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A_Lad_Called_Nobby (Mostly Harmless) posted this on Sunday, 30th January 2005, 16:45

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A_Lad_Called_Nobby (Mostly Harmless) posted this on Sunday, 30th January 2005, 16:51

Hi

I`m pretty new to buying R1 dvds and wondered if anyone could help me!

I`m trying to buy season 4 of CSI, it seems the best prices are either play.com or loaded247.com. Both sites advertise free delivery, so far both are equal. Play have it for £26.99 and Loaded is £29.99. However I have been told that over a certain cost price, a tax is applied. How much is this? Will this apply to both of these companies??

If anyone can help, it will be very much appreciated

Cheers

RE: Help needed on Customs

David Beckett (Reviewer) posted this on Sunday, 30th January 2005, 17:01

You should be fine when buying a £18+ DVD from Play.com as they ship from within the UK. £18+ DVDs from PlayUSA.com are likely to recieve a customs charge.

EDIT - The complete season 4 (6 discs) is available at CDWOW for £44.99 with free delivery and no danger from customs.

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badboybez (Elite) posted this on Sunday, 30th January 2005, 18:29

I`ve used DVD Import a few times - infact last time to get CSI Season 4 before Xmas - £22.74 and I`ve never been hit by customs - I might have been lucky though!

http://dvdimport.com/product.asp?productid=16604

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RE: Help needed on Customs

Saqib (Elite) posted this on Sunday, 30th January 2005, 18:30

£45 quid? i would risk it personally and get it from playusa. tax will not come out to the £19 difference between cdwow and play.

you could also maybe look at dvdimport.com. generally no issues there.

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kang (Competent) posted this on Sunday, 30th January 2005, 18:43

Quote:
EDIT - The complete season 4 (6 discs) is available at CDWOW for £44.99 with free delivery and no danger from customs.


I`ve had stuff from CDWow stopped.

I`ve found that imports from all companies get stopped once in a while (and it tends to come in bursts - nothing stopped for several months then a month or so of misery, then nothing stopped again for ages). The only consolation I have is that even after paying duty, the discs are still cheaper than R2.

Plus, what gets stopped/let through in one area of the UK at one time doesn`t seem to be stopped/let through in another, so what may work for one contributor to this thread may not work for another. Personally I`d go for the cheapest price and see what happens.

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Moo.. (Elite) posted this on Sunday, 30th January 2005, 19:53

lol! at first i thought the heading said "help needed with condoms"...

"I`ve not seen someone taking a beating like that, since someone put a banana down my pants and set a monkey loose.."

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Olivia Neutron-Bomb (Harmless) posted this on Sunday, 30th January 2005, 20:48

CD Wow are fine. Either you won`t get hit, or they`ll refund your money if you are. Only, paying £45 would be STOOPID!

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A_Lad_Called_Nobby (Mostly Harmless) posted this on Thursday, 3rd February 2005, 23:37

Thanks alot for your help and opinions, I`m off to consider all my options

Thanks again

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