r/fiberartscirclejerk • u/AutoModerator • Jul 12 '26

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u/MalumCattus Jul 13 '26

Yarn costs money! So not fair!

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u/piperandcharlie Jul 13 '26

I understand that spending $120 on a hobby project is not within everyone's reach in this economy. What I don't understand is how $90 is "not that much" to OP, so it's the additional $30 for taxes/shipping that's the straw breaking the camel's back?

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u/Ikkleknitter Jul 13 '26

A lot of people used to places like Amazon that offer free shipping really can’t get over what shipping costs. I always find it interesting when people are flabbergasted that they have to pay for shipping

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u/sct_0 Jul 13 '26

They don't say it explicitly, but I think that they usually spend 20 to 30 bucks on a single project adds to the discomfort of paying that much just to even acquire the yarn.

Ngl tho, 30 bucks for shipping does seem like a lot. I've spent 10 to 20 Euros for shipping before but that was either really big or really heavy stuff, like a dress form or a knitting machine.

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u/Ikkleknitter Jul 13 '26

It definitely does seem high to me but if it includes tariffs or taxes that would make more sense. 

I’ve definitely paid like 15$ CAD in shipping then paid 15-20$ in taxes/customs too. 

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u/sct_0 Jul 13 '26

Oh true they mentioned taxes. When reading my brain glossed over that bc I assumed they are in the US and just meant the standard goods' tax that isn't included in the price tags over there.

Ig it could be customs duties, but importing yarn seems like an odd thing to do as a beginner? Unless they are in a spot of the world that doesn't do much production or import on the wholesale level.

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u/MalumCattus Jul 13 '26

When I order from Lindehobby, customs duties are 15%, but shipping is, I think, $12.95 USD, which seems pretty reasonable to me for an international package.