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Sep 17, 2021 at 7:20 AM Post #2,266 of 2,497
PocketMags having a very good sale. 50% off normal prices of selected annual subscriptions.

Right now it's possible to get twelve month's subscriptions to all four audio kit magazines together for £56. That includes:

HiFi Choice
HiFi News
What HiFi
HiFi+
 
Nov 25, 2021 at 1:16 AM Post #2,273 of 2,497
Poganin said:
It's the same in Poland. Parcels from China get delivered to my door without hassle, but whenever I order from the UK, everything gets stuck in customs because contents need to be declared and taxed appropriately. AliExpress now charges VAT at purchase for orders from EU, so the declaration and clearance procedure is avoided.
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Ditto. I have stopped ordering anything from the UK. Not worth the hassle. It's easier, faster and cheaper to order from USA or China. UK is dead for me.

Some deals:

JBL Quantum 400 Gaming headset 44€ / MediaMarkt & Saturn (GER)
https://www.heise.de/preisvergleich/jbl-quantum-400-a2309225.html

Sennheiser HD 599 91€ (Amazon.DE)
https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07Q7S7247/
 
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Nov 25, 2021 at 2:31 AM Post #2,274 of 2,497
Buying from Amazon UK and shipping to Ireland is hassle free in terms of customs and duration. They take the UK VAT off at checkout and apply local VAT estimate, you then see the total price in euro - I've often had refunds when they've charged a bit too much. They can charge local VAT in countries where they have a registered entity.

Snip below is for a £249.99 item, at checkout it becomes €311 (if you chose a currency guarantee), about €15 more versus a currency exchange of £249 to euro. Prime also so no shipping.

Anyway, moral of the story - if in an EU country, still worth checking Amazon UK for deals!

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Nov 25, 2021 at 7:15 AM Post #2,275 of 2,497
Scuba Devils said:
Buying from Amazon UK and shipping to Ireland is hassle free in terms of customs and duration. They take the UK VAT off at checkout and apply local VAT estimate, you then see the total price in euro - I've often had refunds when they've charged a bit too much. They can charge local VAT in countries where they have a registered entity.

Snip below is for a £249.99 item, at checkout it becomes €311 (if you chose a currency guarantee), about €15 more versus a currency exchange of £249 to euro. Prime also so no shipping.

Anyway, moral of the story - if in an EU country, still worth checking Amazon UK for deals!

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Amazon might still work well, they have the full setup and systems to handle cross-border transactions.

Not so the smaller players - with most of them you must go through all the import hassle yourself (Amazon does it on your behalf) and it’s these smaller players who have lost their Continental customers.
 
Nov 25, 2021 at 7:33 AM Post #2,276 of 2,497
 
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