[TeamAyu] GLOBAL TA launching in December!

[Earth_maiden]

it seems she will posting her new entries in both Japanese and English now. I'm so happy, it beats having to use a translate site and only getting half of the message.

[douggn]

I think it says that free email sites can cause problems. I think they even say microsoft and google emails may have some issues, if you are with one of them. But i used my google account without any problems, though I havent completed it yet

[esprit85]

well, I have mail address from gmx.de and web.de, but I can try with google account, too... thanks for help!

[Corvina]

Originally Posted by esprit85

well, I have mail address from gmx.de and web.de, but I can try with google account, too... thanks for help!

gmx and web.de won't work as they're free providers located in Germany.
But gmail works without a problem.

[labello]

Originally Posted by esprit85

well, I have mail address from gmx.de and web.de, but I can try with google account, too... thanks for help!

I used my yahoo account and it worked fine (I'm also from Germany).
There was also nothing in your spam folder?

[Bigtop]

I'm glad that Ayu's now posting her diary in English as well!

[Toniayu123]

I received a mail from TA saying something about 2015 diary, greeting card...do they ship it directly or I have to do something?

[rainbow_smile]

^ I'm not fluent in Japanese, but apparently they will ship it out automatically as usual, but only if you joined before September 30th and if your membership expires no earlier than December. Would be great if someone fluent in Japanese could translate it for us though

[Aderianu]

it looks like common message
seems goods was shipped

[Aderianu]

diary, card and charm
photo from yahoo

[~angel*ayumi~]

Glad I renewed my mebership before it was changed, so I will get these^^

[Isicio]

This is only for fan club with tenso right?

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

^If you're asking if you would still need to use Tenso to get items shipped outside of Japan, then the answer is yes.

[//ABEST]

me first TA order got stuck in customs, great

[Toniayu123]

^ almost all of mine do...I hate them.
Btw, the New Years goodies arrived at my Tenso yay

[~angel*ayumi~]

Originally Posted by Toniayu123

^ almost all of mine do...I hate them.
Btw, the New Years goodies arrived at my Tenso yay

Then mine should also soon arrive at Celga^^
Yeah my EMS parcels from tenso also are all held by customs... I think I will try registered SAL, but tenso is on holiday till tomorrow^^

[Ayu-me]

Originally Posted by ~angel*ayumi~

Then mine should also soon arrive at Celga^^
Yeah my EMS parcels from tenso also are all held by customs... I think I will try registered SAL, but tenso is on holiday till tomorrow^^

My recommendation: Don't. I shipped Reg SAL with 3 "Feel the Love" T-shirts (total value ~80 USD) via Tenso and;
1. Customs still held them and I had to pay the usual customs fees.
2. It took 3 weeks for the package to even arrive in my country from the date Japan post claims it left the outward office of exchange. Perhaps reasonable for 10 dollar-shipping (you can decide that for yourself) but it feels weird when you get a tracking code just to watch it stay in Japan (presumably) for 3 weeks.
3. I had to pay an additional fee (which EMS packages are exempt from in Sweden) to the Swedish post because of their "diligent work with customs processing" or whatever (why thank you, Posten, I was very happy you took care of my package in customs for FOUR days!).
4. The payment to Tenso ended up being only about 1000 yen cheaper, and Reg SAL does not include insurance (according to Tenso, at least) unlike EMS.
My bad experience has a lot more to do with the Swedish customs and postal services than the shipping method itself, but I'm guessing Germany's customs will have similar routines to Sweden's. I would not recommend taking the gamble, but it's naturally up to you.

[~angel*ayumi~]

Normally registered SAL is insured up to 6000 Yen, they also write that in their shipping method discription. (and I had a private person who always sent me stuff this way) And yes it takes long, but I can wait. And the reason you can´t track it after it left japan is that it gets relabled in your country, it will get a different tracking code because your post can read the foreign tracking codes. (they only can read the EMS/Express tracking codes) And for me at least chances for custom are lesser, as EMS get´s always hold, SAL only a few times^^

[Ayu-me]

Originally Posted by ~angel*ayumi~

Normally registered SAL is insured up to 6000 Yen, they also write that in their shipping method discription. (and I had a private person who always sent me stuff this way) And yes it takes long, but I can wait. And the reason you can´t track it after it left japan is that it gets relabled in your country, it will get a different tracking code because your post can read the foreign tracking codes. (they only can read the EMS/Express tracking codes) And for me at least chances for custom are lesser, as EMS get´s always hold, SAL only a few times^^

My package's value was above 6000 yen, so it wouldn't have applied for me anyway, and the tracking code for my package was not changed, the original tracking code was the one they scanned at the post office and it is still searchable on the Swedish post's website. All the usual information about the package's journey, like when it arrived in Sweden and how it was sent to customs processing right after that, is there. Though I do know from experience that SAL packages aren't always trackable, wouldn't they in that case be unregistered SAL? I always got the impression that "registered" makes the difference, but I may be wrong.
I also know from experience that SAL (registered or not) does not always get customs, but I personally always expect the worst with SAL as I once had a package, total value INCLUDING shipping ~30 USD, and the size of two DVDs stacked on top of each other, get customs as well as the post's additional fee. Customs are at around 25% so that wasn't too bad, but the post's fee is at the fixed rate of ~15 USD, meaning I had to pay more than an extra 50% on top of what I paid for the package in the first place.
So yeah, I've had more than my fair share of bad experiences with SAL and customs, but much fault of that lies with the Swedish customs and post. I just want to say that their incompetence is just astounding; my most recent EMS package has now taken more than the promised 4 workdays to arrive, not because of Christmas backlogging, but because they keep sending my stuff to the wrong post office, a mistake they have made and rectified several times over. Not to mention that time the customs forgot about my EMS package and after almost 3 weeks of waiting, I sent them a message to inquire about it: they don't reply, just out of the blue, the package gets moving to my post office, and I still have the pay the customs of course!
This rant is kind of pointless, so I'll stop it, but I just wanted to accentuate how worthless the whole "cutting corners" with the shipping has been for me. Hopefully, you'll get a much better experience than me!

Originally Posted by //ABEST

only package i never had to pay customs was one from HMV Japan.. Celga's packages don't ever be taken by customs even if they're over 6kg because they put such an random numbers to prices. i wonder does it change that if i change the amount on Tenso before they ship it? tired of paying of nothing

here in Finland you have to pay taxes if the order is over 22€

Tenso allows you to edit the value of your package, but I do believe customs usually check the actual package slips (from mu-mo or whatever store you're buying from) inside the package and will ask you to send them proof of the package's value (i.e. your order confirmation/s) before they release it. The package value below 22 Euro-rule also applies for Swedish customs, I believe, and as seen in my experience above, if you're just the tiniest bit above that line you can still get hit hard with the fees. Customs really don't fuck around in the Nordic countries, it seems.

[Toniayu123]

I think it really does depends on the country, for example here in Spain EMS takes longer than SAL (i am still waiting for a parcel that I shipped with EMS in November). For me the best method is regular airmail, it doesn't take too much time to arrive and customs never hold them, if the declared value isn't extremely high.
One thing I don't understand is why tenso can't ship using small packet airmail when there is a poster inside, they say it is too big. In cdjapan I have ordered many stuff with poster and they always shipped them with small packet...weird