present for those back in the UK are expensive this year
Nov 22nd 2007, 6:14 am
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present for those back in the UK are expensive this year
title should read presents
My daughter cannot make it to spend christmas here this year. I had previously promised her a new laptop, and must now figure how to get it to her in England.
Apple US price - $1099
Apple UK price - $1,442 (£699)
She mentioned she would like the more expensive one
, but thats not going to happen.
Of course if I buy it here and send it to her then mum will have to pay import duty (which I will have to reimburse).
How is everyone else coping with the crappy exchange rate?
My daughter cannot make it to spend christmas here this year. I had previously promised her a new laptop, and must now figure how to get it to her in England.
Apple US price - $1099
Apple UK price - $1,442 (£699)
She mentioned she would like the more expensive one
, but thats not going to happen.Of course if I buy it here and send it to her then mum will have to pay import duty (which I will have to reimburse).
How is everyone else coping with the crappy exchange rate?
Nov 22nd 2007, 7:01 am
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Re: present for those back in the UK are expensive this year
title should read presents
My daughter cannot make it to spend christmas here this year. I had previously promised her a new laptop, and must now figure how to get it to her in England.
Apple US price - $1099
Apple UK price - $1,442 (£699)
She mentioned she would like the more expensive one, but thats not going to happen.
Of course if I buy it here and send it to her then mum will have to pay import duty (which I will have to reimburse).
How is everyone else coping with the crappy exchange rate?
My daughter cannot make it to spend christmas here this year. I had previously promised her a new laptop, and must now figure how to get it to her in England.
Apple US price - $1099
Apple UK price - $1,442 (£699)
She mentioned she would like the more expensive one
, but thats not going to happen.Of course if I buy it here and send it to her then mum will have to pay import duty (which I will have to reimburse).
How is everyone else coping with the crappy exchange rate?
Does the U.S. price include sales tax?
Nov 22nd 2007, 7:49 am
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Re: present for those back in the UK are expensive this year
title should read presents
My daughter cannot make it to spend christmas here this year. I had previously promised her a new laptop, and must now figure how to get it to her in England.
Apple US price - $1099
Apple UK price - $1,442 (£699)
She mentioned she would like the more expensive one, but thats not going to happen.
Of course if I buy it here and send it to her then mum will have to pay import duty (which I will have to reimburse).
How is everyone else coping with the crappy exchange rate?
My daughter cannot make it to spend christmas here this year. I had previously promised her a new laptop, and must now figure how to get it to her in England.
Apple US price - $1099
Apple UK price - $1,442 (£699)
She mentioned she would like the more expensive one
, but thats not going to happen.Of course if I buy it here and send it to her then mum will have to pay import duty (which I will have to reimburse).
How is everyone else coping with the crappy exchange rate?
Nov 22nd 2007, 2:56 pm
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Re: present for those back in the UK are expensive this year
But even if she did come to the US and take it back with her, wouldnt she have had to pay customs tax?
Isn't it more to do with UK extortion than a crappy exchange rate?
I had my eye on a new electric guitar, US price $1400, UK price £1400 !!! WTF !
Isn't it more to do with UK extortion than a crappy exchange rate?
I had my eye on a new electric guitar, US price $1400, UK price £1400 !!! WTF !
Nov 22nd 2007, 3:04 pm
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Re: present for those back in the UK are expensive this year
title should read presents
My daughter cannot make it to spend christmas here this year. I had previously promised her a new laptop, and must now figure how to get it to her in England.
Apple US price - $1099
Apple UK price - $1,442 (£699)
She mentioned she would like the more expensive one, but thats not going to happen.
Of course if I buy it here and send it to her then mum will have to pay import duty (which I will have to reimburse).
How is everyone else coping with the crappy exchange rate?
My daughter cannot make it to spend christmas here this year. I had previously promised her a new laptop, and must now figure how to get it to her in England.
Apple US price - $1099
Apple UK price - $1,442 (£699)
She mentioned she would like the more expensive one
, but thats not going to happen.Of course if I buy it here and send it to her then mum will have to pay import duty (which I will have to reimburse).
How is everyone else coping with the crappy exchange rate?
Nov 22nd 2007, 3:47 pm
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Re: present for those back in the UK are expensive this year
[QUOTE=YankeeDaz;5588328]But even if she did come to the US and take it back with her, wouldnt she have had to pay customs tax?
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Hmm, you as the customs guy, tell me that my laptop I'm carrying onto the plane with me, (amongst the thousands of others moving through the airport with their laptops) wasn't the one I left the UK with.......
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Hmm, you as the customs guy, tell me that my laptop I'm carrying onto the plane with me, (amongst the thousands of others moving through the airport with their laptops) wasn't the one I left the UK with.......
Nov 22nd 2007, 4:29 pm
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Re: present for those back in the UK are expensive this year
Hmm, you as the customs guy, tell me that my laptop I'm carrying onto the plane with me, (amongst the thousands of others moving through the airport with their laptops) wasn't the one I left the UK with.......
Nov 22nd 2007, 4:47 pm
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Re: present for those back in the UK are expensive this year
I suppose this comes down to "what it is possible to do" and "what it is legal to do".
OP: your daughter isn't a student is she? In the US the apple store has an educational discount system, but I don't know if that's in place anywhere else.
OP: your daughter isn't a student is she? In the US the apple store has an educational discount system, but I don't know if that's in place anywhere else.
Nov 22nd 2007, 4:47 pm
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Re: present for those back in the UK are expensive this year
Best approach when stateside buy said laptop take it out of box post empty box to the UK and mail back receipt in a letter. some will say take a external hard drive to states transfer files on to laptop as customs may ask you to boot it up. And bring the laptop bag case purchased in the UK dont travel with the american plug either, as its a give away.
Nov 22nd 2007, 5:38 pm
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Re: present for those back in the UK are expensive this year
It all depends on who is willing to take the chance. You could get lucky or you could be unlucky and charged a fortune in tax.
You could send a parcel, but that would still have to go through customs at the other end. The declared value could be substantially lower, but it if gets lost, you lose, and also if they decide to open it for inspection you could also be charged.
Hit and miss either way.
You could send a parcel, but that would still have to go through customs at the other end. The declared value could be substantially lower, but it if gets lost, you lose, and also if they decide to open it for inspection you could also be charged.
Hit and miss either way.
Last edited by YankeeDaz; Nov 22nd 2007 at 5:40 pm.
Nov 22nd 2007, 6:11 pm
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Re: present for those back in the UK are expensive this year
Customs officers have books of codes to verify origin
but their most common first look especially on cameras is the batteries
Duracell Crawley ..will normally get you a pass ...
but their most common first look especially on cameras is the batteries
Duracell Crawley ..will normally get you a pass ...
Nov 22nd 2007, 6:25 pm
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Re: present for those back in the UK are expensive this year
title should read presents
My daughter cannot make it to spend christmas here this year. I had previously promised her a new laptop, and must now figure how to get it to her in England.
Apple US price - $1099
Apple UK price - $1,442 (£699)
She mentioned she would like the more expensive one, but thats not going to happen.
Of course if I buy it here and send it to her then mum will have to pay import duty (which I will have to reimburse).
How is everyone else coping with the crappy exchange rate?
My daughter cannot make it to spend christmas here this year. I had previously promised her a new laptop, and must now figure how to get it to her in England.
Apple US price - $1099
Apple UK price - $1,442 (£699)
She mentioned she would like the more expensive one
, but thats not going to happen.Of course if I buy it here and send it to her then mum will have to pay import duty (which I will have to reimburse).
How is everyone else coping with the crappy exchange rate?
Like I say - just a thought...
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Nov 22nd 2007, 6:27 pm
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Re: present for those back in the UK are expensive this year
Nov 22nd 2007, 6:29 pm
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Re: present for those back in the UK are expensive this year
b) If paying by Paypal NO seller with ANY experience will allow someone to pay for an item and have it delivered elsewhere...