Spending like a drunk sailor!

bo0li5eumx12kp

I took advantage of free amazon prime for one month so free deliveries.

So awesome.

It's so easy to press the "1 click purchase" button.

It's not reckless spending, per se, just items I've needed for a while but been putting off getting - things I'd normally shop locally for but with prime, everything is super cheap and delivered to my door, vs dragging muh feet about primark looking for bargains.

Aliexpress also - I'm a sucker for this site.

Most items are about 1/3rd (or less) the cost of western sites.

.....

How cool is it in the age of technology where we can basically e-shop, effortlessly?

And select perfect items, exactly what's required with no compromises like you'd have to typically do looking for specialist merchandise in a department store etc.

It's no surprise to me Jeff Bezos was the richest man on the planet (up until last week at least, when Elon Musk was declared to have claimed that title).

I mean, Bezos comes off like a bit of a tool, but DAYUM I love amazon (prime).

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Well it is with all the shops closed!

Said it before: if Covid had happened pre-internet, we'd have been REALLY ****ed.

o1s1n

I spend far too long window shopping online, it's actually pretty crazy.

General rule I try to have these days is not to buy things instantly but just put it in a shopping basket and check back later to see if I still want it.

Otherwise I'm just constantly browsing and buying absolutely mad **** on eBay :eek:

Cerveza

I bate everyone’s Christmas contributions to a charity because I’m great.

Wilhelm III

What shall-we-do with Lap-top Gremlin,
What shall-we-do with Lap-top Gremlin,
What shall-we-do with Lap-top Gremlin...

Spending in the morning.

C'mon everybody!!!!!... 1, 2, 3, 4...

What shall-we-do with Lap-top Gremlin,
What shall-we-do with Lap-top Gremlin,
What shall-we-do with Lap-top Gremlin...

Spend-ing in the morn-ing.

An Ri rua

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

Well it is with all the shops closed!

Said it before: if Covid had happened pre-internet, we'd have been REALLY ****ed.

Teachin the kids on the seesaw would have been mad alright.

gogo

Was just scrolling through my emails to see what items are due to arrive and where different orders are, I’m currently waiting on five separate orders .. not counting the endless crap off Ali...truth be told, I *need* absolute none of it.....
I’d deffo be a thousandaire if I could stop shopping online, it’s an addiction!

bo0li5eumx12kp

o1s1n wrote: »

I spend far too long window shopping online, it's actually pretty crazy.

General rule I try to have these days is not to buy things instantly but just put it in a shopping basket and check back later to see if I still want it.

Otherwise I'm just constantly browsing and buying absolutely mad **** on eBay :eek:

E-bay is okay for some things, but overall I find it much inferior to aliexpress and/or amazon, depending on the item.

Even for sports/fitness items, Elvery's online or Argos are now mostly doing free deliveries or perhaps a nominal 5 euro with Argos depending on the item; so awesome.

Occasionally there's items I can't find anywhere else that I'll get off e-bay but for the majority of things, it's probably my least used site (though still awesome to have it).

.....

Hell I mean, I even bought a set of curtains off Amazon a couple days back.

Just took the measurements required, found their stunt double on Amazon and BOOM!! No having to deal with the skanks in Primark to meet my interior decoration requirements.

Love it.

Cunning Stunt

Living in DK where shopping local costs an arm & a leg, myself and the hubby have always been suckers for amazon and ali express, aswell as online clothing sites, ikea etc. But even moreso since the pandemic started! I shudder to think how much we spend!
The only disadvantage is the sheer amount of packaging we accumulate from it. We have to make regular trips to the dump with boxes, bit of a pain..

o1s1n

Zayn Late Voltage wrote: »

E-bay is okay for some things, but overall I find it much inferior to aliexpress and/or amazon, depending on the item.

Even for sports/fitness items, Elvery's online or Argos are now mostly doing free deliveries or perhaps a nominal 5 euro with Argos depending on the item; so awesome.

Occasionally there's items I can't find anywhere else that I'll get off e-bay but for the majority of things, it's probably my least used site (though still awesome to have it).

.....

Hell I mean, I even bought a set of curtains off Amazon a couple days back.

Just took the measurements required, found their stunt double on Amazon and BOOM!! No having to deal with the skanks in Primark to meet my interior decoration requirements.

Love it.

You can literally get anything you need on ebay too - speaking of windows, I bought a new blackout window blind for a velux window off a lad in Germany last month :pac:

I've been using it to buy everything for almost 20 years now. Would only use amazon if they had some specific deal on, but rarely go near it. Nice to know I'm not making Bezos even richer

Ubbquittious

For me the novelty of buying cheap sh1te online wore off many years ago

yamaha4life

I find AliExpress great! Make sure whatever you are buying has plenty reviews though to be sure you get a decent item! Ive 5 orders on the way atm.

I ordered brake levers recently took longer than usual, package arrived and it inside was a pack of socks, i have no idea how that happened the sellers shop doesn't even sell socks but to be fair i got a full refund and to keep the socks.

FREE SOCKS!

gogo

Zayn Late Voltage wrote: »

E-bay is okay for some things, but overall I find it much inferior to aliexpress and/or amazon, depending on the item.

Even for sports/fitness items, Elvery's online or Argos are now mostly doing free deliveries or perhaps a nominal 5 euro with Argos depending on the item; so awesome.

Occasionally there's items I can't find anywhere else that I'll get off e-bay but for the majority of things, it's probably my least used site (though still awesome to have it

Love it.

When you have kids ebay is a life saver.. youngest is mad into Gremlins, Jaws, Indiana Jones, he’s basically an 8 year old that timetravelled to me from 1982...
eBay is where all his dreams are fulfilled! Can’t get that type of stuff anywhere else without paying an arm and a leg for it. Currently on the hunt for Neca Mogwai, and killer klowns....the joys!

bo0li5eumx12kp

Whilst I don't use it for spending sprees like amazon etc. Alibaba itself is also awesome.

Depending on the supplier, most like to ship in bulk but, contacting their sales person sometimes they'll ship trial amounts for individuals.

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Other online retail like Ikea I'm sure is good but the delivery cost makes it inefficient unless there a significant enough purchase.

I was really surprised to see Elvery's do free delivery, which is awesome.

Online clothes stores?

Never used 'em.

Any suggestions?

mackeire

Zayn Late Voltage wrote: »

I took advantage of free amazon prime for one month so free deliveries.

So awesome.

It's so easy to press the "1 click purchase" button.

It's not reckless spending, per se, just items I've needed for a while but been putting off getting - things I'd normally shop locally for but with prime, everything is super cheap and delivered to my door, vs dragging muh feet about primark looking for bargains.

Aliexpress also - I'm a sucker for this site.

Most items are about 1/3rd (or less) the cost of western sites.

.....

How cool is it in the age of technology where we can basically e-shop, effortlessly?

And select perfect items, exactly what's required with no compromises like you'd have to typically do looking for specialist merchandise in a department store etc.

It's no surprise to me Jeff Bezos was the richest man on the planet (up until last week at least, when Elon Musk was declared to have claimed that title).

I mean, Bezos comes off like a bit of a tool, but DAYUM I love amazon (prime).

As a postman, I actually hate people like you.

COVID

mackeire wrote: »

As a postman, I actually hate people like you.

My dog hates people like you.

mackeire

COVID wrote: »

My dog hates people like you.

I usually bat dogs away with Amazon parcels

pgj2015

Zayn Late Voltage wrote: »

Whilst I don't use it for spending sprees like amazon etc. Alibaba itself is also awesome.

Depending on the supplier, most like to ship in bulk but, contacting their sales person sometimes they'll ship trial amounts for individuals.

....

Other online retail like Ikea I'm sure is good but the delivery cost makes it inefficient unless there a significant enough purchase.

I was really surprised to see Elvery's do free delivery, which is awesome.

Online clothes stores?

Never used 'em.

Any suggestions?

Next.ie

Free delivery and great prices and good quality clothes.

Muahahaha

o1s1n wrote: »

General rule I try to have these days is not to buy things instantly but just put it in a shopping basket and check back later to see if I still want it.

I love a bargain so I just throw stuff in the basket on Amazon but also set the Keepa extension to send me an email alert for when the price drops. Theres a great buzz getting something for 70 quid when it is usually priced at 100. You just got to be patient but almost everything on Amazon drops in price every 3 months or so.

John Hutton

Lads how does aliexpress work with customs? Do you get charged on delivery?

artanevilla

mackeire wrote: »

As a postman, I actually hate people like you.

Revived a dying industry.

Gruffalux

artanevilla wrote: »

Revived a dying industry.

Yes. I would have thought so.

Muahahaha

John Hutton wrote: »

Lads how does aliexpress work with customs? Do you get charged on delivery?

I think it is pot luck but from the Aliexpress thread a lot of stuff gets through. If its a bulky package its probably more likely to get stopped for inspection.

Theres no customs charges on items under 22 euro anyway which would be a lot of stuff people buy from that site. Sadly from July this year they will be charging VAT on items under 22 so the golden age of shopping from China is going to come to an abrupt end.

yamaha4life

John Hutton wrote: »

Lads how does aliexpress work with customs? Do you get charged on delivery?

It really depends on what it is and what price it costs, i bought a doogie titans 2 for €88. The seller declared 30 dollars but revenue email me for proof of this but it cost €88 so i sent them that and the charged me some small fee can't recall how much to be honest but it was still a bargain local phone shop was selling them for €250 a pop and had sold at least 10 of them at that price!!

Most of my orders are under €30 and haven't got a import fee on any of those only the phone, i think revenue has a guide on the website for how much value an item has to have to be charged for importing it.

bo0li5eumx12kp

Muahahaha wrote: »

I think it is pot luck but from the Aliexpress thread a lot of stuff gets through. If its a bulky package its probably more likely to get stopped for inspection.

Theres no customs charges on items under 22 euro anyway which would be a lot of stuff people buy from that site. Sadly from July this year they will be charging VAT on items under 22 so the golden age of shopping from China is going to come to an abrupt end.

Link for something documenting that?

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That sucks.

bo0li5eumx12kp

pgj2015 wrote: »

Next.ie

Free delivery and great prices and good quality clothes.

Any other recommended online clothes stores?

Next is okay but never been crazy about their style of clothes.

Muahahaha

Zayn Late Voltage wrote: »

Link for something documenting that?

.....

That sucks.

If your goods have:

a customs value (including cost, transport, insurance and handling charges) of €22 or less you will not have to pay Customs Duty or VAT
a customs value of more than €22 you will have to pay VAT
an intrinsic value (the value of the goods alone excluding transport, insurance and handling charges) of more than €150 you will have to pay Customs Duty.
These limits are for the whole delivery, not just one item. You must pay the above duties where applicable, and VAT on alcohol or tobacco products, perfumes or toilet waters, regardless of their value.

Note

From 1 July 2021 import VAT will:

be payable on all goods entering the EU, irrespective of their value
and
always be collected, irrespective of the amount due.

https://www.revenue.ie/en/importing-vehicles-duty-free-allowances/buying-of-goods-online-for-personal-use/buying-goods-from-outside-the-eu.aspx

As of right now they let anything under 22 euro value slide. But from the 1st of July even something costing 10 euro from Aliexpress will attract a VAT charge of 2.10 and Revenue will be collecting it. Also expect an admin fee from An Post or whatever courier is delivering it. It could make that 10 quid bargain become 20 euro by the time it arrives at your front door. .

Id expect Aliexpress will establish more EU based warehouses which will prevent the courier admin fee but the long and short of it is Revenue are going to be collecting 21% VAT on even small purchases like USB cords, mobile phone covers, etc.

bo0li5eumx12kp

The whole purpose of aliexpress was to reduce cost on small item purchase via post subsidy (which formerly was impossible due to cost of shipping from china, would defeat the purpose of buying a low cost item), to support small Chinese businesses.

Pascal Donohue needs to catch some hate mail for this.

yamaha4life

Two items I bought recently from AliExpress shipped from netherlands but still took some time getting here i use 17 track to track my AliExpress stuff post NL was where it said it came from

bo0li5eumx12kp

yamaha4life wrote: »

Two items I bought recently from AliExpress shipped from netherlands but still took some time getting here i use 17 track to track my AliExpress stuff post NL was where it said it came from

I think most/everything coming from China is routed through netherlands post sorting center.

Padre_Pio

Muahahaha wrote: »

Id expect Aliexpress will establish more EU based warehouses which will prevent the courier admin fee but the long and short of it is Revenue are going to be collecting 21% VAT on even small purchases like USB cords, mobile phone covers, etc.

DHL fee is €15.

So even a 5c VAT bill will cost you €15.05

Why can't we have nice things:(:(