Estervals To Recommence Shipping to USA [5.23.21]

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Lifer
Feb 2, 2019
2,371
9,083
Basel, Switzerland
Good news! I wrote to Estervals about my rejected shipment. He said that they ship a wide range of order sizes to the USA and that irrespective of size, about 1 in 50 is returned to them. He offered to either reship or refund the order. I had them try reshipping and today, it finally landed in my doorstep.

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That bag of DC is puzzling, i now log onto estervals from a non-EU IP, and with a non-EU shipping address yet i never saw these offerings
 
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Jimmy_Jack

Can't Leave
Jun 24, 2021
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Anyone else having trouble paying with Prepaid CC??
My old reliable prepaid Amex (which I got and use exclusively for Estervals three years ago, isn’t being accepted today)? Never had a problem before
Payments like this can be difficult sometimes. I’m not sure if I’m allowed to suggest this, if not please remove this post. Privacy is a good app for over seas or even local online purchases. Basically generates a cc# that is connected to your cc. You use it one and then move along. No way to steal your data. It also can help over seas stuff go through.
 

Aomalley27

Part of the Furniture Now
Mar 8, 2021
763
1,699
Chicagoland area
Payments like this can be difficult sometimes. I’m not sure if I’m allowed to suggest this, if not please remove this post. Privacy is a good app for over seas or even local online purchases. Basically generates a cc# that is connected to your cc. You use it one and then move along. No way to steal your data. It also can help over seas stuff go through.
Except I’ve never had this problem before. Always went through; easy peasy.
As for the security, it’s EXACTLY why I purchase prepaid cards. If anyone wants to steal that PP info, they can go right ahead, I only load enough for my purchase. After my purchase there’s nothing left on it until I reload it, there’s no way for them to utilize funds that aren’t there, and they’d have to spend months trying to run an amount hoping to catch that recharge day.
 

peregrinus

Lifer
Aug 4, 2019
1,205
3,787
Pacific Northwest
Last month I placed an order with Estervals. At check out I went to use the same AMEX card I’ve used half a dozen times without a previous issue - it would not go through. So I switched to a Visa card and had no problem. Have no idea why, didn’t think much about it at the time. Could be a protection AMEX initiated or something on Estervals’ end. Try another payment avenue.
I don’t care what Wall Street says, things are not business as usual.
 
Jan 28, 2018
13,081
137,120
67
Sarasota, FL
Fortunately these all appear to be credit card problems and not Estervals/shipping/customs problems.
Kind of. But every other vendor I've purchased from doesn't have the same issues. There's no getting around doing business with Estervals can be a major PITA. The buyer has to decide if those HU blends are worth the trouble. I'm just happy I got my HU cellar built up prior to the major shipping issues. Aside from minor irritations, Estervals worked fine for me. I'm guessing the reality is, they work fine for most people but you only hear about the problems here.
 

Jimmy_Jack

Can't Leave
Jun 24, 2021
420
1,493
Not on my doorstep yet, but through customs and now on a domestic route. Should be here next week. So mine is a success story at least. Through Miami for port, and less than 10 days to process and land state side. Package was just at 5lbs and price point was under $300 overall if that matters.

Will report back here when it arrives next week. I want to see if it was inspected and what the put on the package at Estervals, declaration and such.
 

Jimmy_Jack

Can't Leave
Jun 24, 2021
420
1,493
My oh my. Arrived today unmolested. 12 days Germany to my door.

16 Salty Dog
2 MM 88
2 MM99

Package was just at 5lbs. Estervals does declare all contents and purchase price in attached documents.
 

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