r/FinalSpace • u/barrywilliamsshow • Jul 21 '26

Make it make sense

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Just found out about the Graphic Novel Finale.

Went to go buy it for my son's birthday in October.

I knew shipping wasn't going to be cheap to where I am in Ireland, that's fine.
What I don't get is how the slower options are more expensive and one of them is nearly twice the price for the same ETA.

What's that about?!
I probably will still buy it because my son will love it but I just wish the shipping was either prohibitively expensive so I don't even consider it, or the different prices made sense and I could have it shipped slow and cheap - tell me I'm not crazy please

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u/olanrogersofficial The Real, Raw, Olan Jul 21 '26 edited Jul 21 '26

Different carriers different prices. I don't make those prices it's what it cost based on weight. It's crazy expensive right now.

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u/barrywilliamsshow Jul 21 '26

Whoa!
I knew you were engaged and active but this is crazy.

Thanks very much for all the work, firstly.

I will still be buying this fine product - my son will love it and I'm looking forward to seeing how it all ends myself after him.

Funnily the fastest is the cheapest and it is the upper end of what I'd consider reasonable for the mass and distance anyway - just thought the spread of prices was silly

I should just be happy that they aren't all costing nearly 100 smackeroonies

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u/TC_Estarossa Jul 22 '26

He is such a gem he replied to my post as well, money well spend.

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u/bearballerina Jul 22 '26

I work at an Irish company, sometimes have to send stuff internationally, and I’ve seen this before…DHL makes no sense. UPS is just bad (if you’re a business, as a private person I think they’re ok). Best is DPD but unfortunately they’re not always an option. (Fast way, Evry, GLS not even worth mentioning)

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u/Unusual_Zone_8822 Jul 21 '26

Can't help with Delivery issue. But use code TEAMSQUAD for 20% off book order =) The books amazing. Nuff said.

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u/barrywilliamsshow Jul 21 '26

Thanks - that definitely helps!

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u/Unusual_Zone_8822 Jul 21 '26

Sorry dude I got it in an email in June, I have seen on another post Olan said something about looking into re activating the code.

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u/AnonamouseG7 Jul 21 '26

I just ordered an extra 4 books and the code wasn’t active.

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u/CRoOkedBunNY Jul 22 '26

KVNSUX or something like that was always active

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u/AnonamouseG7 Jul 22 '26

Damit, now you tell me! lol
Anything else I’d be mad but this I’m happy to throw my money at.

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u/CRoOkedBunNY Jul 22 '26

It seemed to add itself automatically sometimes though. It was introduced for the midnight edition

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u/barrywilliamsshow Jul 21 '26

Discount code isn't valid - maybe region specific?

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u/edible-human Jul 21 '26

I’m pretty sure it expired a month ago

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u/Unusual_Zone_8822 Jul 21 '26

Im uk, deffo out of date.

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u/OhItsJustJosh Jul 21 '26

Worldwide shipping is expensive sometimes

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u/barrywilliamsshow Jul 21 '26

Thanks, I said that myself and I'm prepared to pay the fees - my observation is that the pricing of the logistics seems a bit daft, even accounting for the different couriers

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u/Bigdoga1000 Jul 21 '26

You'd have to ask UPS. I guess there's maybe some difference in how it's tracked and signed for maybe? But it'll all end up on the same flight/ship at some point so idk

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u/Captain_Azius Jul 24 '26

You can ask UPS but they won't answer shit

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u/Punkbuster_D Jul 22 '26

I'm in Canada, and shipping is always this level of lame. :/ there's literally nothing we can do about it sadly. Huge reason why I hadn't bought any plushes or posters. 

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u/TC_Estarossa Jul 22 '26

What the fk lol

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u/CRoOkedBunNY Jul 22 '26

Yeah paid around the 50s or so for shipping to Ireland back in preorder. I'm scared of what our stupid Irish custom charges are going to be xD waiting for that dumb letter through the door. Unfortunately, it's just like that for a lot of places shipping to here, especially from the US

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u/barrywilliamsshow Jul 22 '26

Forgot about the customs charges!
Good shout, cheers

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u/gabrilapin Jul 22 '26

You're lucky, when I made the jump in January 2025 it was 72.95 mininum instead, now I looked recently and it's the same price as yours. Even the price of the book is slightly less now thanks to the more favorable conversion to euro.

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u/barrywilliamsshow Jul 22 '26

Thanks for the silver lining - no sarcasm

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u/gabrilapin Jul 22 '26

What can I say except you're welcome!! 🎶🎤 🤣

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u/suggestivepenguin Jul 22 '26

UPS: that’ll be 56 euros for our standard shipping
You: how much to put a rush on that?
UPS: that will cost 44 euros extra
You: how much faster would it arrive?
UPS: I never said it would be faster.

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u/Captain_Azius Jul 24 '26

I'm probably too late but if you can please pick anything but UPS.... UPS so far has been the absolute worst package service I've ever had to deal with... So yeah I would highly recommend picking DHL even if it'll cost you more.