*Nice* Christmas-themed online shopping?

[telophase]

Anyone know of someplace online that sells nice Christmas-themed things, not the plastic stuff I can pick up in Michael's or Joann's but stuff you'd see in Christmas/Kristkindl markets? The big Christmas market that normally shows up in our area sells a lot of stuff from a German company that has an online presence...and charges FORTY-NINE EUROS for shipping to the US.

myrialux and I have a tradition of buying a Santa figure every year and obviously we're not getting out to buy any in person this year. I'd like something kind of nice (and willing to go up to $100 or so) but I'm not willing to pay FORTY-NINE EUROS SHIPPING for the thing.

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[thistleingrey]

(From what I've heard, it's a US-side customs surcharge somehow. I did not buy yarn from a German vendor earlier this year because of extra shipping fees.) Good luck with finding a good source!

[estara]

The German Post Office did up dues for sending parcels outside of the EU considerably at the start of the year. I used to be able to send tracked small parcels to Asia for around 7 Euros, now they cost 17 Euros, so I no longer offer tracking.
I hope you can find a US wholesale importer of the stuff you want to buy, because if those Santas are bigger, or weird to pack safely, that may be a normal shipping charge.
Oh and customs aren't included in the price I quoted, so people may have to pay customs extra.

[movingfinger]

I would start winnowing through Scandinavian for imported items and Pennsylvania Dutch/Amish type sites for handicrafts. Unfortunately the current administration is responsible for the high prices on imported things. Higher-end retailers like Garnet Hill sometimes have good things too (can't think of others offhand). I like to pick up Jultomten or nisse and they're scarce in the US. (Martha Stewart had a big gnome thing last year and that may be affecting supply.) I don't think Kris Kringl has everything in that massive jammed shop online, but it's worth looking and maybe phoning?

I have occasionally found good vintage decorations on eBay/Etsy, but the pricing is rarely reasonable.

[mme_n_b]

https://www.livemaster.ru/search.php?vr=0&searchtype=1&search=%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%8B%D0%B9+%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B4§iontype=1
Like Etsy, but prices are more Russia. Shipping can be slow, but nowhere near 49 euros. Most artists will reply in English if you tell them the code phrase: "К сожалению я не знаю русского языка, пожалуйста ответьте мне по-английски"

Santas: https://www.livemaster.ru/search.php?vr=0&searchtype=1&search=%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%B4+%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B7§iontype=1