[Thor Joachim Haga]

Result of the “experiment” previously mentioned:

I received the package from Nick today (it actually arrived two days ago, but only got around to picking it up today).

My plan was perfect, I thought, but there was one thing I hadn’t foreseen – the amount of digipaks! Three of the albums (in fact all of the three items on my want list!) were digipaks, and you obviously can’t remove the cases of those to save on weight and height. And so we had to opt for a bigger package, and then we could just as well include the other CDs as well, without removing the cases. That means the shipping turned out to be just a little less than what it would have been, had I ordered it directly from Medimops to Norway (€20 as opposed to €25.50). But had they all been jewel cases, the plan would have worked – the shipping would have been €12 instead. (As it happens, Nick was gracious enough to sort out a deal with me regarding the shipping).

Thankfully, no customs. And the whole thing took about two weeks from order to shelf. I consider it a success story, all things considered.

But yes — I definitely learnt to check more thoroughly for digipaks now! That seems to have become the norm rather than exception, alas.