Shopping Guide

How to shop American stores from Nigeria

Eight things that decide whether an order goes well or badly.

Send the exact link

Not a screenshot, not the store’s homepage, not “the black one on Amazon”. Send the link to the page for the size and colour you want. We buy exactly what the link shows, so the link is the order.

Check the weight before you fall in love

Shipping is charged by weight, so weight is part of the price. Most US product pages list the shipping weight under “Product details” or “Specifications”. Light and valuable is where this service pays for itself. Heavy and cheap is where it stops making sense.

Sizes run differently

US sizing is not Nigerian or UK sizing. Shoes usually run about a size larger than UK. Clothes from US brands tend to run generous. Where a store publishes a size chart, read it — the item you choose is the item we buy, and a return from Nigeria is expensive.

Watch the seller, not just the price

Amazon and eBay list items from thousands of third-party sellers. If a price looks impossible, it usually is. Check the seller’s rating and review count before you send us the link. We will flag it if something looks wrong, but you know what you want better than we do.

Time your order around the sales

The big American sales are worth waiting for: Black Friday and Cyber Monday in late November, Amazon Prime Day in July, Memorial Day in May, Labor Day in September. Send us the links before the sale and we can buy the moment the price drops.

Buy together, ship together

Items that reach our Houston warehouse in the same week fly out together on the same Friday shipment. Two orders two weeks apart are two shipments.

Know what cannot fly

Flammable liquids and aerosols, loose lithium batteries and power banks above the airline limit, weapons, and perishable food. If you are not sure, ask before you send the link.

Ask before you buy, not after

Send us the link and we will tell you what it costs delivered, before you commit to anything. That conversation is free and it takes minutes.

Found something you want from the US?

Send us the link and we’ll handle the rest — buying, shipping and delivery to your door in Nigeria.

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