Shopping online is often a nerve-wracking experience, because even after hours of scouring sites you’re never really sure if you’re getting the best deal.

The more seasoned out there will have all their favourite local shops bookmarked for perusal, and maybe a few from overseas than can be bothered to ship things down our way.

Often that’s not enough to nail down the deal that’s easiest on the wallet, because a few helpful tips can save you a truckload of cash in the long run.

Take for example this deal on a Bushnell Pro X7 Jolt Slope Rangefinder, which a regular reader emailed in with and asked if we knew of anything better.

That’s fancy talk for a golfing aid that measures how far to the pin you have left, because we don’t all have caddies and their wealth of knowledge.

The asking price is R11 149, but we figured we could do better.

Of course we could, and we found the same rangefinder on Amazon for $350. Yes, that does equal around R4 700.

Huge saving, but then comes this clanger: Due to federal and international regulations, this product can only be shipped within the continental United States.

Not having it, we said, and asked our mates over at Postbox Courier if they could lend a hand. Here’s what they said it would cost us, in total, to have that rangefinder delivered to our door:

SO, ONE MORE TIME – HOW DO I ORDER PRODUCTS FROM OVERSEAS THAT DON’T SHIP TO SA?

You’ll be pleased to know the owners of Postbox Courier are South African. You’re in very safe hands, because you know they’re looking out for you.

I GET IT – TELL ME WHAT TO DO NEXT

Postbox Courier is reliable, quick and easy to use – just follow their simple steps:

1. Sign Up
   Register free of charge with Postbox Courier via their website. They will assign you with a Personal Postbox at each of our worldwide depots. Look out for the confirmation email which provides a link to activate your account.
2. Sign In
   Once you have activated your account, you will be able to login to view your unique Postbox addresses, by clicking the “View your Personal Postbox addresses” banner. Your addresses are permanent, so you can save them and start sending items to your Postbox!
3. Notify us of incoming items
   Each time you send something to Postbox Courier, please notify them via the Parcel Pre-Alert (in your Parcel Manager).
4. Manage your orders
   You can ship single items or multiple pieces combined into a single shipment. If you do wish to consolidate orders from different suppliers (in the same origin country), you will be able to do so in your Parcel Manager. Just notify them of each shipment that is en-route to your Postbox, and then use the ‘Group’ button to let them know which items you wish to combine.
5. Pay for shipping
   Once they receive the items that correspond with your booking they’ll let you know via email and invite you to login to your Parcel Manager and make payment, upon which they will courier your items to your door within South Africa immediately.

It’s too easy.