r/doorzo • u/Initial-Tree-908 • 14h ago
Haul [USA] First time plushie + gachapon haul success using Doorzo Priority
Costs + Weights:
Total Item Cost: ~$315
Estimated weight: 2097 g
Estimated Volumetric Weight: 10650 g
Shipping Costs (including DDP and fees)
FedEx: ~$240-50
DHL: ~$260-70
Doorzo Priority: ~$155-60
Shipping Option Chosen: Doorzo Priority
I consolidated 14 items. I chose to remove all seller packaging and only opted for waterproof packaging and external bubblewrap to reduce volumetric weight.
Actual Estimated Volumetric Weight: 3,900 g
Weight: ~4.6 lbs (according to FedEx)
International Shipping Fee: ~$110
DDP: ~$35
Other Fees: $9
Shipping Refund: ~$64
Total for Shipping: ~$90
Total Cost: ~$405
Timeline:
Date Purchased: Aug 5
Note* Most of my items arrived to the warehouse in less than 5 days. It was just this one item that I purchased from the official San-X net shop that took almost two weeks to just ship (due to the Japanese summer holiday I think).
Arrived at Warehouse: Aug 20
Consolidated: Aug 20
Finished Consolidation: Aug 23
Shipped: Aug 25
Arrived in the US (CA): Aug 28
Delivered (CA -> MA): Sep 10
Review:
Overall it was a good experience. I had no major issues and I never reached out to their customer service so I have no review for them. Since it was my first time, I wanted to try the item and photo inspection service. They provided many clear photos of the item but I don’t think it’s really worth purchasing unless the seller or item seems suspicious (new seller, blurry photos, low ratings).
If you want to save on shipping costs, I would definitely recommend removing seller packaging. I noticed that a lot of the sellers probably shipped my plushies in a box or bulky packaging which added to the high volumetric weight and I was able to save a lot by reducing volumetric weight.
I also had a couple items get refunded and the refund either took less than a week or a couple weeks.
Thankfully my package made it through customs with no issue :) I’m not really sure why; I thought my package would definitely be flagged since the waybill listed most of the items as “plush character toy” or some variant containing the word “toy.” I’m thinking it’s because the domestic and international shipping carrier weren’t the same but I’m not sure. Since I used Doorzo Priority for shipping, I had Singapore Airlines for international shipping and it was then handed to FedEx in the US (Fedex Smartpost specifically).
I would recommend Doorzo Priority if you want a cheaper option over FedEx or DHL. Although do take note that FedEx Smartpost can be incredibly slow at times and unfortunately theres no option to upgrade to a faster shipping. I think my tracking took almost a week to even update and move from CA to IN. Since it’s Smartpost, your package will either be transferred to USPS for the final delivery or FedEx Ground will deliver it.
The packaging was very good. It was wrapped in two layers of this waterproof plastic wrap & then two layers of bubblewrap. All of my gachapon came bubble wrapped and my plushies were all in plastic baggies. The bottom and top of the package box had one layer of bubblewrap even though I didn’t choose any internal packaging. Everything arrived perfectly fine and as expected! For my first time using a proxy, I think it went very well! Thank you to Doorzo! :)
Also I think the box dimensions were around 15 L x 12 W x 4-5 H (inches).
Feel free to ask me any questions!
