cheaplightning web store FAQ section

I accept Paypal (which means I can accept major credit cards.) INTERNATIONAL POSTAL MONEY ORDERS. (it is very important that you buy a INTERNATIONAL money order. They are PINK in the USA I think.) I also accept checks but they may take up to a month to clear through all the red tape in the Japanese banking system. I can also accept well hidden cash but thats risky for you. I can not take any responsibility for envelopes that arrive here with a hole in them and the cash missing. I hope to accept Google Checkout in the near future as soon as they allow people in Japan to open accounts I will open one. I am willing to consider other options as well if you know of another reliable service. Please note that anyone who wishes to pay via Check or Money Order will be emailed within 48 hours of sale. If I do not receive a response within 48 hours of sending the email I will cancel your order and the items will be re-listed.

I am studying but I am far from fluent. I HAVE TO speak Japanese in my daily life so I am forced to learn. Sometimes faster than I am ready for!

No! I was born in Canada but my blood is half Danish and half Irish.

Because people all over the world LOVE Kitty Chan

Airmail service has been as fast as 3 days... but don't count on that. I have shipped things to Italy that took 2 months to get to my customer because the item was stuck in customs. I try to ship within 24 hours of payment. EMS shipping is your safest and fastest method. Not only is your item insured and traceable online but you will get it FASTER.

Maybe. I am more than happy to receive special orders..... feel free to ask! But don't get your hopes up if you are looking for something huge or rare or expensive.

Probably not. My mom often sends me emails with the "crazy" trends that are all over Japan... Square watermelons, see through skirts etc.. These things often exist, but I have usually never seen them and they are usually not popular at all.

Video Games in Japan were not shrink wrapped until recently. Every game that I sell as new IS new and un-played.

A lot of the new games I sell come directly from complete NEW OLD STOCK cases of games I have.

I sure do! cheaplightning.blogspot.com

My good friend Trevor Mang took that photo. You can see more of his work here: http://ratiocinative.deviantart.com/gallery/

Shipping prices are automatically calculated based on weight. You will be able to see your combined shipping price when you go through the check out process but before actually having to enter payment info. Feel free to give it a try. Shipping prices are all estimated based on 1 of the particular item packaged. Different items packaged together may end up costing less in shipping but never more. If their is a gross difference between what we charge you and what the post office charges us we will refund the difference. If the opposite is true we will pay any difference in shipping.

Yes Japan has square water melons. However due to their perishable nature I will not be accepting special orders for them. http://www.instructables.com/id/Grow-a-square-watermelon/

First off. I am not lucky. No magic fairy came and gave me a plane ticket and a house to live in here. The simple truth is I am not special and anything I have done you can do as well. The difference between you and me is that I made a series of choices that led me here that you have not made yet or refuse to make. It took a lot of sacrifice for me to get here. Basically any time I was going to purchase something (or a service) I would ask myself 2 questions. 1.) Do I need this to survive (food water shelter etc)? 2.) Will this purchase help me get to my dream? If the answer was no to both I would not make the purchase. Now there are plenty of ways to cheat yourself on that. (I need this new shirt) Of course you need food to survive but you don't need FANCY entertainment food, $6 coffee, alcohol etc. You can achieve any dream you want to as long as you put in the effort. Luck won't help you and it certainly didn't help me.