International members, this is todays corner to say hello and swap access notes. Where are you posting from?
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[International] Sourcing outside US/UK/EU - todays check-in
Posting from Manila, and customs here has been the slow part rather than the shipping itself. Curious whether anyone in Asia is getting things through faster than two weeks
Posting from New Zealand here, my pharmacy has been out of the starting dose for weeks so I am just sitting tight on what I have left.
Posting from Japan, and honestly the pharmacy paperwork here is its own hobby. Curious whether the Southeast Asia stock-up trips are cheaper than just paying local prices.
I'm in Japan and my local clinic only carries one of the two, so I get what's available. Nine pounds in and mostly just glad to have somewhere to compare notes with people outside the usual countries.
Posting from Japan, where the pharmacy paperwork is its own little hobby. Curious how you all handle the cold chain on those long trips home.
Posting from East Africa and I do the same thing, I time trips home around when my supply runs low.
Posting from the US but I fly through Singapore a few times a year, so the pharmacy lottery line caught my eye. Do you usually call ahead to check stock before you go, or just walk in and hope?
Central America here too, and the buffer stash is the part I had to learn the hard way after one dry month. Curious whether you time your refills around the pharmacy's restock days or just grab it whenever it shows up?
Posting from Japan and the pharmacy lottery line is too real, my local guy has had the same "two weeks out" sign up since spring. Curious whether you all stockpile when a refill actually lands or just take the one box and hope
Posting from East Africa and the cash pay part is what I feel most, the price moves around way more than the supply does., and my buffer is basically just a couple weeks in the fridge.
Posting from East Africa and the cash pay grind is real here too, my pharmacy orders arrive in unpredictable waves so I just grab what I can when the shelf is stocked.
Also cash pay out here in East Africa and the price swings are the real headache, not stock. Twenty down myself and the food noise went quiet earlier than I expected.
Latin America here too, and yeah my quote moved with the dollar last month without any stock change at all.
Southeast Asia here. Mine only takes cash at the counter, so I pull the month's budget before I go in rather than after.
Down here in NZ, mine prices in local currency but restocks are patchy so I end up calling around. Curious whether the dollar-quote places you all mention give any warning before a hike
Brazil here. My card gets hit with the IOF fee on top of the dollar quote, so the real cost is always a bit worse than the number I see.
Down in South America, everything here is quoted in dollars too and it's a headache to budget around. Do you track the rate weekly or just eyeball it when you order?
Toronto here. My pharmacy stopped quoting me in CAD entirely and bills in USD, which honestly took the mental math off my plate.
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