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Re:23andMe raises $50M, cuts price to $99, sets goal of 1M g... by daeltar on Tuesday December 11, 2012 @01:50PM (#4906056)
International shipping cost is pretty prohibitive. Maybe time for lab in Europe?
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Re:23andMe raises $50M, cuts price to $99, sets goal of 1M g... by nulluk on Tuesday December 11, 2012 @04:00PM (#4906775)
Totally agree, international shipping just came out at $80~ dollars for me. It certainly killed my excitement pretty quickly but still went ahead with the order considering it was still less than £120 which is pretty much what I decided was my max limit.

I suppose it's half justified as pointed out in the FAQ/Forum the samples regular get stopped and fines levied because they think its hazardous

https://customercare.23andme.com/entries/21262316-do-you-tak...

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Re:23andMe raises $50M, cuts price to $99, sets goal of 1M g... by upinsmoke on Tuesday December 11, 2012 @03:51PM (#4906724)
Why is it so expensive to ship internationally?
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Re:23andMe raises $50M, cuts price to $99, sets goal of 1M g... by a-priori on Tuesday December 11, 2012 @04:21PM (#4906900)
Probably clearing a biological sample through customs.
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Re:23andMe raises $50M, cuts price to $99, sets goal of 1M g... by a_bonobo on Wednesday December 12, 2012 @12:34AM (#4908816)
It's also two packages in one - the first one to get the set to you, and the package includes the shipping and package to ship the sample back to the US.
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