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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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