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Please read all of the ‘Important Notes’ before placing your order!

Important Notes

  • Since these items can only be shipped domestically within Japan, we will be using a Japanese shopping service called FROMJAPAN in order to obtain these items! This will be our 3rd buying project using them.
  • This shopping service requires a 5% commisson fee, so that amount has been added to the totals of each item. We do not make any profit off of any order.
  •  Those of you outside of America who would like to order tour goods, consider looking into this option as well or we recommend Japan Homemaker, which we have  successfully ordered through in the past!
  • In the past, UIH staff paid for int’l shipping cost out of pocket, but with so many projects going on, etc. we are no longer able to do so. To fix this, we now require a ¥600 shipping deposit to be made with each item!
  • This deposit are a high estimate of how much it would cost to ship per person from Japan to California. Once the package gets here, the actual cost will be calculated and we will deduct the amount you overpaid from your domestic shipping costs! In contrast, if we underestimated and shipping costs ended up higher than expected, we will collect the difference from you then.

The Merch List

  • Member Bracelets (6 types) – ¥1,890 each
  • Stainless Steel Mini-bottle – ¥2,100
  • Handkerchief – ¥840
  • Movie Keychain – ¥1,260
  • Tote Bag – ¥1,890
  • Accordion File Folder – ¥525
  • Hottest Japan Official Lightstick – ¥2,625
  • Hottest Japan Official Headband – ¥1,890
  • Hottest Japan Official Lightstick Dust Cap – ¥1,575

Methods of Payment

We are accepting Paypal, concealed cash, Bank of America transfer, Bank of America deposit, Wells Fargo Transfer, Western Union, or if you have other methods in mind, send us an email! All non-Paypal payment details will be emailed to you after filling out the order form.

Paypal users, please send payment to orders [at] usaiamhottest.com and be sure to select “I’m sending money to family or friends” and cover fees on your side if necessary. Do not write anything in the subject line or message box when sending Paypal payment to our account! You must also send the payment in Japanese yen using the drop down menu under amount! See how to do this below!

 

Shipping Options

Since all these items are of different sizes, we’ll revisit this once the items come in! However, we always ship through USPS unless otherwise specified. ^^

Deadline

Orders and payments are due before June 28th at midnight PST!

Order Form

Click here to place your order!

Questions?

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to send us an email anytime at: orders@usaiamhottest.com or send us a tweet at @USAIAMHOTTEST!

May 2013 28

Sorry that this is going up a little late, but it was a little more complicated than we thought. Please read the entire ‘Important Notes’ section before placing your order!

IMPORTANT NOTES

  • We are ordering from HMV to ensure that each album order counts towards charts! We will be using FROMJAPAN, a Japanese shopping service, to order them.
  • Since HMV shipping within Japan is free for orders above 2,000yen, this is the most cost efficient way to order JPN albums ~ especially if anyone is uncomfortable with any other sites or if they have sold out on any of those sites. 
  • Since we are using a shopping service, we have added their 5% required commission  fee to each item.
  • If the single/album you want is not listed, that means it has sold out on HMV. If you interested in an album not on the list, please send us an email and we will look for it on other reliable sites for you. However, they may be significantly more expensive, but you will be able to save shipping costs by combining it with our shipment!
  • In the past, UIH staff paid for int’l shipping cost out of pocket, but with so many projects going on, etc. We now require a down-payment to be made with each album. If you have questions about this, please ask us before placing your order!
  • These down-payments are a high estimate of how much it would cost to ship from Japan to California. Once the package gets here, the actual cost will be calculated and we will deduct the amount you overpaid from your domestic shipping costs! In contrast, if we underestimated and shipping costs ended up higher than expected, we will collect the difference from you then.

 

Down-payments are as listed:

  • ¥1,105 per each  full album ordered (not including Normal Vers.)
  • ¥700 per each A or B Vers. of singles ordered (not including ONEDAY singles)
  • ¥250 per each Normal Vers. or ONEDAY album ordered

Since this is a new process, this is most likely confusing. If you have any questions, please send us an e-mail and ask! Chances are, if you have them, someone else probably does as well.

 THE MERCH LIST

  • 2PM – Give Me Love (Vers. A) – ¥1,890
  • 2PM – Give Me Love (Vers. B) – ¥1,890
  • 2PM – Give Me Love (Normal Vers.) – ¥1,260
  • Since there are so many JPN albums, rather than listing such a massive list, please look at our form for prices!

METHODS OF PAYMENT

We are accepting Paypal, concealed cash, Bank of America transfer, Bank of America deposit, Wells Fargo Transfer, Western Union, or if you have other methods in mind, send us an email! All non-Paypal payment details will be emailed to you after filling out the order form.
Paypal users, be sure to select “I’m sending money to family or friends” to avoid additional fees. Please do not write anything in the subject line or message box when sending Paypal payment to our account! You must also send the payment in Japanese yen using the drop down menu under amount! See how to do this below!

SHIPPING OPTIONS

We’ll revisit this once all of your items get here, but we always use USPS to ship out items, unless otherwise specified by buyers! ^^b

DEADLINE

  • Orders & payments are due on: June 14th, at midnight PST!

ORDER FORM

Click here to place your order!

QUESTIONS

If you have any questions, email us anytime at: orders@usaiamhottest.com

 

May 2013 26

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Quick buying project for 2PM in Vogue Magazine – June 2013. Will most likely have sent over with our “Grown” A & B albums batch #3 to keep the costs low.

THE MAGAZINE

See HQ of the magazine on JYP Nation’s Facebook page here!

THE PRICE (IMPORTANT)

Typically, our shipping weight is $1.25 per 100g.  The weight of most Korean fashion magazines can be anywhere between 1.5 – 2 KG, we do not know at this time, so we will be collecting $15 as an initial downpayment, any additional costs will be collected once the magazines arrive and can be weighed or refunded if the weight turns out to be less than what was calculated!! ^^b

For that reason, 1 Vogue Magazine = $23 each

DOMESTIC SHIPPING & LOCAL PICK-UPS

Domestic shipping (shipping to you) is all based on your preference.  Will offer Media Mail or Priority Mail and will give you your options once the magazines arrive.

Local pickups will be offered in:

  • SO CAL – Inland Empire (Rancho Cucamonga or Riverside)
  • SO CAL – Rowland Heights
  • SO CAL – Orange County (Fullerton or Anaheim)
  • SO CAL – Los Angeles (Koreatown)
  • SO CAL – Coachella Valley (Indio)

If you’re interested in hosting a local pickup in your area for minimized domestic shipping costs, please let us know via email!!!

METHODS OF PAYMENT

All payment details will be emailed to you along with an order confirmation within 48 hours. We will confirm receipt of payment within 48 hours as well! :)

We will accept:

  • Paypal
  • Bank of America Tranfser
  • Bank of America Deposit (no account required)
  • Wells Fargo Transfer
  • Concealed Cash
  • Money Order
  • Western Union

THE ORDER FORM

Click here and fill out carefully! ^^

THE DEADLINE

Deadline to order and pay is Monday, June 3rd, 2013 at midnight PST

QUESTIONS?

Email us at: orders@usaiamhottest.com

May 2013 05

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Let’s make sure 2PM knows how much we love and support them by donating rice wreath(s) for the What Time Is It? Live Tour in Seoul Grand Finale on June 21st & 22nd!  The money will be put towards the rice wreath(s) that will be donated in the name of American Hottest.  We get to design the banners and choose the writing on the ribbons as well!  Our team will ensure that American Hottests are represented to the fullest!!! So let’s do some fundraising!!  Rice will be donated to underprivileged neighborhoods in Korea – the number of kgs we donate is all up to you! ;D

 

THE GOAL + WREATHS

We’ve met our minimum ($125), so now it’s the more you donate, the bigger our presence can be!  All banner designs and wordings will be approved by the donor majority a few weeks before we make our purchase.  All of the details are flexible  but just to give you an idea, depending on how much we can fundraise, we can either do 1 huge one like this >>

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Or we can do several smaller ones depending on how much we raise, if we come up short on the huge one! >>

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The ultimate goal is at least $800 so that we can get a huge banner!!

 

DONATION OPTIONS!

Every single cent counts, whatever you can spare can help us reach our goal!  You can~

  • donate directly
  • order something from our stock sale!

STOCK SALE!

These are all extra stock that are collecting dust at our headquarters ><; All proceeds will be donated to the rice wreath project.  Shipping to you is not included but can be calculated by request when sending in your order. Can be combined with BP #25, future BPs, So Cal Pickup.

$20 DONATION

  • 2AM JYP Nation in Japan Polaroids | 1 on hand (pic 1pic 2)
  • 2PM Official Lightbouncer | 1 on-hand (pic)
  • Sweet Chansung Chanlanket Cape | 1 on-hand (pic 12)

$15 DONATION

  • 2PM – Hands Up (regular version) | 8 albums on-hand (pic)
  • Jo Kwon – “Animal” (I’m Da One version) | 2 albums on-hand (pic)
  • Jang Wooyoung – “23_Male_Single” (Gold version) + poster | 10 albums + posters on-hand (pic)
  • 2012 About A Boy Junho Wall Calendar (21 x 14 inches) | 1 on-hand (pics)

$10 DONATION

  • Happy Record’s 2013 Chansung calendar | 1 on hand (pic 12)
  • Chan’s Treasure Box 2013 Chansung calendar – $10 | 4 on hand (pic 12)
  • Sweet Chansung 2013 calendar set | 4 on-hand (pic)

$5 DONATION

  • 2PM – “Masquerade” regular version CD (opened, but mint condition from Mottainai project)
  • 2AM – Saint O’Clock poster | 10 posters on-hand (pic)
  • STILL 2:00PM poster | 4 posters on-hand (pic)
  • Jang Wooyoung – “23_Male_Single” gold version poster | 5 posters on-hand
  • Baek Ayeon 1st mini-album poster | 2 posters on-hand
  • Ok Cat phone charms | 8 yellow, 1 pink on-hand (pic)

 

PAYMENT METHODS

We are accepting donations via:

  • Paypal
  • Concealed Cash
  • Bank of America Transfer
  • Wells Fargo Transfer
  • Bank of America Deposit
  • Money Order
  • Western Union

HOW TO MAKE A DONATION OR ORDER

To make a donation, email us at: orders@usaiamhottest.com with the amount, any items from the stock sale that you’d like to buy and payment type and we will give you the details ASAP!

If you order items from the stock sale, So Cal pickup is offered, it can be shipped with your “Grown” or future orders or you must pay additional shipping costs, which will be outlined in the email response!

DEADLINE

Deadline to donate or order from the stock sale is: Saturday, June 15th, 2013 at 12 Midnight PST! We will order the rice wreath on Sunday and report everything as soon as we can! ^^

DONATION TRACKER

All names will be kept anonymous on this post! We will update this post every day at 9PM PST.

Pledged donations (money not yet received)

  • $20

TOTAL: $20

Donations received 

  • $5
  • $50
  • $10
  • $100
  • $5
  • $1
  • $10
  • $5
  • $5
  • $5
  • $5
  • $20
  • $5
  • $1
  • $1
  • $5
  • $20
  • $10
  • $15
  • $2
  • $2
  • $10
  • $2
  • $10
  • $2
  • $1
  • $1
  • $5
  • $1
  • $30
  • $5
  • $1
  • $25
  • $10
  • $3
  • $5
  • $1
  • $3
  • $2
  • $5
  • $30
  • $2
  • $20
  • $23
  • $10
  • $6
  • $1
  • $1
  • $5
  • $10
  • $5
  • $288

TOTAL: $805

 

THANK YOU AMERICAN HOTTESTS!! LET’S DO THIS!!

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Our 25th buying project is one of the most important to date: 2PM’s 2013 Korean comeback! Let’s make sure American Hottests make our mark this comeback! To date, we have yet to break the 100 mark in ordering Korean CDs – we’ve come very close, but not quite!

FOR THE UIH NEWBIES KEEP READING ; for the UIH veterans, scroll down past the ===== 

Here’s some facts about UIH to ease any of your skepticism!

UIH was founded during the Wonder Girls World Tour in 2010. We did a small food support project in every city that 2PM and 2AM visited on that tour! Since then we’ve done many different projects, including over 25 buying projects since STILL 2:00PM’s release.  Collectively through UIH, American I AM Hottests have ordered nearly 500 CDs in Korea and Japan that counted towards the charts.

UIH Buying Projects are sent to admin Michelle (roMANtaec) in Southern California.  All packages are sent to you from Southern California using USPS.

All costs cover the cost of the items, Paypal fees, shipping supplies including printer ink, tape, labels etc.,

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THE PROCESS

  • Choose which CDs you’d like to order
  • If you want extra posters from version A or B, you can order them for a $5 per poster!
  • Decide if you want to donate to the UIH Rice Wreath for WTII in Seoul
  • Decide if you want to order anything from the Stock Sale fundraiser for the UIH Rice Wreath for WTII in Seoul
  • Decide if you want to pick-up locally and split costs with other Hottests or have it shipped directly to your home
  • If you ordered from batch #1, decide if you want to receive Version A first or both versions at the same time to save $.
  • Wait for UIH staff to contact me via email with the finalized costs that I owe
  • Send over my payment and wait for an email confirmation
  • Respond to UIH’s email regarding my poster preference once poster types are revealed
  • Wait patiently for our CDs to arrive to UIH headquarters! ^^
  • Pay for domestic shipping costs from UIH to you (or your local area) when CDs arrive
  • Receive tracking number from UIH staff and wait patiently for package to arrive
  • ENJOY 2PM!

MERCH LIST

All prices include shipping from Korea to UIH!  You must pay for domestic shipping from UIH to you separately~

  • “Grown” version A + poster – $19
  • “Grown” version A, no poster – $18
  • “Grown” version B + poster – $19
  • “Grown” version B, no poster – $18
  • Hands Up – $15
  • STILL 2:00PM – $10
  • Don’t Stop Can’t Stop – $10
  • 1:59PM – $14
  • Time for a Change – $10
  • Hottest Time of the Day – $10
  • Jang Wooyoung – 23_Male_Single – Gold version – $15
  • Jang Wooyoung – 23_Male_Single – Silver version – $15
  • Masquerade – Regular version – $5 (Mottainai CD – donation to rice wreath)
  • Beautiful – Regular version – $5 (Mottainai CD - donation to rice wreath)
  • Ultra Lover – Regular version – $5 (Mottainai CD - donation to rice wreath)

POSTERS

Version A has 6 different poster types and Version B has 7 different types.  We will be receiving posters at random, but we can certainly give you your preference if possible, based on what we receive.  All preferences will be issued on a first come, first served basis based on the time you submit your order form!

We will also work hard to obtain more posters from the local CD shops in Los Angeles, regular price is $5 per poster and any additional posters can be purchased from Korea for $5.  All posters will be shipped in tubes~~ we have some extra STILL 2:00PM and 23_Male_Single Gold version posters. We cannot obtain any other posters at this time.

LOCAL MEETUPS

Cut down (or eliminate) your domestic shipping costs by doing local meetups in your metropolitan areas!  Check mark the box on the order form to notify us that you’d be interested in receiving a larger package on behalf of your local metropolitan area!  This list will grow as people sign up! ^^b You will split shipping costs with other Hottests in your area which can reduce costs to less than $1 per person!  ALL Southern California (IE, OC, LA) project participants are FREE since UIH staff are in So Cal! ^^b

For the listed cities, there will be a meetup somewhere in your area for you to pickup your merch and possibly meet other Hottest! You can also arrange to pickup at another time, all things will be organized after orders close!

  • Southern California – Inland Empire – pick up in Rancho Cucamonga (no additional shipping costs required)
  • Southern California – Orange County – pick up in Fullerton  (no additional shipping costs required)
  • Southern California – LA – pick up in Koreatown  (no additional shipping costs required)
  • Southern California – San Gabriel Valley  (no additional shipping costs required)
  • Southern California – Rowland Heights  (no additional shipping costs required)
  • Southern California – Ventura County (no additional shipping costs required)
  • Southern California – Coachella Valley – pick up in Indio  (no additional shipping costs required)
  • Southern California – San Diego (shipping costs will be split up between all buyers)
  • Northern California – San Francisco (shipping costs will be split up between all buyers)
  • Northern California – San Jose – pick up at Eastridge Mall (shipping costs will be split up between all buyers)
  • Albuquerque, New Mexico (shipping costs will be split up between all buyers)
  • Austin, Texas (shipping costs will be split up between all buyers)
  • NYC (shipping costs will be split up between all buyers)
  • DMV – D.C., Maryland, Virginia (shipping costs will be split up between all buyers)
  • Columbus, Georgia (shipping costs will be split up between all buyers)
  • Chicago, Illinois (shipping costs will be split up between all buyers)
  • Cary, North Carolina (shipping costs will be split up between all buyers)
  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (shipping costs will be split up between all buyers)
  • HELP US ADD MORE TO THIS LIST! SIGN UP FOR YOUR CITY/METROPOLITAN AREA!

DOMESTIC SHIPPING 

All domestic shipping costs will be collected from you once the items arrive from Korea.  You may have multiple orders whether it be fanmade goods, Tokyo Dome goods or other CDs also, so all of it can be combined to cut down costs.

  • Domestic shipping costs will be collected later on, once the items are received from Korea.
  • All packages will be shipped from Southern California!
  • Prices vary based on your region and your order.
  • All USPS Priority Mail packages include tracking.

To give you an idea, poster shipping is $5.50 for 1 poster using USPS 1st class mail or $6 for Priority Mail for up to 3 posters. If you order 1 – 2 albums, we ship in USPS Priority Mail Flat Rate Envelopes for $6.  If you order other items, we always try to use the cheapest methods for you, which tend to be USPS Priority Mail Flat Rate Boxes, which can range from $6 to $15 (unless you’re ordering a lot of stuff lol).

METHOD OF PAYMENT

Once you submit your order form, UIH staff will email you with all payment details within 48 hours, the final costs you owe, etc. Please do not send payment until UIH staff contacts you via email.

Your options are:

  • Paypal
  • Bank of America transfer (for BoA customers)
  • Bank of America deposit (you deposit cash into our account at a BoA branch)
  • Wells Fargo transfer (for Wells Fargo customers)
  • Concealed Cash
  • Western Union
  • OTHER (suggestions?)

Once you send your payment we will email you a confirmation that your payment was received!

2PM WTII IN SEOUL RICE WREATH DONATIONS

We would love to have an American Hottest rice wreath at the 2PM WTII in Seoul concerts in June (click for example)!  We need to raise at the very least, $125 in order to get one (because of transfer fees and such).  If we are unable to raise at least $125, we will keep the money for 2PM’s 5th Anniversary or donate it to one of the k-Hottest comeback support projects.  But we have faith that we will raise 2 – 3 times more money so that we can get an even bigger rice wreath!! LET’S DO THIS!!!   You can donate money when you pay for your albums or you can buy a Japanese Mottainai single, meaning it’s opened but unused gifted by J-Hottest. 100% of the proceeds will be put towards the rice wreaths!

You can also order anything from our Stock Sale - 100% of the proceeds will be put towards the rice wreath! ^^ All items are first come, first served! ><

THE ORDER FORM

Please fill out the order form here!

DEADLINES & TIMELINE

  • Batch #1 orders and payments are due on May 12th, 2013 at midnight PST!
  • Batch #2 orders and payment are due on May 19th, 2013 at midnight PST!
  • Batch #3 orders and payments are due on June 3rd, 2013 at midnight PST! (DEADLINE EXTENDED)

We will also open buying projects for any 2PM magazines that are released and any additional Korean merchandise! ^^b

  • Batch #1 estimated arrival: around May 27th
  • Batch #2 estimated arrival: around June 1st
  • Batch #3 estimated arrival: around June 15th
  • Arrival dates will vary based on how quickly (or slowly) the packages move through US Customs!

QUESTIONS

If you have any questions, email us at: orders@usaiamhottest.com. Please allow up to 48 hours for a response!

 

 

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