My foray into the land of international tack shopping

After reading Amanda’s post (aka one of the biggest Tack-ho enablers out there), I decided that I would ignore any warnings that she gave about the possibility of lengthy shipping times, and try my hand at placing an international order.

I have had my eye on some new Eskadrons for a while, and they happened to be significantly cheaper to purchase from Calevo than to purchase here in the U.S.

I ordered the light blue open fronts, and black ankle boots (high ones) (they will go with different front boot colors rather than buying a million different colored ankle boots- see I CAN be economical!).

And then, since I have zero self restraint I also ordered a pair of open fronts and ankle boots in this cool medium blue that is not available here in the U.S. (they were also on sale because they are an old season color)

Finally, to be practical I ordered a spare pair of Eskadron bell boots (the only ones that Mabou doesn’t go through like crazy) and a cool Eskadron wash bag to wash the boots.

The ENTIRE order, including shipping, was less than what one pair of open fronts and high ankle boots would have cost me here in the U.S.- for real.

The problem- DHL.  Particularly, DHL online status updates, which are now the bane of my existence that I have to check multiple times a day.

I placed the order on February 12th.  It is now the 20th and as far as I can tell, from the last update that was entered on February 19th, my stuff is still in Germany.

International shopping may be good for the wallet but not good for my love of getting shiny new things quickly!

For now I will keep obsessively checking the DHL website for updates.  When everything gets here I will post a huge HOORAY and update on how long the shipping ultimately took for those who are considering international orders.