Frustrated by attempts to shop on line. Any ideas.

Sorry u are having such a time. I don't shop online anymore, i don't really shop anywhere because there is nothing i really need or want. I need to wear out some of the stuff i have. I get catalogs with those in it all the time. Wish u had one of them. Happy sunday.

Hi thea If Im telling you right I think that you can go onto ebay and put in your area and it will show the shipping price and then you can shop for the quilt and see all the cost up front. I think that they ship to you. I haven't had any shipping problems but I have had problems with the cost before. It does get to be a big hassle sometimes. Take a deep breath and try again today..LOL..Keep smiling my friend.

I am even more frustrated, as Romania is ignored by e-commerce sites more than Greece, because of the lower degree of civilization around here. I had many unpleasant experiences with e-commerce. At one time I bought a very good book from a library here. The problem is that the action in the book doesn't finish - it goes on in another book, never translated or sold in Romania. I found that book on Amazon for 0.01 Pounds! Guess what! No delivery for Romania. I was lucky to find someone with a relative in Belgium that bought the book for me and sent it over... However, I am happy to see that many of the e-bay sellers send items to Romania. I found some nice fossils and decided to buy them. I payed via PayPal, and found out the package will never reach my home... That's because packages outside the European Union (Hong Kong in my case) arrive in the department's administrative center, a city about 30 km (and 4$) away. So, because I was away, my mother had to go pick up a 50 grams package worth 4$ and had to pay an extra 4$ for the transportation... The latest items I wanted to buy are geological tools (hammers, chisels, sample bags, etc.) of excellent quality. I found a website with very reasonable prices, that accept many types of payment, but the postage is huge. I wanted to buy something really cheap just to see if it gets here in good condition. The package was worth 0.10 Pounds, but the postage was... 12 Pounds! I'm still going to buy from them, but larger packages that cost less to receive... Have you tried searching for quilts on e-bay too? On the advanced search you can filter for the items that can be sent to your country and you can also set a price interval.

I have no experience of shopping online Thea except from firms which are here in Itlay where delivery costs are reduced to a minimum and indeed if you order over a certain amount their reduce down to nil. Would it be easier if you to move and maybe to somewhere where the climate is much warmer too?

Here in the US, I purchased two pairs of pants from Amazon.com. In that case the pants themselves were about $26 and the shipping for both was only $6. It seems that shipping things in Europe is horribly expensive. We have more a of a free-market system here. Perhaps that's why it's cheaper to get things shipped from LA to New York, than Europe can over a few km. Just a guess though.

I'm sorry your having so much trouble buying something as simple as a quilt. I never thought about not being in the shipping area. I have bought stuff online and the only problem I have had is it takes me a lot of time. I want to look at everything available, read the reviews, and then I am worried that it might be a scam site. A friend of mine bought something online and she paid for it, but never received it and it was thru Pay Pal which she thought would be a scure site. Pay Pal looked into it for her and they said they would try to retreive her money. They said there are so many sites closing so often they couldn't make any promises I never knew different countries had shipping problems, I guess I never thought about it. I live in the US and sometimes we don't consider other peoples problems. If the sites deliver to other countries I don't think Greece would be that much different. Shipping some items and not all makes no sense at all.

Sorry Thea. I have no idea. As far as I know, everything is delivered to Australia. The only products I have ordered on line have been from Australian distributors, so I can't help. There is one suggestion, but it would be unthinkable to you - live elsewhere where there are no hassles.

I know that humour wasn't part of the topic here, but my first thought was; serves you right, you Greek God's & Goddesses, you've convinced the world how HOT you are,now you want our quilts! You have jaded my imagination! Now, on the serious side...a quilt, I must caution is probably something you want to shop personally for...or have SOME-ONE you trust, shop for...LIKE AUNTIE in TN! There is a reason, last year...I bought on-line, what I thought was such a wonderful deal...a "Down" quilt on E-bay! (Can't blame e-bay)! At great shipping costs,(greater than the quilt)...the quilt arrived...within two nights of usage, the down started to come thru the quilt cover...the down, was the worst form of down, ever....really more like chicken feathers, and the more you tossed, turned and itched from the feathers poking you....the more came thru! Because the ends of the feathers are sooooo sharp..there is NO material that will stop them from coming thru. The quilt is now..the DOG's Bed, he doesn't seem to mind the feathers poking him! The reason I suggest a good friend in the US or UK, is that most products are cheaper there....their "snail mail" is faster than ours! But, I will gladly take on the challenge...price out a decent quilt, and the shipping, the next time I go to town, and send you a report! The option, of course, is a poly filled quilt....but, truly am concerned about the off gasing of the poly....I recently read that even carpets that are synthetic, off-gas for the life the carpet is in your home! Yikes! Hope you weekend was great, thea! HUGZ & CHEERS!

This is partly the reason why I don't really shop online that much too. Sometimes, the things that we want, we don't get, hmmmm. Something like shipping problems and stuff like that. It can actually be done, choose items that can be shipped over to our destination, but the things that we really need, sometimes are not available. I don't know about alibaba.com, I have heard about the site, maybe it's quite similar. You can just check it out, who knows you might get the quilt you want. Or you can just go to eBay... it's another great site. Should be able to get the quilt you want. Otherwise, you just have to buy from a mattress shop..

I don't really shop online due to the frustrations with codes & shipping charges. I ordered some shetts from disney store & they could not find my order to put the ship code on it. I called several times and was assured it would be applied but it never was. I will not deal with those folks again. I hope you find a sensable solution to your delima. I'd say too bad you didn't know anyone elsewhere near an Ikea who could buy it & then see how much to ship to you.

I'm sorry to heard your frustration, my friend. Well, I don't have that kind of frustration. That's really bad for your expectation that as easy but all those expectation didn't materialized at all...Forget those things just try another, my friend. Have a nice day!

You can find great deals online but the shipping charges are not always that great. Are you looking for a quilt or something heavier? Doesn't tog refer to a type of duvet?

i have never purchased anything online...so can't say much. also as such consumers here are very choosy and prefer to physically feel the product before they buy it..(i am no different!!). also warranty and after sales services are also important (what if you need a replacement?). however i do check prices online which sometimes helps me in bargaining.

Try overstock.com. they're great!!

Hi Thea.. How much are you prepared to pay for this duvet or the postage included with it? I'm just looking at a business that's selling a 15 tog super king duvet on Ebay (UK) at a "Buy it Now" (BIN) Price of £15.95..international postage to Greece is stated at £14.95,additional items cost £11.95,but there's also a mention of free postage if your order with them is over £30...but they don't specify if Greece is covered for this..you don't like links so I'm not posting any,but inquiries could be made?..

i would just email them when you find a good likely site before even looking. i have friends in canada that have a bit of a similar problem where they're often excluded or high shipping prices from the US,which makes no real sense as it's right next door.

It seems to me that like sites that pay you to do things, a shopping site should also list whether they ship internationally or not. I would first email the site if there's in fact an email and ask them if they deliver to Greece and what the costs would be. I wish I could be more of help but I can't think of any site that might deliver internationally except for possibly ebay but I myself don't trust the site. There is overstock.com but I am not sure that they would deliver to Greece either. Good Luck in finding that quilt you want.

I only bought something online once. Thank God it got here and it didnt cost me so, but that was because I had a little bit of help from some relatives in the US. that once they got here in Panama they just gave me my purchase. It was a stamping nail art system. I decided to buy the second biggest one so I wouldnt be needing anything else for a while (its been a year, but Im needing more plates wich Ill ge at a later time. Well, I did a bit of research before making any purchases and believe it or not. It took me like 2 months before I got any results. I had no idea what to do because it would be my first time bying something online. I asked my mom to lend me her credit card so here is the list that I made. 1. Know what you want to buy. The item in question. 2. Do a wide search of the different sites or places that sale that particular item. 3. Before you do any purchases, if the page has it, check out the frequently asked questions section about the product and shipping methods and costs. 4. To read carefully, because some sites will state sometimes that its in US only or in certain regions and area that they will allow free shipping or shipping. 5. If you can, also watch or keep an eye for any promotional offers that they may be having on shipping or special discounts. The better for you. 6. If your local service is not trustworthy (like mine is) use the fast delivery shipping method. It will more costly, but at least you know for sure that your product will arrive safe and sound to you AND ONLY TO YOU, that way you avoid other people opening on your package or whatever. I dont know if this would help or not, but I hope it helps. Dont feel discoureged though.. keep it up! Have a good mylot day

I can't really give a great answer to this because I'm from Hong Kong. Most of these online shopping stores cater to North America and Europe. If in case they do ship to other countries, the cost of to send the goods is just way, way up there. It's sometimes even almost the same as the cost of the goods you're buying.

I don't shop online often, but I can understand your frustration. My only problem with online shopping has been with unauthorized charges to my credit card. I am very wary about who I am purchasing products from.