A useful Buy For Me purchase request checklist starts with the retailer’s product link, the exact item and option you want, and the quantity. Buy For Me (BFM) is ShipByMail’s assisted-purchase service. Before you request a purchase, follow the current steps in your ShipByMail account and confirm the retailer and item are eligible, how payment works, the current service fee, and the separate cost of forwarding. Clear details help explain your request, but they don’t guarantee that the item is available or can be purchased or forwarded.
What details should I include in a Buy For Me purchase request?
Prepare these details so it’s clear which item you want:
- Product link: Copy the retailer’s product page URL and check that it opens to the right item.
- Product name or identifier: Include the name, model, product number, or edition shown by the retailer, if available.
- Exact option: Note the size, colour, model, edition, or other choice you want.
- Quantity: State how many you’re requesting.
- Essential instructions: Add concise details that resolve a likely ambiguity. Mention an alternative only if you genuinely want to allow it.
These are useful details to prepare, not a confirmed list of required form fields. Enter them in the places provided by the current request process. Don’t assume you can add a note or attachment unless the live process offers that option.
How should I specify Buy For Me variants and quantities?
Use the option labels shown on the retailer’s page, and distinguish between similar models, sizes, colours, or editions. For example, if two versions have different model numbers, include the one you want rather than relying on a general product name. State the quantity clearly. If you would accept a substitute, say exactly what alternatives you authorize; otherwise, make clear that you want only the specified item.
The retailer may change what is available, and a clear option or quantity does not reserve stock. Don’t assume ShipByMail can substitute an item without your approval.
What should I confirm about retailer acceptance and Buy For Me fees?
First decide whether you need assisted purchasing. If you can place the order yourself and the retailer accepts your payment and ShipByMail’s Canadian receiving address, ordinary parcel forwarding may be suitable. With forwarding, the seller delivers the purchase to your Canadian address, then ShipByMail ships it from Canada to your home. Buy For Me may be an option when a retailer doesn’t accept your payment method, but it isn’t a way to bypass retailer rules and isn’t guaranteed to work with every store or item.
Before requesting a Canadian retailer assisted purchase, confirm that the retailer and product can be handled through the current service, what payment requirements apply, and the current Buy For Me service fee and any other purchase charges. Also check the separate shipping fees for forwarding the item to your home. Fees and requirements can change, so don’t rely on an old price or a fee mentioned in another article.
For an example of how Buy For Me may fit a retailer purchase, see this Coach Canada Buy For Me example. It’s an example, not a guarantee that the same conditions apply to another retailer. For a related illustration of the difference between a retailer’s shipping options and shipping a parcel from Canada, see this guide about shipping from Canada to the US.
What happens after I submit a Buy For Me request?
Follow the current Buy For Me steps in your ShipByMail account Dashboard. ShipByMail can process a request only if it can proceed with the retailer, item, and applicable requirements. If ShipByMail makes the purchase, the retailer sends the item to ShipByMail. The account payment method may be charged for the order and a processing fee; confirm the current amounts and payment details before submitting.
Forwarding is separate from the purchase request. After the item arrives and is processed, you can arrange and pay for shipping from Canada to your home according to the current process and available options. Retailer acceptance, item availability, purchase, and forwarding eligibility are not guaranteed.
Buy For Me purchase request FAQs
Does a complete Buy For Me request guarantee ShipByMail can buy the item?
No. Clear product details help explain what you want, but the retailer must still accept the purchase and have the item available. ShipByMail also needs to confirm that the request meets current service and item requirements.
Do I pay for forwarding in the Buy For Me request?
Forwarding is a separate step after the order arrives and is processed. Check your account for the current charges and payment details when you arrange shipping from Canada to your home.
Before submitting, prepare your product link, option, and quantity, then review the current Buy For Me process and ShipByMail fees.
