Amazon

Most things I want to buy don't deliver to my Wexford address. Is this a brexit thing to or am I just unlucky lately?

is it worth it signing up with Amazon prime for amazon.es or amazon.de?

Shlippery wrote:

Still says ETA Jan 15, would be curious to see what steps happen between now and then or if I'll have it by end of the week.

Shlippery wrote:

Tiny package ordered, under €20..first Amazon order of 2021. Ordered Jan 4 Dispatched Jan 6

FYI my original delivery est was 15 /1/2021
Saturday, 9 January
10:15 AM
Delivered
GREYSTONES,
9:37 AM
Out for delivery
GREYSTONES,
Friday, 8 January
2:38 PM
Parcel arrived at a carrier facility
PARK WEST,
Tuesday, 5 January
10:48 PM
Package departed an Amazon facility
Dormagen, NW DE
3:49 AM
Package arrived at an Amazon facility

Thanks. I might hang onto it. I will have to decide tomorrow.

jos28 wrote: »

Apologies if this was answered before - On Amazon Prime if an item is dispatched by Amazon does this mean it's coming from Rathcoole and not a UK delivery ?

No, they hold no stock in Rathcoole.

Gadgetman496 wrote:

Yes it has been done away with. You can no longer pay the post person at the door.

Well in my area (North Tipp) the post person is still taking cash. I had a parcel delivered last week which needed customs duty to be paid. The post person would have accepted cash but as I didn't have it on me I had to collect the parcel & pay the duty at my local post office.

Sheep Shagger wrote: »

Ah the old days, previously the item I ordered yesterday would be dispatched by now and on its way.

The item hasn't even been dispatched yet - whatever about customs delays

Delivery due 24/1
.

Same here - and the only delivery option for several items I checked was "free standard delivery" - that's the one that takes days to even dispatch, even though they were prime eligible.

Nalz wrote: »

Most things I want to buy don't deliver to my Wexford address. Is this a brexit thing to or am I just unlucky lately?

is it worth it signing up with Amazon prime for amazon.es or amazon.de?

A prime membership from Amazon.es or Amazon.de doesn't save you from the shipping fees

For both sites, the fees will range from 5€ up to 8€ for delivery, plus between 1.3€ to 2€ per kg

Originally Posted by Gadgetman496
Yes it has been done away with. You can no longer pay the post person at the door.

Gooser14 wrote: »

Well in my area (North Tipp) the post person is still taking cash. I had a parcel delivered last week which needed customs duty to be paid. The post person would have accepted cash but as I didn't have it on me I had to collect the parcel & pay the duty at my local post office.

An Post said it has built a new online portal to enable customers to pay charges in a few clicks and the item will be delivered as normal. Alternatively, customers can pay charges at any post office. Charges will no longer be collected at the door by postal delivery staff, it added.

Source:

https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2020/1229/1186872-an-post-brexit-plans/

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Hi

I'm looking to buy a small kitchen appliance for just under £80, its UK made and Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.

What I am reading here on boards is very helpful but I just want to double check I won't be hit for any extra costs once the item arrives.

Am I right in saying the following?
That items valued <€150 won't be subject to any extra duties? The total I see at checkout is the total I pay full stop (no extra delivery/clearance charges)?

That at checkout Amazon are showing the item excluding UK vat and using a deposit system to add an estimate of the Irish vat? See below a copy and paste of what it says in my basket:

Order Summary
Items: £65.83
Postage & Packing: £6.00
Import Fees Deposit: £15.08
Total: £86.91
Promotion Applied: -£6.00
Order Total: £80.91

I'm just hearing stories of couriers asking for customs fees when delivering, or packages being held pending charges bing paid, and for my item above it seems to be the exact same price as it was before Brexit

Sheep Shagger wrote: »

With amazon (but not every website) the price you pay is all in. If there are extra duties you'll be charged that at the checkout (via the duties deposit amount), they break put the Irish VAT into that section too.

Order away with confidence.

Great thanks, so the stories of couriers showing up asking for money are for products ordered from other sites!

I've three orders placed on Amazon UK, one on 6th and two on 10th of January. The one on 6th was sold by Amazon EU S.a.r.L. and the other two orders are from the same third party seller.

All ordered with free delivery with Prime and all three showing delivery date of 25th January. Painfully slow!