Imma go on a rant here, and I’m pretty sure people who live in the US experience this pain, too. I’m not looking for any drama or anything, just count opinions. Jack announced his badge of his anniversary of Jack’s Farm ep 1. (And of course people went crazy and bought it, and it is almost sold out BEFORE the Tuesday Reddit ep.) Anyways, being the loyal fan that I am, I wanted to buy one as well. I’ve like 3 other JASL stuff. Jack announced it as 5.99, which I thought was a reasonable price. But of course, Jack lives in the UK so that was British Pounds. Not USD. And when I checked, it was 8.99 USD. Ok, fair enough, there has to be currency rates. And hey, $9 for a pin badge isn’t crazy. When I went to check out and put my shipping address and all that, there was a 10.99 INTERNATIONAL FEE. Yes. You read that right. On top of my few dollars tax fee from where I live, that adds up to $20+. For a product that Jack said was £5.99 (~$8). I am now paying more than twice the amount just for living outside the UK. Before you go crazy, I know this isn’t Jack’s fault as he’s mentioned this in Reddit videos before, but I just think this is absurd and just crazy. I’m just going to assume it is our president’s fault. Come on man, $10.99 for international fee? I hate that my favorite creators charge shipping to the US more just because we have to. Other countries don’t have this problem??? Again, I just think this is crazy. I should be able to buy merch from my favorite creators without having to think if it will cost twice the listed price just because I live in the US. Will people do anything about this? Probably not. And other people who have loads of money won’t care for this, but as a college student, $10.99 is kind of a lot.
If you care, leave your thoughts in the comments. I’m open to any comments and thoughts. I hope I’m not the only one who feels kinda sad about all of this.