Thieving Bastards At Royal Mail Strike Again

[PGowdy]

$30 purchase. Equivalent to £20.11 (or 50 quid if you use paypal)

Arrives with a £15.05 fee.

Just when i thought i'd got the hang of dodging these greedy bastards. Gonna have to step it up a notch from now on. Can't afford to take your eye off the ball with these despicable cunts. :x

 

[itfciain]

Looks like it wasn't marked as a gift - still a shitter tho

 

[PGowdy]

Yeah i know, thing is i never ask for packages to be marked gift. I just tell em to mark it at around $30 and it's always fine. And you're taking to someone who receives 3-4 international packages a week! Never been a problem. Till now.

 

[escapist]

What rate are they charging??? If that was $30 surely that is around £20. and £7 of £20 is... maths.... or something...

I hate Royal Mail for this, recently got stung for a bunch of loosies. I paid about £30 total from US. Had to pay another £19 or so to get the package.

 

[edd_jedi]

£15 is the threshold for merchandise, so $30 is too high. Needs to be more like $20 with the current exchange rate. I got stung recently for a $21 purchase, £2.50 VAT and £8 handling charge :evil:

 

[Joe]

Wow a £15 charge on a $30 item..Nice.

 

[itfciain]

£15 is the threshold for merchandise, so $30 is too high. Needs to be more like $20 with the current exchange rate. I got stung recently for a $21 purchase, £2.50 VAT and £8 handling charge :evil:

Yeah, Edd is right - if it is not marked as a gift then £15 is the threshold - I think that they let some through but obviously not all the time

I always get them marked as a gift

 

[PGowdy]

What rate are they charging??? If that was $30 surely that is around £20. and £7 of £20 is... maths.... or something... .

Yeah, as Edd says, you're forgetting the £8 imaginary/made up handling fee. The £7 really wouldn't have bothered me. Afterall, the contents are worth well over 200. :lol:

 

[walkie]

I also specify GIFT and then the value can be upto $50. I myself normally recieve 5-10 parcels a month this way works everytime

 

[_Lee_]

Blame the monarchy that hardly any people want.

 

[Palifan]

These postal fees really annoy me but didn't someone post a code you can right on the box recently to get it through as a used toy or something?

 

[Frunkstar]

These postal fees really annoy me but didn't someone post a code you can right on the box recently to get it through as a used toy or something?

Yeah I did & it took an age to get out of them, it applies to vintage still packaged items over 20 years old & means you only pay 5% vat rather than the standard 20% & is all legit & confirmed from the horses mouth, trouble is the thieving bastards deliberatly ignore it, I had a package turn up with it on with the code written in HUGE RED PRINT on 3 sides & they simply covered half of it over with there chage price sticker like Petes above

So even if you do the right thing they still **** you

So I have gone back to the illegal method of gift & low value

Hard lines Pete, sorry you got a soure taste of the RM in your mouth - taste bloody lingers don't it

 

[itfciain]

So even if you use the code then they will want 5% and therefore you will still have to pay the RM handling fee ?

 

[PGowdy]

So I have gone back to the illegal method of gift & low value

Yep this is the way forward. Personally can't bare giving them a penny. :x

 

[RKW1138]

If you read the label it says you also attract VAT on gifts valued over £36. If you order frequently from the US then perhaps they've noticed your address and just decided to bitch slap you.

I recently received a package valued over $80 and had no charges. Item was marked as merchandise on the customs declaration and at full value. I guess the force was with me that day.

 

[Palifan]

These postal fees really annoy me but didn't someone post a code you can right on the box recently to get it through as a used toy or something?

Yeah I did & it took an age to get out of them, it applies to vintage still packaged items over 20 years old & means you only pay 5% vat rather than the standard 20% & is all legit & confirmed from the horses mouth, trouble is the thieving bastards deliberatly ignore it, I had a package turn up with it on with the code written in HUGE RED PRINT on 3 sides & they simply covered half of it over with there chage price sticker like Petes above

So even if you do the right thing they still **** you

So I have gone back to the illegal method of gift & low value

Hard lines Pete, sorry you got a soure taste of the RM in your mouth - taste bloody lingers don't it

Well that's just not playing fair! :evil:

 

[Snake_eyes_82]

So I have gone back to the illegal method of gift & low value

Yep this is the way forward. Personally can't bare giving them a penny. :x

Is that what I think it is pete contents wise that is

 

[PGowdy]

So I have gone back to the illegal method of gift & low value

Yep this is the way forward. Personally can't bare giving them a penny. :x

Is that what I think it is pete contents wise that is

Maybe Ed... maybe.

 

[Snake_eyes_82]

Yep this is the way forward. Personally can't bare giving them a penny. :x[/quote]

Is that what I think it is pete contents wise that is[/quote]

Maybe Ed... maybe. [/quote]

Haha bloody £200 worth jeez you bought them all off him then?

 

[plantman]

its just an elaborate government scam to stop people getting bargains from properly run countries, another way for them to justify a 6 figure salary and 5 houses all paid for by us.