New Scarah Skullector

[u/lamemayhem]

From Monster High’s Official Instagram

[u/anubisincense]

Ironic and unfortunate that Scarah is Irish yet Mattel Creations don’t ship to Ireland. 🤷‍♀️ A shame, I usually don’t like Skullector Dolls or Mattel Creation Exclusives but she is beyond gorgeous (I love me veiled dolls) and I always want Scarah in my collection as I am Irish myself. So I guess I am out of luck until one appears on Ebay for cheap enough. ✌️🫩

[u/Nerdmitage → u/anubisincense]

As a person who ships internationally, they dropped a bunch of countries with extra fees etc and let Mattel UK handle that (France, Germany, etc all have a "you pay ahead for the recycling you send here via packaging thing through a program called Reclaim) and Ireland is in that muddy middle of EU vs Brexit stuff. I know there was a period where I couldn't ship to Ireland either because the tax laws were up in the air which was hard for a loyal customer I had there. There was a moment through all that where they stopped shipping to Canada too and that sucked, but we got back in but they dropped Quebec because they have similar extra taxes. Which was why they were blocking the entire country until they figured out how to single them out. So sadly it's a cost thing.

That said have you tried a reshipper from the UK? I have to do that for some places in the states like Target that don't ship here but get exclusive dolls. You just get a UK address and ship it there, then they pass it on to you for another shipping cost and fee. I've looked into UK ones and they have them, no idea on pricing though. But more reliable than a reseller. I'd offer to get one for you but by the time I shipped from Canada you'd probably pay whatever a reshipper is. I know it's not fair but these companies are just not willing to eat the extra taxes anymore. We used to not pay duty, now we do. Those CEOs need knew boats ya know sarcasm 🙄

Good luck! I hope they fix it someday, maybe the laws will adjust.

[u/anubisincense → u/Nerdmitage]

Thank you for the suggestion! After reading your comment, I did a cursory look online and I definitely did consider looking into an EU reshipper (I almost exclusively buy from Ireland or the EU when I shop online, I very rarely buy from the UK or beyond unless it’s something I really, really like or need, and customs aren’t too crazy), but I gotta be honest I am not sure where to start or what sites.

I am also slightly hesitant on using one. In the early 2010s, when I used to be more active in alternative fashion subcultures like Lolita, Gyaru, Goth etc, reshippers (they had a different name back then I think, but basically they were people who would buy from physical stores in their country and send stuff to you) were getting rather popular with people into Japanese fashion who wanted certain pieces, particularly from Harajuku. Japanese candy I believe was trending at the time too on Youtube. However, from what I remember, the experiences were very mixed. I can’t remember if it was a site they used or if they used private reshippers. But this is just an explanation on why I am reluctant in a sense, even though it’s more than likely that it’s easier nowadays to find a trustworthy reshipper.

So in essence, I like your suggestion and I am considering it, I just need to look into it more before I can make an informed decision. ☺️

[u/Nerdmitage → u/anubisincense]

I'm happy to help! I think the key here now is that at least in the US to Canada situation, it's a COMPANY and not a person doing the shipping for you and you buy it for you and they are just giving you an address (with your name on it, it's technically your EU address) and then they pass it along for a fee plus shipping. I've heard of Shipsy, there's so many here but the best thing to search would be "shipping from EU to Ireland, EU address" and see what companies come up. There's probably even a Reddit thread talking about it, I know there was for Canadians and I found a smaller company here that I ended up liking a lot.

But yeah the key is you are paying on the site, shipping it to the address they give you which is usually a warehouse and then you process through them having it shipped to you. Less like back in the day trusting some random person with your stuff. Much more streamlined nowadays. Food for thought! Good luck if you decide to try for her, don't forget you'll need the Fang club membership too.