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'Lost' R1 DVD for under €40 from CD WOW!

  • 29-08-2005 01:54PM
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,669 ✭✭✭✭


    Best be quick with this! Already cancelled my order with Amazon for this instead.

    Simply use this link with no vouchers - it's 20% off the current price!! (normally £31.99 on CDWOW!)

    Can only do it with one item per time!

    No customs / import taxes for me! :D

    PS - Thanks to acquiescefc for the heads-up!


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,390 ✭✭✭Stench Blossoms


    Brilliant.. Just ordered mine there and cancelled the one from amazon..


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,404 ✭✭✭RobertFoster


    Amazon: $45.97 = €37.43
    CD WOW: £25.59 = €37.54

    Plus you're not charged customs for items under €45...

    Am I missing something? :confused:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,658 ✭✭✭trishw78


    thanks


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,758 ✭✭✭Peace


    Amazon:
    Item(s) Subtotal: $38.99
    Shipping & Handling: $6.98
    Total Before Tax: $45.97
    Estimated Tax: $0.00
    Grand Total: $45.97 (EURO: 37)

    CDWOW:
    TOTAL £25.59 (EURO: 38)

    Correct me if i'm wrong... but whats the rush over to cdwow?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,788 ✭✭✭tvnutz


    How did you do that? lol...if you don't click that link,and just go over to the site,search for Lost,there is no 20% off...its £31.99...

    The link does work,it is only £25 when you click the link,just wondering how you managed to do that :D

    Also,ye,there isn't much a difference at all...except will Cd wow be faster than Amazon? If it is I will change,but if not I dont really see the point...and I think I have until the 6th to cancel...any thoughts? :D


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,842 ✭✭✭steveland?


    I'm going to leave it as long as I can to order it, make sure I get the best deal, but I can't see much of a difference between the Amazon one and CDWow...

    Anyone know which is the most reliable, if it's the same price may aswell go for the quickest/safest option...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,669 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    Amazon: $45.97 = €37.43
    CD WOW: £25.59 = €37.54

    Plus you're not charged customs for items under €45...

    Am I missing something? :confused:
    Wrong.. done extensive research on the subject.

    No taxes for regular items under €22 from outside the EU! And no taxes for GIFTS under €45 sent by a PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL outside the EU.

    So, unless it's a birthday gift from Auntie Amazon.com - you are still liable to pay tax!

    PS - you're welcome all! :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,214 ✭✭✭samo


    Thanks Basquille - good suss by you and the OP on bargain alerts - paid off in the end!!

    CDwow SHOULD be a bit faster than Amazon - normally about 7 days or so while amazon quote 9-20 days!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,788 ✭✭✭tvnutz


    I just cancelled with amazon as well..you convinced me basquille :D I did it mostly because I hope it will be here sooner than the end of September.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,404 ✭✭✭RobertFoster


    basquille wrote:
    Wrong.. done extensive research on the subject.

    No taxes for regular items under €22 from outside the EU! And no taxes for GIFTS under €45 sent by a PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL outside the EU.

    So, unless it's a birthday gift from Auntie Amazon.com - you are still liable to pay tax!

    PS - you're welcome all! :D
    Ahh...I read somewhere else on boards that it was €45 :o

    Thanks for the link basquille :D


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  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,146 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    basquille wrote:
    Wrong.. done extensive research on the subject.

    No taxes for regular items under €22 from outside the EU! And no taxes for GIFTS under €45 sent by a PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL outside the EU.

    So, unless it's a birthday gift from Auntie Amazon.com - you are still liable to pay tax!

    PS - you're welcome all! :D

    So Cousin CDWow.ie/ .co.uk in Hong Kong counts as being in the EU then and the 45euro limit does not apply?

    Or is that what the extra 1 euro charge that they had to add on sometime last year about?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,669 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    robinph wrote:
    So Cousin CDWow.ie/ .co.uk in Hong Kong counts as being in the EU then and the 45euro limit does not apply?

    Or is that what the extra 1 euro charge that they had to add on sometime last year about?
    Exactly! As long as you're ordering from inside the EU.. you're fine! I'm still ordering Undeclared on DVD from Amazon.com so i'll let you know how that works out.

    Importing from the US can be seriously risky though! Very pricey if taxed.

    No idea what you mean by the €1 charge... the only charge i know of is Amazon.com charge you $1 (or €0.81) to check your credit card information (but reimburse it after it's been checked - providing you don't use a 3V Voucher).


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,146 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    basquille wrote:
    No idea what you mean by the €1 charge... the only charge i know of is Amazon.com charge you $1 (or €0.81) to check your credit card information (but reimburse it after it's been checked - providing you don't use a 3V Voucher).

    I seemed to remember it being only 1euro extra that they changed the prices by last year, but it could have been a bit more according to these threads:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=136576

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=136717


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,669 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    Ah yes.. i remember reading about this! As far as i know.. i remember CD WOW! finding some loophole around this.

    The prices advertised on the website is the price you should pay.. i think they may have went up temporarily last year at some stage.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,758 ✭✭✭Peace


    Changed order over to cdwow as i think their shipping is indeed faster than what comes fromt he states sometimes.

    Thanks to basquille!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,669 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    Am just hoping they honour all the orders - CDWOW accidentally offered a free CD yesterday. But now has changed the price back up to €8.45 and cancelled all orders of it.

    Also last week Amazon.co.uk were selling boxsets of Angel / Buffy (etc.) for practically nothing but cancelled everyone's order due to a pricing mistake.

    Hopefully.. this way is a bit more legitimate and not a CD WOW f-up!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,440 ✭✭✭Dizzyblabla


    horray! I've ordered it! thanks! I work shift and kept missing bits, now I'm all over the place with it!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,842 ✭✭✭steveland?


    Lost ordered :)

    Now to wait...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,788 ✭✭✭tvnutz


    The e-mail I got said 7-10 days :D better than the october 6 date from amazon!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,753 ✭✭✭qz


    I've finally settled on this deal. Now we play the waiting game.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,390 ✭✭✭galwaydude


    Is the dvd out in the states already?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,669 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    galwaydude wrote:
    Is the dvd out in the states already?
    It's released next Tuesday in the US.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,842 ✭✭✭steveland?


    Any idea if it'll be shipped before it comes out officially?

    I've heard of people ordering things from Amazon and having it through their door the day of release


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 776 ✭✭✭Narcissus


    Hey all,

    I ordered the Lost boxset about a month ago from playusa. Would anyone be able to tell me if it will be taxed or not? And also, how long it usually takes to deliver from playusa? is it the same as play.com?

    I still have a while to cancel the order in case i want to change to cdwow.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,669 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    Apapaia wrote:
    Hey all,

    I ordered the Lost boxset about a month ago from playusa. Would anyone be able to tell me if it will be taxed or not? And also, how long it usually takes to deliver from playusa? is it the same as play.com?

    I still have a while to cancel the order in case i want to change to cdwow.
    No.. you won't be taxed on PlayUSA.com as they operate inside the EU. They just specialise in Region 1 DVD's - hence the USA bit! :D

    Deliver should take about the same as Play.com - a week to 10 days typically!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 776 ✭✭✭Narcissus


    Cheers basquille!

    Thats what i thought but i was unsure. I'll stay with playUsa for the moment so.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,753 ✭✭✭qz


    Apapaia wrote:
    Cheers basquille!

    Thats what i thought but i was unsure. I'll stay with playUsa for the moment so.

    Just so you know, the prices are a tad different.

    PlayUSA price = €52.99
    CD-Wow price = €37.57


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 776 ✭✭✭Narcissus


    yeah i know, i'll probably change over in the next day or so when i can set up an account with cdwow.

    Why is it £25.59 in the checkout but £31.99 if you search for it?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,758 ✭✭✭Peace


    Apapaia wrote:
    Why is it £25.59 in the checkout but £31.99 if you search for it?

    Its the island dude... its screwing with your mind.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,788 ✭✭✭tvnutz


    Actually I ordered "the corner",from playusa and it took 3 weeks to arrive.


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