Shipping from the US to UK (Walmart).

[Doctor McNinja]

I've found a fantastic set of pots and pans on the Walmart website. They're supposed to be almost as good as All-Clad but they're much, much cheaper. The problem is, Walmart doesn't offer international shipping, so I intend to ask a favour of my yankee cousin and have the forwarded to me.

1. Does anyone have and advice on the best/cheapest way of doing this in regard to shipping*?

2. Would one of the ASDA superstores specially order something in for me from Walmart (seen as though ASDA is owned by Walmart)?


*Time is of no issue.

 

[Glaucus]

What make make are they?
Shippings isn't cheap and you might get stung for import duty.
You could use a service like www.bundlebox.com which also has a rough tax/shipping estimate.

 

[apeZ]

I'd be worried about import duty - I only ever order small items from America such as t-shirts and a few other bits.

 

[kwerk]

1. It will probably cost as much as the pans to ship them. Let's say it weighs 12 lbs. The cheapest shipping (usps) would be $85. Fedex or something would be more like $160.

2. no.

 

[Doctor McNinja]

What make make are they?
Shippings isn't cheap and you might get stung for import duty.
You could use a service like www.bundlebox.com which also has a rough tax/shipping estimate.

They're Tramontina Tri Ply - http://www.walmart.com/ip/Tramontin...nless-Steel-TriPly-Clad-Cookware-Set/11072505

As for the cost of shipping, it'd have to be pretty damn expensive before it would bring the pans cost in line with the equivalent available in the UK.

 

[Doctor McNinja]

What make make are they?
Shippings isn't cheap and you might get stung for import duty.
You could use a service like www.bundlebox.com which also has a rough tax/shipping estimate.

According to the website, it'd cost £284.79 and that's assuming the dimensions given on the Walmart website are those of the packaging.

 

[Glaucus]

If it's this set.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Tramontin...nless-Steel-TriPly-Clad-Cookware-Set/11072505

It would cost
Our estimated shipping costs

Please find below our estimated shipping costs for your shipment. Changes in weight, dimensions, item value and product classification will impact the final quote.

Total shipping charges:£112.03*Delivery time
Import duty & VAT:£46.90*
Import duty & VAT handling charges:£3.92
Product costs:£122.49
Total costs:£285.34
Through bundlebox

 

[Doctor McNinja]

1. It will probably cost as much as the pans to ship them. Let's say it weighs 12 lbs. The cheapest shipping (usps) would be $85. Fedex or something would be more like $160.

2. no.

According to Walmart, the pans weigh 33.95lbs. If I could get them shipped for $85, assuming I can get help from my cousin, I'd order them as soon as possible.

 

[kwerk]

They have an 18pc "wolfgang puck" stainless tri-ply set at Sams club (walmarts wharehouse club) for $99. I got a Cuisineart set from there for $150 which is a slight step up in quality (copper core base) and it's pretty nice. If your cousin has a membership that would be even cheaper. Costco is even better. It's all basically the same made in china stuff.

 

[deuse]

Ask you cousin to try the local post office first and put on the label that it's a wedding gift

 

[kwerk]

A 34lb, 16" cubed package would be $128.

 

[Glaucus]

Ask you cousin to try the local post office first and put on the label that it's a wedding gift

For £15 and as such will be uninsured.

Have you looked at what's avilable in the uk

http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garde...-Cookware-Set/5595150/product.html?cid=133635

Stellar James Martin rnge is try-ply as well.

 

[Nightglow]

No UK or European stockist?

Why not email them, they might just have a European dealer.

http://www.tramontina-usa.com/info_req.asp

 

[Doctor McNinja]

They have an 18pc "wolfgang puck" stainless tri-ply set at Sams club (walmarts wharehouse club) for $99. I got a Cuisineart set from there for $150 which is a slight step up in quality (copper core base) and it's pretty nice. If your cousin has a membership that would be even cheaper. Costco is even better. It's all basically the same made in china stuff.

As far as I know, Tramontina is manufactured in the USA. I have heard a few things are manufactured in China (the same goes for Le Crueset) but even then, the reviews are very good. As for cheaper alternatives, the reason I want to buy the Tramontina's is that they are so favourably compared to All-Clad, which I can say from personal experience, are the dogs danglers. I will have a mooch at some of the brands you mentioned but in all the time of reading about All-Clad alternatives, I've never heard of anything that's cheaper, that comes close to All-Clad other than Tramontina.

For £15 and as such will be uninsured.

Have you looked at what's avilable in the uk

http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garde...-Cookware-Set/5595150/product.html?cid=133635

Stellar James Martin rnge is try-ply as well.

I have looked briefly but I have yet to find anything of the same quality for a decent price.

No UK or European stockist?

No official stockist, I have found a few individual pieces for sale from UK based companies but they were asking for silly money (More expensive than All-Clad!).

 

[Doctor McNinja]

No UK or European stockist?

Why not email them, they might just have a European dealer.

http://www.tramontina-usa.com/info_req.asp

I'll keep that in mind but I've been looking on and of for a few months now and I've never heard or read anything that would even suggest that Tramontina have any links to Europe. I've looked specifically for E.U. based websites and have only ever found the odd piece for sale at an exorbitant price.