How Castaner started

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This is a short, independent history of Castaner. It is not a catalog, and Spain Buying Agent does not speak for the brand.

Castaner opened its first workshop in Banyoles in 1927. Luis Castañer and his cousin Tomás Serra pushed the espadrille into a workshop trade. In 1970 the house made a wedge espadrille with Yves Saint Laurent, and that shape is still the summer shoe people request. The Spain site lists current colors in EUR. We are not the brand. Send the style and size. We write the USD total before we pay anyone.

How an order moves

Send one link per item when you can. Add EU size, color, and plug type in order comments. Reference prices go on the form in EUR. We answer on the order page in USD, including the service fee. First payment covers the goods and that fee. Second payment is international shipping after we weigh the packed parcel. You can ask us to hold a box at the warehouse while you add another Spanish seller.

Service fee and the two payments

The service fee is published on pricing. We apply it when we write your order page. You see item totals and the service fee in USD before the first payment. International shipping is not guessed on this page. After the goods are at our warehouse, we weigh them and write a second USD total. Estimates, not final bills, sit on the shipping calculator. Enter the price you saw in EUR. We convert the working total to USD.

Combine sellers, then ship once

Shoes from one Spanish shop and a book from another do not need two international labels. Ask us to hold pieces at the warehouse. We combine them when the products and the paperwork allow it. Glass olive-oil bottles and bulky appliances may still need their own cartons. Service fee rules stay on pricing. Rough weight bands are on the shipping calculator. Final shipping is the weighed parcel, written in USD. The shelf figure you typed stays in EUR on the form.

Details that save a rejected order

Tell us if the item is a gift, if it must stay sealed, or if a Spanish-only box is a problem. We can photograph a label before export when you ask in order comments. Appliances from Spain are usually 230 volt with a European plug. Clothing and shoes follow EU sizes, not US or UK labels. Summer heat is hard on chocolate, lipstick, and some creams. Canary Islands listings can show a different price than the peninsula. Mention the exact page. We buy only the item you approved.

From the workshop story to a real purchase

History explains why shoppers look for Castaner in Spain. It does not reserve stock. When you want a current piece, send the Spanish product link or a boutique note. We check domestic availability, write USD item lines and the service fee, and ship after you approve both payment stages. See pricing and the shipping calculator. The form still takes the shelf figure in EUR.

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