Roughly translating that subject line: "This CD, please. What? Import?"
It only makes sense if you know what I've been doing for the last half an hour or so.
I really want to get this CD: http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/switch-language/product/B00005V1M7/249-4554634-3534745?ie=UTF8&language=en%5FJP
You've probably noticed right away that it is the Japanese amazon dot com. Luckily, by looking at this page: http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/1039606/ref=hp_1_13_1039606/249-4554634-3534745
One can learn that the Japanese amazon dot com does international shipping for DVDs, CDs, books, and videos. Hoorah for me! So, by looking at the prices down the page, for shipping and stuff...
The CD: ￥ 1,197
Shipping Rate: ￥ 600
Handling Charge: ￥ 300
So, in total, ￥ 2,097. How much does it cost in "real" money, meaning US dollars? According to xe.com, $18.2729. That means, to import this five track CD, I'd have to pay around eighteen bucks.
Much better than paying around forty to sixty bucks on the US amazon dot com for an import, for sure, eh?
Now the next step: Run this whole thing past my mother.
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Good luck with that! Better start counting your yen--will it cost more to ship it to the US?
Zoey loves frog.
Hmmm, I'll have to remember that when I want to get a CD that's import only.
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