Popeye70
Junior Member
Maybe they didn't know where Oslo was? It is a long ways, and you are correct, it's a very expensive place. I couldn't believe how expensive it was when I was in Oslo about a decade ago. However, the USD is making a comeback.
Of course, they could be unaware of where Oslo is, but I selected "Norway" as my destination country when ordering, and that should be a pretty good clue. Looking at their web site and order form now, I guess I forgot to change the shipping option from "USPS Priority Mail (US Only)" at 5.50 US$ to "US Post Office Priority Mail International", which happens to be 40 US$. A well designed web site would remove all domestic shipping options when an international address is specified...
And no need to worry, Vegasrider - Oslo is still a very expensive place. Apparently Oslo is the second most expensive city in the world, and Norway is also on second place when it comes to the most expensive countries in the world.
To use a scale all of you know: The average price for a 0.5 liter domestic draught beer from tap in Oslo is somewhere close 12 US$ now. A Big Mac (another well known size) is 6.3 US$ according to the 2015 Big Mac Index.
In the last year or two, the US$ has gone from approx. 5.5 Norwegian Kroner (NOK) to over 8 NOK for one US$, so ordering stuff from the states is way more expensive now than it used to be.
Edit: Typos.