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UK Boots - Anyone got done on postage?

Love Goat CaptainLove Goat Captain Posts: 91
edited December 2009 in The Porch
My bootlegs arrived at my parents house this week. I ordered O2, Shepherds Bush + Berlin. I had to pay a further £12 to Royal Mail, £4 for VAT and £8 for 'handling'.

I haven't seen the actual wording yet, but what a con!! £12 isn't going to break the bank, but on principle why am I being charged this? If I ordered the CDs separately they would have fallen under any 'customs' fees.

Just interested to hear if anyone else got stung by this before I write a stern letter for a refund.

(nothing wrong with PJ side of transaction, just Royal Mail)
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  • dottlesdottles Posts: 9,140
    Yeah, loads of people have been caught out, you have to pay for any package worth over £17. I gather from other threads customs are stopping 1 in 3 parcels or so.
    If you order them individually you don't have to pay any fees as they fall beneath the limit.
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  • Love Goat CaptainLove Goat Captain Posts: 91
    Cheers for the tip. I will do that for the Philly bootlegs I think. Rather give the extra postage money to PJ than to people who strike for a living. Think I will still complain. Small print or not, it seems illogical.

    Sorry, didn't search for other threads
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  • AnglaisAnglais Posts: 83
    man that sucks, dam post! i was ok
  • dottlesdottles Posts: 9,140
    Love Goat Captain wrote:
    Cheers for the tip. I will do that for the Philly bootlegs I think. Rather give the extra postage money to PJ than to people who strike for a living. Think I will still complain. Small print or not, it seems illogical.

    Sorry, didn't search for other threads

    No probs :) I think it costs the same to order them individually as the postage is per disc no matter how many you order at once.
    Yeah, someone said that customs are even opening parcels marked as gifts as they know people are marking them as that when they are not.
    Kufala did say they were looking at how the customs declarations are completed as they are done automatically.
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  • veddertownveddertown Posts: 5,260
    Sorry to hear that, it is a bit odd. I had my last 4 delivered all on the same day but in 2 packages and it just cost me what it should have?
    Like a book among the many on a shelf...

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  • eldermanelderman Posts: 180
    Damn... I have always ordered the boots individually but this time ordered 2 together...not arrived yet but looks like I will get caught by those VAT/customs f@#'ks. :cry:
  • joe2468joe2468 Posts: 3,049
    i said this in another thread......but i would be more then willing to send them to you free of charge...... MEANING you buy it ...put in my shipping address ...when i get it i would be more then happy to put it back in the mail and send it as a gift under $20.......... so you guys shouldnt get hit with so much taxes
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  • eldermanelderman Posts: 180
    My package with 2 boots arrived this morning, not a cent extra to the nice postman. :D
    Then again I'm not "UK" though I understand its a European thing.
  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,549
    joe2468 wrote:
    i said this in another thread......but i would be more then willing to send them to you free of charge...... MEANING you buy it ...put in my shipping address ...when i get it i would be more then happy to put it back in the mail and send it as a gift under $20.......... so you guys shouldnt get hit with so much taxes
    and he means it..Joe u rock!!!!!!!!!!! :D
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  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,549
    elderman wrote:
    My package with 2 boots arrived this morning, not a cent extra to the nice postman. :D
    Then again I'm not "UK" though I understand its a European thing.
    and i have officially to thank the LAZY BITCHES in my hometown post office... :D
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  • so02seeso02see Posts: 238
    Oh, I just posted over on technical & help re UK customs Bas turds. According to the UK cutoms site if the value of items is £36 or less (about $60) they wont charge duty and they wont charge duty on the first few items in a package that add up to this so long as the contents are listed individually. Dont do what I did and add Intl Membership to your order or you'll get charged tax on that amount too.

    Sorry, didnt think to search anywhere other than Tech&Help
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  • BlueLedbetterBlueLedbetter Posts: 1,297
    got the same charge £12 something for 3 boots
  • so02seeso02see Posts: 238
    £8 of that goes to R Mail for handling the charge!!!
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  • ClaireackClaireack Posts: 13,561
    Sounds like ordering individually is the way to go, fortunately I only ordered one.

    Really kind offer of Joe2468. :D
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  • EraserheadEraserhead Posts: 2,926
    This happened to me. I paid the charge.

    True story.
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  • pearl spampearl spam Posts: 154
    £12 for me too. everytime i get payed i order more and everytime i get stung! not as bad as the £35 i had to pay ups for my ten boxset tho :cry:
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  • ilockyerilockyer Posts: 2,270
    It sucks but we all know the way around it is to order seperately... only hassle with that is having to enter your details multiple times. It's an unfortunate lesson we all learn once. You usually get stung with these charges for T shirts etc from 10c too.
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