc anyway, but it wasn't a busy mail time. :)

Yeah, my boyfriend has done express airmail for computer things from Turkey. The tracking system sucks. It usually updates AFTER he's received the item! lol.

Express. Get in a week or less AND it's trackable (which is ALWAYS worth the money when you're shelling out for Bella costumes)

Bella shipped mine expressed; she did not ask but the total was with in my budget. It is worth it because I received my costume 6 days after I paid.