Ordering Rimowa from Koffer Direkt
Aug 19, 2013, 10:15 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 11
Ordering Rimowa from Koffer Direkt
I tried ordering a Rimowa Salsa Deluxe and have it shipped to the US but I got an email from them that they no longer sell Rimowas to the US... Here's what they said.
"Thank you for your order.
We are sorry to inform you that we had to cancel your order as we do not sell Rimowa anymore to the USA or to countries that have Rimowa distributors. "
Did anyone else get this? I'd really like to purchase from them since it's significantly cheaper.
"Thank you for your order.
We are sorry to inform you that we had to cancel your order as we do not sell Rimowa anymore to the USA or to countries that have Rimowa distributors. "
Did anyone else get this? I'd really like to purchase from them since it's significantly cheaper.
Aug 19, 2013, 5:46 pm
#4
Join Date: May 2005
Programs: AA, United
Posts: 280
Rimowa may have started to enforce their agreements recently (like 8/15 last week).
Although Rimowa having a retail channel in the US (there is now one in SF as well as the previous locations) makes this sort of thing more likely.
Although Rimowa having a retail channel in the US (there is now one in SF as well as the previous locations) makes this sort of thing more likely.
Aug 21, 2013, 12:05 pm
#7
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: California
Posts: 27
There's also koffer-to-go.de – perhaps they are smaller than the others and haven't been forced yet to restrict sales to the US/Asia yet. There's a coupon code that is valid until the end of August for 60€ off orders of 300€ or more: News4
Aug 21, 2013, 6:47 pm
#8
Join Date: Mar 2011
Programs: AMEX Plat
Posts: 40
Looks like they stopped it also. There's no USA option when you go to select your country at checkout.
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Aug 23, 2013, 9:31 am
#11
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: ECP
Programs: DL Diamond
Posts: 1,658
Somebody in Germany could do tremendous business by shipping Rimowa luggage to FT members if they could manage to prove they're exporting all of them (VAT).
On a side note, what are the closest countries (or cheapest countries from DE to ship to) that wouldn't be subject to VAT and/or does anybody have a recommendation for a forwarding service in that country? At that point even the forwarding company's markup is still much cheaper than USA retail...
On a side note, what are the closest countries (or cheapest countries from DE to ship to) that wouldn't be subject to VAT and/or does anybody have a recommendation for a forwarding service in that country? At that point even the forwarding company's markup is still much cheaper than USA retail...
Aug 26, 2013, 12:55 pm
#12
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: ECP
Programs: DL Diamond
Posts: 1,658
Follow up: KofferProfi did, apparently, ship my order (placed Aug 23) today. Got DHL tracking info...
Also, anyone know how long Germany to East Coast USA is likely to take with DHL?
Also, anyone know how long Germany to East Coast USA is likely to take with DHL?
Last edited by DC777Fan; Aug 26, 2013 at 1:50 pm
Aug 27, 2013, 8:33 am
#13
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: NJ
Posts: 22
@DC777Fan, good news for you! Would you mind sharing how you placed your order with KofferProfi? I'm wondering if you have to do direct bank wire in order for them to ship. And also order only items in inventory. (and I also used their 11% discount code which is good for August.) I had ordered the Topas IATA cabin trolley which is on back-order so they cancelled it saying they do not ship to the USA.
Aug 27, 2013, 10:10 am
#14
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: ECP
Programs: DL Diamond
Posts: 1,658
Sure... I ordered a Topas cabin multi-wheel which came out to around USD 640 including shipping... $340 off the USA retail price... and paid for it with my Chase BA Visa.
I did not use any discount codes and used Google Translate to guide me through the checkout process as I don't speak German. I also didn't notice any indication of where it mentioned whether something is in stock or not, but I wouldn't have been looking for something like that.
I did not use any discount codes and used Google Translate to guide me through the checkout process as I don't speak German. I also didn't notice any indication of where it mentioned whether something is in stock or not, but I wouldn't have been looking for something like that.
Aug 27, 2013, 1:06 pm
#15
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Tri-State Area
Posts: 4,728
I did not buy but did go through a partial checkout process with kofferprofi and they permitted me to enter my USA address? Did I miss something?