Options for Buying Japanese Denim

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Awesome, does anyone know if Buster's Boogie ships internationally? I tried to email them and ask, but I got no response.

[indigo_junkie]

Busters Boogie was on the original list of non-rakuten stores that ships overseas. Of course this was a while ago, so it could have changed. Take-off didn't used to ship overseas, now they do. Hinoya and Earthmarket used to ship, now they don't.

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Thanks Indigo

[cldpsu]

When ordering, what is the significance of the zero's in the part where 000-0000 is placed? Referring to the super rag step 2 guide, what does the second line mean? The katakana is Furigana. For my country address, theres two blank bars for it, again in step 2. Is the first one for the country and the second one for my home personl address? Thanks for the help

[Snoopy]

has anyone ordered from FabFour, What is shipping price to Canada for Jeans?

[billiamphan]

has anyone ordered from FabFour, What is shipping price to Canada for Jeans?

It's probably going to be around 2800 yen.

[Chponglasia]

When ordering, what is the significance of the zero's in the part where 000-0000 is placed? Referring to the super rag step 2 guide, what does the second line mean? The katakana is Furigana. For my country address, theres two blank bars for it, again in step 2. Is the first one for the country and the second one for my home personl address? Thanks for the help

Don't know what the zeros are for.

The Second line you leave blank, don't know what that is either. They tell me to leave it blank, so I do. And I always get my stuff.

The Country and Address are two separate fields. In Country, put USA (or whatever country you're in) In address, put the rest. 111 Sufu St. City, State 11111

For anyone who doesn't know, THIS is what we're talking about.

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has anyone ordered from FabFour, What is shipping price to Canada for Jeans?

I just ordered from Buster's Boogie, and the shipping to Oakville was 2200yen and yes Busters ships to Canada, thus I would think internationally too if anyone wants to know.

[cldpsu]

Don't know what the zeros are for.

The Second line you leave blank, don't know what that is either. They tell me to leave it blank, so I do. And I always get my stuff.

The Country and Address are two separate fields. In Country, put USA (or whatever country you're in) In address, put the rest. 111 Sufu St. City, State 11111

For anyone who doesn't know, THIS is what we're talking about.

Thanks boss... I was able to talk to my japanese friend and she said the zero's are for japanese postal code and the "blank" is for writing the kanji in hiragana

Is your picture icon the guy from police academy?

[Raskol]

trying to order from 2nd. i got one confirmation email from rakuten with my order details. then i got another email immediately after that saying that my card was declined, most likely cause i'm trying to place an order with a company that is based overseas. so, i called my credit card company and had them authorize me to purchase something in japan.

i think it should go through if i try again now, but my question is: should i redo all the super-rag steps and place a new order? or should i contact them and ask them to try the card again? if i should contact them, should i contact 2nd, or just hit reply to the email which i received from rakuten?

[indigo_junkie]

My feeling is that card is dead to Rakuten. You might want to check with your credit card company whether or not they've had any attempts made to authorise the card from a Japanese company, because if not, it's not the credit card company but Rakuten who does not accept your card (which has nothing to do with 2nd since all transactions go through Rakuten and not 2nd). The best bet for you would either be to use another card, or to order from 2nd via their direct website, e2nd or somthing (it's on this thread somewhere).

[Cali]

Rakuten is weird with cards, I was declined on a card I had used with them just a couple of weeks before despite having plenty of balance. No way to be sure it will work until you get confirmed.

God I wish they all took paypal.

[Raskol]

i talked to my credit card company and they did say someone tried to make a transaction but it was declined because they thought it was fraud since it originated overseas. so i dont think it's rakuten.

i want to try again with the same card. should i email rakuten or 2nd?

[plan b.]

yeah im kinda in the same boat. when do i confirm to 2nd? i got one email from ratuken to confirm and then another one saying something about my card. do i have to email ratuken?

[indigo_junkie]

^^ You only confirm with 2nd if they send you an email asking you if it's okay to go ahead. They won't send you that email if Rakuten did not accept your credit card. You could try to email Rakuten, but I don't think they would take any notice if you can't speak fluent Japanese.

@planb: if you got an email about your card, your card isn't accepted by Rakuten. I'd suggest another card. I've had 4 cards rejected by Rakuten in the past.

[plan b.]

weird thing is i tried before and it was accepted. should i just try again?

[lestat]

^ call up ur credit card and clear up the flag on your card. let them know that you're ordering from overseas.

Email 2nd, apologize and ask them to process your order again.

it happened to me when i ordered from Hinoya.

in the future, call up ur credit card company beforehand and let them know that you're ordering from overseas. they'll leave a sidenote on your card information, so you wont get denied like a pimply face kid on prom night.

[plan b.]

hmmm...i called and they said they never declined the transaction. in fact they it hasnt even went through yet. could it be something with ratuken? what should i write to 2nd? they dont seem to understand me.

[kiya]

hmmm...i called and they said they never declined the transaction. in fact they it hasnt even went through yet. could it be something with ratuken? what should i write to 2nd? they dont seem to understand me.

What are you trying to buy?

[plan b.]

samurai 5000vx

[kiya]

samurai 5000vx

http://blueingreensoho.com/site/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=28&category_id=&manufacturer_id=10&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=28

There you go, this way you can do a return and use your current credit card.

[plan b.]

yeah i know, but i think thats a pre order and to be honest i like the small details like the tab and arcs of the japanese one

[kiya]

yeah i know, but i think thats a pre order and to be honest i like the small details like the tab and arcs of the japanese one

It's not a preorder, those jeans were released quite some time ago..

[plan b.]

yeah i figured but thats what it says. anyways the details are my main concern.

[indigo_junkie]

^^ looks like you might have to proxy. Personally, I would buy from BiG more if they had free worldwide shipping, but as I've said on several occasions, Japan is closer to Australia geographically and therefore has cheaper shipping.

[robin_win]

my order are canceled too, they say my visa card 'can not be used'.

i emailed 2nd and earth market. ask them to process my order again, tell them my card is ok, i used to buy jeans from rakuten.

2nd tell me to order again. earth does not reply yet.

[Tyler Durden]

from what i read, earth stopped international shipping.

[indigo_junkie]

^^yup. getting stuff from japan is getting harder. I wouldn't try to order from 2nd too often with the same card. they'll lose patience and then put you on a blacklist where they automatically cancel your order with your name/address. I'd say try two different cards and if that doesn't work, then send one of the many (many) proxys an email.

[robin_win]

any one knows japanese?

いつもお世話になっております。2ND(セカンド)の井瀬です。

申し訳ございません。

現在楽天のカード決済のシステムが使えない状態にあるようです。

29日（月曜日）以降に復旧予定です。

申し訳ございませんがそれまでお待ちいただけるようにお願いします。

（その後カードが使えるかどうか判断させていただき、

問題がなければ発送予定になります）

また29日月曜日以降にご連絡をさせていただきます。

申し訳ございませんがよろしくお願いします。

[theetruscan]

Think that's try again monday. But whether it is because your card was declined or because their system is messed up I can't tell using my sneaky babelfish methods.