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Abercrombie

  • 21-11-2008 10:35PM
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 142 ✭✭


    what are the best ways of getting abercrombie clothes here besides good aul ebay?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,029 ✭✭✭johnk123


    Fly to america, walk into an Abercrombie store, buy Abercrombie, then fly home.....

    Simple really? :P


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,020 ✭✭✭eVeNtInE


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,469 ✭✭✭Pythia


    London is nearest but most expensive. Just order online and pay up the taxes when they arrive. Everything in the shops here is dodgy and out of date.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,283 ✭✭✭PrivateEye


    ****Seen this today on YouTube and nearly cried.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKmBqYPR890

    He is sooooo Abercrombie.

    --

    I'll never forget the dancers in the Abercrombie in NY, st-range shop.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,029 ✭✭✭johnk123


    PrivateEye wrote: »
    ****Seen this today on YouTube and nearly cried.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKmBqYPR890

    He is sooooo Abercrombie.

    --

    I'll never forget the dancers in the Abercrombie in NY, st-range shop.
    Nobody can deny that the AF shopping experience is truely amazing.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,078 ✭✭✭tabatha


    you can buy abercrombie online and have it delivered. i got some 2 weeks ago. i ordered it on the wednesday and it was here on the tuesday morning. that was from america. i ordered from the abercrombie kids website also. fantastic service and thank god i wasnt caught for vat!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,029 ✭✭✭johnk123


    tabatha wrote: »
    you can buy abercrombie online and have it delivered. i got some 2 weeks ago. i ordered it on the wednesday and it was here on the tuesday morning. that was from america. i ordered from the abercrombie kids website also. fantastic service and thank god i wasnt caught for vat!
    Your not safe yet! I remember reading on here a while back about fellow boardsies who received letters a month or so after from the shipping company asking them to pay up the vat. Maybe you will get lucky though.

    For me, well my dad was in america recently so he brought back a bit, but what i usually do is get my uncle (who lives in the states obviously) to buy the stuff i want and he ships it over to us then. I think there is a website that offers a similar service??? Cant think of the name off hand......

    EDIT: http://mycousininamerica.com/ i haven't used it but it seems like a good idea. Anyone used it?? I think i found out about it here.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,423 ✭✭✭tinkerbell


    Hey tabatha, don't assume that you won't have to pay customs. Abercrombie use Fedex and Fedex always charge customs (well most of the time anyway). It sometimes takes a few weeks for them to send out an invoice.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 142 ✭✭coffey-16


    http://mycousininamerica.com/ i haven't used it but it seems like a good idea. Anyone used it?? I think i found out about it here.

    Any1 have any experience with this service??


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,078 ✭✭✭tabatha


    tinkerbell wrote: »
    Hey tabatha, don't assume that you won't have to pay customs. Abercrombie use Fedex and Fedex always charge customs (well most of the time anyway). It sometimes takes a few weeks for them to send out an invoice.

    great.....how much is vat by the way?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,445 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    tabatha wrote: »
    great.....how much is vat by the way?

    usually its the shipped value in euro * 25% as an approximation


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,078 ✭✭✭tabatha


    are you also charged on things from england? i ordered from asos also.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 165 ✭✭GSpoon


    ive bought from abercrombie.com a few times.. really quick delivery. But customs are really cracking down on the vat. If Fed Ex dont bill u upon delivery you will get it in the post up to 6wks later.. :mad:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,078 ✭✭✭tabatha


    something to look forward to in the new year :-(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,445 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    you are not charged if your Item comes from England or anywhere in the E.U. for that fact. There's a small exception that you are technically meant to get charged customs if your item originates from Jersey but more often than not they are lumped in with England.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,078 ✭✭✭tabatha


    well at least thats something. only abercrombie and benifit to look forward too :rolleyes:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,423 ✭✭✭tinkerbell


    usually its the shipped value in euro * 25% as an approximation
    Nope, it's actually gone up now - it can be up to 40% of the total order value (incl shipping).


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,445 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    tinkerbell wrote: »
    Nope, it's actually gone up now - it can be up to 40% of the total order value (incl shipping).

    Where you get that from?

    Mine is 21.5% VAT + 3% customs charge + fedex admin fee of 10 euro approximately.

    Now unless VAT in Ireland has jumped 15% or custom charges have gone up by the same then I very much doubt your figure


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,423 ✭✭✭tinkerbell


    ^^ Because I ordered Abercrombie a while back and this was the breakdown of the Fedex custom charges:
    Duty => Total order value in € (incl shipping) x 12%
    Admin charge => 10
    VAT => ( Total order value + Duty + Admin charge ) x 21%

    All in all it came to about 39% of the order value. I queried it with Fedex because it was really high and they said that no it's normally that high. Did they overcharge me!?!

    EDIT: Here's what's on the Revenue's webpage:
    Leaflets & Guides
    PN 1882
    Public Notice 1882 - Ordering Goods over the Internet or from Mail Order Catalogues
    1. General
    This Notice is a brief guide for persons who are considering buying goods either over the Internet or from mail order catalogues.

    3. Basis on which Duty is Calculated
    Customs Duty:

    The value of the goods for the purposes of charging customs duty is calculated on the price paid or payable for the goods plus the cost of transport (including postage), insurance and any loading or handling charges associated with the delivery of the goods into the EC. The rate of customs duty applicable can vary and depends on the nature of the goods being imported. Further information on rates of duty can be obtained by accessing Taric.

    Value-Added Tax:

    Imported goods are liable to VAT at the same rate as applies to the sale within the State of similar goods. The value of the goods for the purpose of VAT is their value for customs purposes, described above, increased by the amount of any duty or other tax (but not including VAT) payable and any other transport, handling or insurance costs between entry into the EC and delivery to their final destination.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 19 absorbentmind


    Oh God no please not more generic looking people walking around with A&F plastered top to bottom. Please Please Please.

    A&F: Average and Fake


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 28 underflowers


    Don't know why people go to the expense of buying it. My only Abercrombie item (hoodie) came from a clothes shop in my town for 15e still with the US price tags on it at $69. Will go back there at the next sale and seek out more for the winter.

    Customs really is a joke though, can't believe they take so much!!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,078 ✭✭✭tabatha


    tinkerbell wrote: »
    ^^ Because I ordered Abercrombie a while back and this was the breakdown of the Fedex custom charges:
    Duty => Total order value in € (incl shipping) x 12%
    Admin charge => 10
    VAT => ( Total order value + Duty + Admin charge ) x 21%

    All in all it came to about 39% of the order value. I queried it with Fedex because it was really high and they said that no it's normally that high. Did they overcharge me!?!

    EDIT: Here's what's on the Revenue's webpage:

    dont know how you were charged that amount. i got my fedex bill and it was broken down like this....
    10 euro for adminstration charges
    18 euro vat

    that was all i had to pay. i bought just over 200 euro of clothes on abercrombie for it. vat was 21% not 39 or 40% like some people are claiming.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,588 ✭✭✭Bluetonic


    tabatha wrote: »
    vat was 21% not 39 or 40% like some people are claiming.
    It wasn't claimed that VAT is 39% or 40%.

    Fact of the matter is tinkerbells explanation of the the VAT and Duty charges is spot on. If your in any doubt then contact Revenue who will confirm.

    You or others may have been charged other amounts but this doesn't invalidated the correct method of charges.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,078 ✭✭✭tabatha


    i must have been lucky and not have to had paid the 12% as this is not on my statement. just had to pay the 21% and 10 euro for admin charges.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,423 ✭✭✭tinkerbell


    ^^^ Yep I think you just were lucky in not getting charged the full whack. Just be aware of next time you're ordering, you could get hit for the full amount so probably a good idea to factor in the cost of duties when ordering!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,078 ✭✭✭tabatha


    tinkerbell wrote: »
    ^^^ Yep I think you just were lucky in not getting charged the full whack. Just be aware of next time you're ordering, you could get hit for the full amount so probably a good idea to factor in the cost of duties when ordering!

    thanks for the advice, i certainly will ;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 893 ✭✭✭joey54


    And you know the way you are allowed €22 without charges or €45 for a gift do they take this amount off when calculating your charges?

    E.G Total order came to €200, will they calculate your charges on €178?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,445 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    no they don't take that value off.

    gifts can still be liable to be caught if over $45 mark. also getting the company to mark stuff down as a gift is extremely hard thing to get them to do and most if not all reptuable companies will not do it.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,418 ✭✭✭Jip


    Can anyone tell me the point of Albercrombie ? I walked around Dundrum shopping centre and it was like the place was full of clones. Seriously, all girls looked alike wearing the same A&F clothing and the lads were as bad, one couple even had matching hoodies only in different colours.
    Why do people all want to look like each other ? Add this to another thing America has alot to answer for.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,840 ✭✭✭speedboatchase


    The question is why do ppl think its a "premium" brand? It's like a US River Island, with the quality and prices (in dollars) to match. And every other label has moved past the "distressed" t-shirt and hoody look, so what's the point? Can't believe people go to such effort, or attempt to broaden their look with identical labels like Hollister (same company even!) and American Eagle (ooh different elk logo). Just get a bloody fashion sense and open your mind to a few more labels than paying over the odds for such tat


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