American Eagle

29-11-2020 12:59pm #1

reductions seem the lowest that they will go now I would say

40 to 50% off

free shipping over 50 dollars and dollar is weak

delivery was really quick on my last order just over a week ago - about 4 or 5 days but that was really maybe quicker than normal.

just bought some more as really good value

ignore the prompts to move to the "Irish" site. the deals are on the US site.

Jeans and Hoodies in particular are good quality imo. some like the cargo shorts too.

https://www.ae.com/intl/en/c/men/mens?pagetype=clp

mickotoole · 29-11-2020 1:10pm

glasso wrote: »

reductions seem the lowest that they will go now I would say

40 to 50% off

free shipping over 50 dollars and dollar is weak

delivery was really quick on my last order just over a week ago - about 4 or 5 days but that was really maybe quicker than normal.

just bought some more as really good value

ignore the prompts to move to the "Irish" site. the deals are on the US site.

Jeans and Hoodies in particular are good quality imo. some like the cargo shorts too.

https://www.ae.com/intl/en/c/men/mens?pagetype=clp

I like their stuff but have got caught twice for customs. AE use FedEx and FedEx will charge the duty regardless of whether it's"caught" or not

29-11-2020 1:15pm

mickotoole wrote: »

I like their stuff but have got caught twice for customs. AE use FedEx and FedEx will charge the duty regardless of whether it's"caught" or not

ordered stuff just over a week ago and was delivered a couple of days ago with zero extra charges collected

was delivered by courier

they were advertising before (earlier this year) that they pay customs charges but can't see that on the site now - must have a closer look.

29-11-2020 1:19pm

Seems legit to me and tallies with my experience of orders this year - no additional charges.

https://www.ae.com/intl/en/content/help/shipping-handling

All deliveries are pending credit approval, merchandise availability, delivery and weather conditions.

We currently cover duties and taxes in most countries

Duties and taxes may be due upon delivery in the following countries: South Korea, Israel, Greenland, Russia

Based on the country you are shipping to, you may have the option to ship standard, express, or both.
We are unable to ship more than 20 items per order to international addresses.
Free shipping is available for standard shipping to international countries on orders over $50 USD. This offer excludes orders shipping to Brazil, Andorra, Bulgaria, Iceland, New Guinea, Turkey and Uruguay
If you would like to place an order shipping to the U.S. or Canada please change your site settings in my account. Items in your bag will not transfer and product assortment may vary across sites.

R11 · 29-11-2020 2:50pm

mickotoole wrote: »

I like their stuff but have got caught twice for customs. AE use FedEx and FedEx will charge the duty regardless of whether it's"caught" or not

Have you paid customs tax? I like their stuff but not much of a bargain if we have to pay duty..... But then glasso says we don't....... Confusing!

29-11-2020 2:53pm

R11 wrote: »

Have you paid customs tax? I like their stuff but not much of a bargain if we have to pay duty..... But then glasso says we don't....... Confusing!

I think that that poster is talking about orders years ago (or before this year at least)

them paying duties is only a recent thing (has been in for this year anyways)

as said, I've received orders this year, including this week with no duties or indeed any extra charges whatsoever.

it's also written in their shipping terms and conditions with the exclusions listed (Ireland obviously not listed there in the exclusions)

R11 · 29-11-2020 3:13pm

Thanks glasso. How long does delivery take usually? Would I have stuff by Christmas?

29-11-2020 3:17pm

R11 wrote: »

Thanks glasso. How long does delivery take usually? Would I have stuff by Christmas?

I can't say exactly how long shipping will take

all I can say is that I ordered Nov 21 and received 26 on my last order (3 items) - that was amazingly quick

Black Friday weekend may slow stuff down for you but I would be fairly confident of getting it before Christmas.

Tails142 · 29-11-2020 4:18pm

Thanks for the alert OP, ordered some polo's and shirts there. Can't beat a polo shirt for $17/€15.

Bought a load of stuff from AE back in 2007, got stung with customs that time but I am still wearing some it 13 years later haha!! Hopefully no problems this time.

Said it would arrive by December 8th

skinny90 · 30-11-2020 10:17pm

ordered 3 times today and about an hour later I get emails saying its cancelled. what should i do?

skinny90 · 01-12-2020 12:22am

skinny90 wrote: »

ordered 3 times today and about an hour later I get emails saying its cancelled. what should i do?

Has it happened to anyone else

01-12-2020 12:33am

mickotoole wrote: »

I like their stuff but have got caught twice for customs. AE use FedEx and FedEx will charge the duty regardless of whether it's"caught" or not

You get charged through the nose too. Ended up almost doubling the cost of my order.

01-12-2020 12:34am

skinny90 wrote: »

Has it happened to anyone else

Yep.

budgemook · 01-12-2020 12:43am

Reviews seem good, will give them a try.

Hopefully order isn’t cancelled!

ryanmatty · 01-12-2020 2:02am

Did you try the eu site?

https://aeo.eu/en/

Jonesy101 · 01-12-2020 9:52am

i ordered from here earlier in the year. it sometimes pops up and says they pay the customs. I got the stuff no problem. AE is a good brand a bit like Abercrombie all v good material and hard wearing. 8 womens undies for 30$ or a decent quality quality T for 12$ cant beat it

skinny90 · 01-12-2020 10:54am

ryanmatty wrote: »

Did you try the eu site?

https://aeo.eu/en/

no it was the US site, better options and better prices, I tried using my address pal address, then shipped to ireland. I tried using revolut and then tried using PayPal.

Each times the orders were cancelled after an hour. Its not a stock issue either...just wondering has anyone had the same issue with the US site and how did they get around it

skinny90 · 01-12-2020 10:55am

Deleted User wrote: »

Yep.

how did you work around it? surely there shouldnt be an issue buying off the US site

01-12-2020 11:06am

skinny90 wrote: »

how did you work around it? surely there shouldnt be an issue buying off the US site

I didn't work around it. I bought once and got the big import duty fee from them and paid it. Then never bought again. Not a bargain once you include it.

stdidit · 01-12-2020 11:54am

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I didn't work around it. I bought once and got the big import duty fee from them and paid it. Then never bought again. Not a bargain once you include it.

When did this happen?

Sam Hain · 01-12-2020 11:57am

The clothes they sell are horrendous looking. Surely they are made for teenage boys?

skinny90 · 01-12-2020 1:25pm

theryre jeans are very good quality, couldnt see myself getting any of the shirts, polos etc

Joziburg · 01-12-2020 1:27pm

Is it that if you buy off the below site there are no customs but using the US site there is?

https://aeo.eu/en/

budgemook · 01-12-2020 3:27pm

Sam Hain wrote: »

The clothes they sell are horrendous looking. Surely they are made for teenage boys?

I ordered a pair of slim jeans, polo, t-shirt and a hoodie. I don't know how they could be described as horrendous looking unless you simply hate jeans and hoodies - they are plain as plain can be. Presumably you had a 2 minute look at the website and only saw some of the younger styles like the ripped jeans (which wouldn't be my cup of tea either).

01-12-2020 4:04pm

American Eagle currently sort out the customs as they state on their shipping and handling conditions

Not sure why people who got "caught" (i.e. when American Eagle were not sorting customs so perfectly normal to have to pay it - not "caught") are posting about a prior situation - are they still sore about it?

https://www.ae.com/intl/en/content/h...pping-handling

All deliveries are pending credit approval, merchandise availability, delivery and weather conditions.

We currently cover duties and taxes in most countries

Duties and taxes may be due upon delivery in the following countries: South Korea, Israel, Greenland, Russia

Based on the country you are shipping to, you may have the option to ship standard, express, or both.
We are unable to ship more than 20 items per order to international addresses.
Free shipping is available for standard shipping to international countries on orders over $50 USD. This offer excludes orders shipping to Brazil, Andorra, Bulgaria, Iceland, New Guinea, Turkey and Uruguay
If you would like to place an order shipping to the U.S. or

01-12-2020 4:07pm

as for people going on about the clothes if you actually look there is plenty of stuff with only discrete / pretty much invisible branding or none at all.

if you've never actually tried the quality of their clothing you don't really have a bog do you?

01-12-2020 4:19pm

re payment if you haven't done so already I'd try paying by paypal

paying with a European credit or debit card directly may flag up fraud issues and be cancelled automatically.

01-12-2020 5:36pm

Joziburg wrote: »

Is it that if you buy off the below site there are no customs but using the US site there is?

https://aeo.eu/en/

no,

there is no customs from the US site and free shipping over $50

see shipping conditions from US site in above post

the eu site has very few items and is a lot more expensive.

Len_007 · 01-12-2020 9:58pm

Oder went through for me, Revolut did not work

budgemook · 01-12-2020 10:05pm

Len_007 wrote: »

Oder went through for me, Revolut did not work

PayPal?

Redsoxfan · 01-12-2020 10:28pm

Anyone else getting address issues with PayPal?

Saying my address contains formatting not compatible with ae.com

02-12-2020 12:29am

I used paypal with revolut as my card payment in paypal

Redsoxfan · 02-12-2020 12:49am

glasso wrote: »

I used paypal with revolut as my card payment in paypal

I have never managed to add Revolut as a payment card in PayPal. Would it work as a bank account I wonder?

02-12-2020 12:53am

Redsoxfan wrote: »

I have never managed to add Revolut as a payment card in PayPal. Would it work as a bank account I wonder?

I've had it as my card in paypal for ages - prepaid mastercard

works fine

could try it as a bank account I suppose - no harm

Redsoxfan · 02-12-2020 12:13pm

glasso wrote: »

I've had it as my card in paypal for ages - prepaid mastercard

works fine

could try it as a bank account I suppose - no harm

Ah... My Revolut is more recent and is Visa.

McGaz23 · 02-12-2020 1:45pm

Thanks OP, great bargain.
Put through and order last night using Revolut and my card has been debited so fingers crossed it doesn't get cancelled. Anyone else get this far using Revolut or is there a chance it could still get cancelled?

I was getting the errors others have mentioned re my address, eventually took the space out of the Eircode and it worked but could have been a coincidence...

04-12-2020 4:48pm

ordered Black Friday and estimated delivery next Wed Dec 9 - not too bad considering the Black Friday rush and coming from the US

bruce wayne · 04-12-2020 4:53pm

McGaz23 wrote: »

Thanks OP, great bargain.
Put through and order last night using Revolut and my card has been debited so fingers crossed it doesn't get cancelled. Anyone else get this far using Revolut or is there a chance it could still get cancelled?

I was getting the errors others have mentioned re my address, eventually took the space out of the Eircode and it worked but could have been a coincidence...

I had the exact same issues as you, paid with Revolut and kept getting an error message when trying to complete the order - but, yep it was the space in the Eircode, so again like yourself once I removed it order when through with no issues.

I ordered on the 30th of November and got a mail this morning confirming that my order shipped today (with tracking)

skinny90 · 07-12-2020 11:05pm

Anyone receive there bits yet? Finally got the order through last wek

bruce wayne · 07-12-2020 11:27pm

Yep, mine arrived this afternoon. Originally scheduled for delivery on Wednesday but arrived today ðŸ‘

McGaz23 · 08-12-2020 11:02am

skinny90 wrote: »

Anyone receive there bits yet? Finally got the order through last wek

Not yet, ordered on the 1st just got a dispatch notice overnight due to arrive 11th.

08-12-2020 3:47pm

Ordered Nov 29th.

Out for delivery today, a day earlier than projected.

Not bad coming from the US in fairness and ordered / processed at the busiest time of the year.

Dublinstiofán · 09-12-2020 12:39am

Any customs charges for those who already received? It says it’s paid on US end but just wanted to be sure.

bugsyb4 · 09-12-2020 10:47am

Dublinstiofán wrote: »

Any customs charges for those who already received? It says it’s paid on US end but just wanted to be sure.

None for me anyway ordered 30th November I think and arrived yesterday.

Looked like they just came in a regular van so not sure who delivers them.

Either way very efficient and I would definitely order again.

budgemook · 09-12-2020 3:51pm

Got my stuff today - jeans seem great, really comfortable and a good fit.

The tops are all pretty big though. I'm usually a medium, sometimes large, so I ordered medium but for this stuff I'd order a small if ordering again.

EDIT - 36 euro to send stuff back. Was always a risk

Anyone want to buy some medium sized American Eagle gear

bonsai_73 · 10-12-2020 3:21pm

Anyone else still waiting? My order was due for delivery today and last update on tracking says "Package available for clearance" at 7am yesterday. No movement on it since. Which courier is delivering, does anyone know?

Edit: nevermind, they just arrived a few mins ago, it appears they just haven't updated the tracking yet!

12-12-2020 12:37am

budgemook wrote: »

Got my stuff today - jeans seem great, really comfortable and a good fit.

The tops are all pretty big though. I'm usually a medium, sometimes large, so I ordered medium but for this stuff I'd order a small if ordering again.

EDIT - 36 euro to send stuff back. Was always a risk Anyone want to buy some medium sized American Eagle gear

hoodies are fine for me medium - altho they can vary a bit even across their mediums

haven't bought any shirts or the like where good fit matters more

jeans and hoodies is all I would get there

budgemook · 12-12-2020 2:22pm

glasso wrote: »

hoodies are fine for me medium - altho they can vary a bit even across their mediums

haven't bought any shirts or the like where good fit matters more

jeans and hoodies is all I would get there

Ah I cross referenced their size guide with a brand of clothes that fits me well and the American eagle small would be the same as their medium. Should have done that beforehand. Jeans and long sleeve thermal T-shirt are great, hoodie and polo shirt will make a nice Christmas present for someone.

Anyway, good bargains - thanks for that.

gmisk · 13-12-2020 11:52pm

Stupid question I am on US site...so can only select US address...so I don't have zip code or state...do you switch to ireland?
I click on that and it switches to EU site

sp9612 · 28-01-2024 10:20pm

Hi folks. Digging up an old thread apologies.

I have ordered off American eagle 3 times in the last 5 years or so. Most recently July 2022.

It was always possible to Order off the US version of the AE website and pick delivery to Ireland. There was also never any custom duties to be paid on delivery any of the times I used them.

I have been trying to place an order on the american eagle US site again in the last few days. But it does not let me change the delivery country to Ireland. It tells me I need to visit the EU American eagle site. The problem is the europe AE site does not have the same products I want, nor does it have anything like the value of the US AE site.

I had the idea today to order off the US site and use anPost AddressPal to get it delivered to me in Ireland. I am having doubts though that I will have to pay import duties when An Post deliver my order?

On Friday AE live chat agent told me that as mentioned above the only countries that are liable for import duties upon delivery are South Korea, Israel, Greenland, Russia

Any one shed any insight? Has anyone ordered of the US american eagle site using address pal? Did they have to pay import duties?

Genghis · 29-01-2024 6:31pm

I would say definitely expect to pay import duties on anything imported from the US (in fact anything from outside the EU) for which you don't have import duties pre-paid.

An post are fairly watertight at collecting import duties nowadays, very little, i anything passes them by - and that is before you consider AddressPal is their forwarding service for US shipments.

I would think the advice the AE agent gave you relates to 'countries the US website can ship to AND who have import duties' as opposed to 'countries of the world that have import duties'.

Sorry, probably not what you had hoped to hear.

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