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Price goes up on Amazon.co.uk when send to basket!

  • 09-02-2010 10:21pm
    #1
    tororosso
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 437 ✭✭


    Anybody got any advice on this? I was about to buy a Sandisk Compact Flash Extreme 8GB (60 mb/s) card off Amazon but I am unsure as I cant figure out why it increases the price when I go to purchase it :o
    It says £46.99 but when I put it in the basket and start to go through the checkout procedures it starts listing the price as £48.39...what is this £1.40 increase for?? Any help would be appreciated..


Comments

  • #2
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,157 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    Amazon add Irish VAT at the end of the transaction.

    THe initial prices you see include UK VAT. At the checkout, UK vat is replaced with Irish VAT (as Amazon are legally obliged to do), which is the reason for the price discrepancy.


  • #3
    tororosso
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 437 ✭✭tororosso


    byte wrote: »
    Amazon add Irish VAT at the end of the transaction.

    THe initial prices you see include UK VAT. At the checkout, UK vat is replaced with Irish VAT (as Amazon are legally obliged to do), which is the reason for the price discrepancy.

    Oh ok it just didnt really say so and that got me a bit confused! At least I know now so that is cool. Thanks:)


  • #4
    rubadub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,386 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    Some lad posted a script program thing in bargain alerts, I think it ran in firefox and showed the real price you would pay, it even took into account what things get charged no VAT on them.

    here is the thread http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=63742084

    BTW a 16GB class 10 kingston is £50 in mymemory http://www.mymemory.co.uk/Micro-SDHC/Kingston/Kingston-16GB-Micro-SD-%28SDHC%29-Card---Class-10 but you risk getting stung on VAT as they ship from jersey.


  • #5
    morgana
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,250 ✭✭✭morgana


    Or check out this seller on ebay, located in Ireland and customer service that is second to none. He usually has very reasonably priced Kingston memory sticks (and others) plus very fast posting :).
    VTEL Ireland
    No connection to him at all apart from being a very happy repeat customer ^^


  • #6
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,157 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    rubadub wrote: »
    Some lad posted a script program thing in bargain alerts, I think it ran in firefox and showed the real price you would pay, it even took into account what things get charged no VAT on them.

    here is the thread http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=63742084

    BTW a 16GB class 10 kingston is £50 in mymemory http://www.mymemory.co.uk/Micro-SDHC/Kingston/Kingston-16GB-Micro-SD-%28SDHC%29-Card---Class-10 but you risk getting stung on VAT as they ship from jersey.
    Yeah, I use it. Works quite well.


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