2025 Overseas Shopping Hacks: How I Beat Customs & Shipping Costs Posted by Zara Chen • Lifestyle & Shopping Expert • She/Her “Former luxury retail manager turned digital nomad. Obsessed with finding smarter ways to shop globally. Known for my brutally honest reviews and obsession with minimalist tech tools.” Hey besties! Zara here, coming at you from my Lisbon apartment with some real talk about overseas shopping. If you’re like me – constantly hunting for international deals but getting slapped with ridiculous customs fees and shipping costs – you need to hear this story. Last month, I nearly had a meltdown when DHL hit me with a $287 customs charge…