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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Greylock" data-source="post: 2080165" data-attributes="member: 19056">I have two things you might want to think about. These points are strictly anecdotal, and do not represent any degree of high specialisation or knowledge, just things I have experienced: 1. Foreign magazines, especially British ones, cost an arm-an-a-leg in the U.S. As a consumer, it cheeses me to pay $10 + for one. However, when I retailed Euro-mags in my life as a record dude, the fact that I had to give away Brit mags for $10 cheesed me. There is no good way to satisfy either end without spending or losing $. 2. I am now a Grocer (see title). I work at a store with a significant Orthodox Jewish customer base. That means, lot's of special order shipments coming from Israel. Large and small,  bulk items and one-shots, perishables and durable. The turnaround time is simply nuts. I've had canned goods pass their expiration dates making the trip. No lie. Seriously, I've waited three or four monthes for goods to make it from the kitchen to the packer to the ship to the NY distributer to the truck to my shelf in Memphis, TN, and oops,  right to the dumpster. Hope some of that helps...</blockquote>