Just got stung by cutoms :(

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 24 May 2006, 13:34

I just thought I'd let my misery be known. I ordered Lost: Season One from Play USA the other week, and a Royal Mail card came through the door this morning saying that I've got to pay a customs charge of £9.77 for it. It is a big box set, but why exactly do you have to pay customs charges when you've already paid for the postage or the shop has?

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 24 May 2006, 13:36

Some shit about import duties I think, if you buy anything that costs over £18 from outside the EU, you incurr the wrath of customs.

How much did Lost S1 cost you BTW?

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 24 May 2006, 13:37

It was £34.99 I think. I've been lucky previously then, because I've ordered several South Park box sets costing around £20 from America and never had any problems.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 24 May 2006, 13:40

Did that include customs? If you had to pay £40+ for it, ouch

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 24 May 2006, 14:36

Damn them! I hate customs. You guys know my story. I sympathise with you Gastero.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 24 May 2006, 14:39

£34.99 not including customs. I know it's only £29.99 in the UK, but I wanted it in NTSC with the digipak case which I don't think the UK one has.

Yeah, your story was worse though LD, but thanks

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 24 May 2006, 15:25

Facist bastards!!! :twisted:

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 24 May 2006, 16:07

It was £27.99 at movietyme for the Region 1 version so you should have asked 1st and we could have saved you lots of cash

Customs are evil, there is no other way to even talk about them

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 03 Jun 2006, 10:59

Shit. It gets worse. I've just been watching Disc 1, got to episode 3 (well the first episode after the two pilot ones) and the picture goes all blocky and sticks during the 'Previously on Lost' bit and refuses to play. I've cleaned the disc and tried it several times but it just keeps doing it. I am so mad, because it's going to be a right pain. I'll probably get charged another tenner from customs when I receive a replacement, and what if that one has the same fault? This has totally ruined my birthday (Lost is my present from my mum).

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 03 Jun 2006, 11:17

Well I've just phoned Play and they said that I won't get charged by customs on the replacement because the price on the packaging will say £0.00, so that's all right. I'm still worried about it having the same fault, though.

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 25 Jul 2006, 12:40

I just had to pay 15€ to the customs for a 25€ boxset.

FUCK FUCK FUCK !!!

And I thought DVDPacific was pretty much customs-safe...

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 25 Jul 2006, 12:42

Bastards!

I love YesAsia as they are sending VAT free to Germany as well now. Yahoo! The last package I got from them was sent from Belgium. Aha!

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 25 Jul 2006, 13:24

Tom2681 wrote:I just had to pay 15€ to the customs for a 25€ boxset.
FUCK FUCK FUCK !!!

And I thought DVDPacific was pretty much customs-safe...

HAHA, shows you for gloating about superior French Asian film DVDs. Karma PWNED j00.

slasher13 · Post by **slasher13** » 25 Jul 2006, 14:04

Tom2681 wrote:I just had to pay 15€ to the customs for a 25€ boxset.
FUCK FUCK FUCK !!!

And I thought DVDPacific was pretty much customs-safe...

No way are dvdpacific custom safe. I had brought the plantium boxset of Neon Genesis Evangelion and got stung as well. I had to pay a tenner for Royal mail in import duties. Last time I am using dvdpacific for boxset, will just use Movietyme instead

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 03 Aug 2006, 07:24

I just received a ~$300NZD Deepdiscountdvd order which had been opened by Customs... I got NO CHARGE.

slasher13 · Post by **slasher13** » 03 Aug 2006, 08:25

EvaUnit02 wrote:I just received a ~$300NZD Deepdiscountdvd order which had been opened by Customs... I got NO CHARGE.

You got friends in custom then Eva