Using Amazon.COM rather than Amazon.CO.UK

[Platypus]

I'm looking at a Dell XPS 27 - $1799 (£1100) in the States versus £1598 in UK ...barstewards!


Total shipping charges: £14225.15 Delivery time:
Import duty & VAT: £3066.50 << wtf! shirley some mistake!
Import duty & VAT handling charges: £130.74
Product costs: £1107.32
Total costs: £18529.72

I'll tell you what. Buy me the air ticket and I'll fly over and fetch it for you myself. I'll need a couple of days in a nice hotel over there to recover from the jet lag though! All other expenses paid of course. I guarantee it'll be less than half the £18k you've been quoted

[Troll]

I'm looking at a Dell XPS 27 - $1799 (£1100) in the States versus £1598 in UK ...barstewards!

Total shipping charges: £14225.15
Import duty & VAT: £3066.50 << wtf! shirley some mistake!
Import duty & VAT handling charges: £130.74
Product costs: £1107.32
Total costs: £18529.72

I'll tell you what. Buy me the air ticket and I'll fly over and fetch it for you myself. I'll need a couple of days in a nice hotel over there to recover from the jet lag though! All other expenses paid of course. I guarantee it'll be less than half the £18k you've been quoted

Oh arrrr

There be what 'appens when you fook up the sizes and use mm rather than cm!

Total shipping charges: £94.09
Import duty & VAT: £238.82
Import duty & VAT handling charges: £11.23
Product costs: £1100.00
Total costs: £1444.14

Much better but those scurvy dogs at Dell UK be aware to price the UK products so close- the scallywags

oh arrr

[BlasterBates]

I would order in the UK. I once ordered something small cross border into Switzerland and it failed to appear, I presume it got stuck in customs, was refunded.

My advice just order in the UK and get it in a couple of days. Plus can you imagine the "faff" of trying to get a refund from a US co.