Subscription Shipping Costs.

[NyusSong]

Hi, I would like to order the Pathfinder Lost Omens Subscription but I don't know what the shipping costs are. Even when going through the checkout, the price doesn't change ($36.99) for the Pathfinder Lost Omens World Guide.

Is there any way to know what the shipping costs are for Europe (Spain) before placing the order? I'm worried I don't have enough money for it so that's why I'm asking.

Thank you very much.

[Steve Geddes]

The best way is to put a copy of the individual item in your shopping cart (not the subscription) and then say you want to checkout.

You’ll get a page with a series of square boxes numbered 1-3 or 1-4.

Click on the square numbered 2.

Halfway down the page, you should see all the various shipping options with prices. You can then click back through to your shopping cart (without checking out) and remove the book.

If you want to go ahead, you can then add the subscription and complete the whole process, knowing what the cost is likely to be. (The estimates are generally reliable).

Once you have a subscription set up you’ll get a warning email each release a few days before shipping starts (generally on a Thursday, but it varies). Each month you’ve got a few days or sometimes longer to see if you want to go ahead with that months releases or if you’d like to opt out (or vary the shipping options on a one-off basis).

[NyusSong]

Thank you so much, I have found out what the Shipping Costs are. I have another question now, though. The Mail Innovations International states that the package is not trackable, but apparently it belongs to UPS which is indeed trackable.

I have also seen some threads about Paizo giving the tracking number of the package. Would you happen to know if Mail Innovations International can be tracked?

Thank you so much again.

[Steve Geddes]

I'm afraid I can't answer that specific question (though I'm sure CS will be able to when they're in on Monday).

I'm in Australia and my experience is that international shipments are generally not trackable. As I understand things, the reason is that Paizo's software spits out the labels and other paperwork before the package is actually booked and picked up. There then isn't an automatic way to tie the UPS generated tracking number in with Paizo's confirmation email (which has already gone out to customers before the tracking number even exists). They could manually go back and type them in, but that would be a waste of time and effort that could more usefully be spent packing boxes.

Long story short - there are rarely tracking numbers internationally (most of the chatter you hear about tracking is from US customers).

[Steve Geddes]

In terms of Mail Innovations being owned by UPS, I believe they are distinct systems and that the way MI actually works in practise is that it relies on various distribution networks depending on the destination country. As such, there isn't a standardised tracking system. That's just from vague recollection of discussion on the forums though, I wouldn't take that as gospel.