Recommended items from Amazon or Rakuten JP

[purpleberry]

Anything to recommend from these sites?

 

[Spintronics]

For those with babies, diapers is a must especially those that can be delivered to your hotel.

 

[ktyandkyc]

bump, any more recommendations pls

 

[luvenergy]

amazon skincare or drugstore cosmetic: eg dr. ci:labo, umbrella..i find shipping to sg is pretty affordable

 

[purpleberry]

Amazon can get cheaper compared to the common drugstores like Matsumoto?

 

[Ruriel]

Amazon can get cheaper compared to the common drugstores like Matsumoto?

Actually, yes. Provided the products are not on sale in physical Matsumoto shops, and if you are willing to pay for shipping.

I was checking between Matsumoto online prices (in their website) and Amazon JP, and realised that most of what I'm intending to buy are cheaper on Amazon JP. There is shipping fee though, but the shipping fee seems to be fixed regardless of how many items I buy from various sellers.

For 4 split shipments (due to different sellers), the shipping fee is JPY1k... I tried to reduce to just 2 shipments (reducing the number of sellers I buy from and number of items), it is still JPY1k. So end up I just put everything back to cart. I don't know how they calculate the shipping fee, tbh...

For those items which confirmed can be found in those drugstores and if one is not willing to pay for the shipping, I guess perhaps it could still be cheaper if you buy from the physical drugstores (do your own math first, of course). However I need to buy something that normal drugstores do not carry so I have to get from Amazon JP no matter what. Since I'm already paying for the shipping, may as well get other things since they are also cheaper than the retail drugstores...

 

[purpleberry]

Actually, yes. Provided the products are not on sale in physical Matsumoto shops, and if you are willing to pay for shipping.

I was checking between Matsumoto online prices (in their website) and Amazon JP, and realised that most of what I'm intending to buy are cheaper on Amazon JP. There is shipping fee though, but the shipping fee seems to be fixed regardless of how many items I buy from various sellers.

For 4 split shipments (due to different sellers), the shipping fee is JPY1k... I tried to reduce to just 2 shipments (reducing the number of sellers I buy from and number of items), it is still JPY1k. So end up I just put everything back to cart. I don't know how they calculate the shipping fee, tbh...

For those items which confirmed can be found in those drugstores and if one is not willing to pay for the shipping, I guess perhaps it could still be cheaper if you buy from the physical drugstores (do your own math first, of course). However I need to buy something that normal drugstores do not carry so I have to get from Amazon JP no matter what. Since I'm already paying for the shipping, may as well get other things since they are also cheaper than the retail drugstores...

That's good to know. Thanks. Usually we spent hours and hours at Matsumoto chains.