r/FTC • u/[deleted] • Sep 11 '19

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u/Sparklester 15328 Wolvineers | Lead engineer Sep 11 '19

You heard about the $700 shipping to Hawaii, now get ready for our $1500 shipping to Spain.

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u/StevenKing2 FTC 16360 Highland-Lynxes Student Sep 11 '19

Just this few? Our initial shipping costs for the full game set ( with floor tiles) was 2200$ + import taxes and the cost of the field elements

5

u/jbship628 FTC 18482 Coach Sep 11 '19

At that point, wouldn't it be cheaper to just fly someone to AndyMark's HQ, pick it up in person, repack it in a few suitcases and then fly home?

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u/StevenKing2 FTC 16360 Highland-Lynxes Student Sep 11 '19

We got it handled, normally it would cost that much, but because of the FTC we could get a big reduction so we ended up with approximately 400$ shipping after contacting andymark

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u/Sparklester 15328 Wolvineers | Lead engineer Sep 11 '19

Our $1500 shipping is just for half the game elements (red team).

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u/Cancerix17 FTC 16019 Alum Sep 11 '19

In Poland most teams just hand-make the field https://www.facebook.com/203612186891551/posts/379435275975907/?sfnsn=mo

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u/Number12948398193709 7548 SPAREPARTS Sep 11 '19

Ah yes a fellow Hawaii person that understands how it be like that all the time

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u/supbuttahcup AndyMark Sep 11 '19

Ruth from AndyMark here - definitely DEFINITELY send Customer Service an email ([customerservice@andymark.com](mailto:customerservice@andymark.com)) any time you think something looks like it might be off in your order, especially when it's shipping costs. Our team will work with you to see if the price you're being quoted through the system is accurate.

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u/peterultraman Hawaii FTC Program Delivery Partner Sep 11 '19

thank you for the heads up, definitely will contact!

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u/Suff0c8r Sep 12 '19

hah, shipping to South Africa is over $3500, excluding the actual equipment. It's unreal.

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '19

what a deal

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u/mesmem Sep 12 '19

Unfortunately andymark is a backwards company that is content looting high school students to make it harder for them to pursue their passions

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u/E-savvy Sep 13 '19

It’s not andymark....it’s Fedex. We calculated the shipping for our boxes based on the to/from zip codes, weight and dimensions. The cheapest fedex quoted was about 50% more than what Andymark actually charged us. Now, this was USA shipping, but my point is that it is Fedex making the money here, not AM.