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Amazon Prime Bargains - Chat Thread

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    #992
    matchthis
    Registered Users Posts: 1,868 ✭✭✭matchthis


    I found that when I put my Eircode into my address, all my deliveries changed to Amazon drivers and were quicker too. This is in Kildare. Tracking number always starts with GA


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    #993
    Cobretti
    Registered Users Posts: 19 ✭Cobretti


    Possibly using the wrong thread. Items purchased 2 months ago, worth about 60€. Yesterday got message from DHL that duty/tax and advance fee needs to be payed to get these items delivered. Fee is jsut over 50€


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    #994
    deadl0ck
    Registered Users Posts: 4,183 ✭✭✭deadl0ck


    Cobretti wrote: »
    Possibly using the wrong thread. Items purchased 2 months ago, worth about 60€. Yesterday got message from DHL that duty/tax and advance fee needs to be payed to get these items delivered. Fee is just over 50€

    If there were fees due, and you bought it on Amazon, then they would have added them - seems strange...


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    #995
    Basq
    Registered Users Posts: 43,774 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    I'd say it was a third party seller by sounds of it..


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    #996
    gerard2210
    Registered Users Posts: 547 ✭✭✭gerard2210


    Cobretti wrote: »
    Possibly using the wrong thread. Items purchased 2 months ago, worth about 60€. Yesterday got message from DHL that duty/tax and advance fee needs to be payed to get these items delivered. Fee is jsut over 50€
    Where were the items purchased from and did you get a break down of the fees?


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    #997
    Cobretti
    Registered Users Posts: 19 ✭Cobretti


    deadl0ck wrote: »
    If there were fees due, and you bought it on Amazon, then they would have added them - seems strange...

    It does. I've tried cross referencing seller, tracking number and delivery address.
    Only thing I see is that's legit tracking number to Ireland.
    On Amazon page I can't see seller name and on DHL page I don't see delivery address.
    I have a feeling this might be a scam. :rolleyes:


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    #998
    Cobretti
    Registered Users Posts: 19 ✭Cobretti


    Basq wrote: »
    I'd say it was a third party seller by sounds of it..
    It is a third party seller
    gerard2210 wrote: »
    Where were the items purchased from and did you get a break down of the fees?

    Purchased of Amazon but saying "Dispatched from and sold by BHGKVDS."
    No breakdown of the fees. When searching for tracking nu,ber on DHL there is no mention of any fees, while when opening sent SMS I get option to pay.


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    #999
    Basq
    Registered Users Posts: 43,774 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    Cobretti wrote: »
    It is a third party seller.
    That's your problem.. Amazon aren't liable to collect fees on behalf of third party seller as far as I'm aware.

    Fees of €50 on a €60 purchase doesn't sound right though


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    #1000
    Sleeper12
    Registered Users Posts: 16,878 ✭✭✭✭Sleeper12


    Cobretti wrote: »
    It is a third party seller


    Purchased of Amazon but saying "Dispatched from and sold by BHGKVDS."
    No breakdown of the fees. When searching for tracking nu,ber on DHL there is no mention of any fees, while when opening sent SMS I get option to pay.


    No breakdown of fees means you didn't pay UK or Irish VAT at the time of purchase. You should be paying 23 percent Irish vat & a handling fee to the delivery company. I can't see how this fee could be more than 25 or 30 euro


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    #1001
    gerard2210
    Registered Users Posts: 547 ✭✭✭gerard2210


    Cobretti wrote: »
    It is a third party seller


    Purchased of Amazon but saying "Dispatched from and sold by BHGKVDS."
    No breakdown of the fees. When searching for tracking nu,ber on DHL there is no mention of any fees, while when opening sent SMS I get option to pay.
    Possibly a scam text. There were text's doing the rounds from An post, dpd, dhl.


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    #1002
    Glebee
    Registered Users Posts: 6,582 ✭✭✭Glebee


    I got my last Amazon delivery by An Post and it was on Easter Monday morning.. We never get post of a bank holiday.


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    #1003
    Aquos76
    Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 9,026 Mod ✭✭✭✭Aquos76


    Glebee wrote: »
    I got my last Amazon delivery by An Post and it was on Easter Monday morning.. We never get post of a bank holiday.

    I explained this in another thread, there were no overnight deliveries into An Post depots on good Friday night so there were no parcel deliveries on the Saturday, hence they carried out parcel deliveries on Easter Monday instead. Also some depots carried out parcel deliveries on St Patricks day this year, that was optional overtime, due to how busy An Post are with non essential retailers still closed.


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    #1004
    joebloggs32
    Registered Users Posts: 1,591 ✭✭✭joebloggs32


    Glebee wrote: »
    I got my last Amazon delivery by An Post and it was on Easter Monday morning.. We never get post of a bank holiday.

    Same too.

    I asked the postman why were they delivering on a bank holiday.

    He said it was parcels only as they were backed up with them.


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    #1005
    _Kaiser_
    Registered Users Posts: 28,666 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    Kamu wrote: »
    There has always been someone at home to collect the deliveries so far so I can't speak directly, however I have taken 3 packages this year which were my neighbours. The driver just knocked in my door and asked would I take them and I said yes nay bother.

    I know for one of those packages my neighbour knocked in for it as they got a notification on the app to say the package was left in with a neighbour.

    Hmm... like yourself I've been home (or stayed home when I knew it was due that day), but that's not a great process.

    Fine if you get on with your neighbours or know them, but if that's the only solution it's a shaky one. What if the neighbours are out too?


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    #1006
    Caranica
    Registered Users Posts: 10,002 ✭✭✭✭Caranica


    I got an order refunded (it was only a cheap wireless mouse) when they left it in with a neighbour I won't go near.

    Note on my account now saying don't leave with neighbours.


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    #1007
    amber2
    Registered Users Posts: 1,580 ✭✭✭amber2


    Cobretti wrote: »
    Possibly using the wrong thread. Items purchased 2 months ago, worth about 60€. Yesterday got message from DHL that duty/tax and advance fee needs to be payed to get these items delivered. Fee is jsut over 50€

    Purchased two items on Amazon yesterday, separately Incase it made a difference amounting to £56 and duty/tax is coming in at £11.16 so something amiss there. Sorry for the confusion.


    Edit : thanks to all who replied but I am not saying the duty charges on my purchases are incorrect just that cobretti €50 on a €60 spend seems excessive as my £56 would work out at roughly €60 and incurred an £11 charge.


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    #1008
    SourSessions
    Registered Users Posts: 1,198 ✭✭✭SourSessions


    amber2 wrote:
    Purchased two items on Amazon yesterday, separately Incase it made a difference amounting to £56 and duty/tax is coming in at £11.16 so something amiss there.

    DHL will add on their own fee as well in this kinda of situation but it still seems a lot.


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    #1009
    Hy Gieni
    Registered Users Posts: 41 ✭Hy Gieni


    Aquos76 wrote: »
    I explained this in another thread, there were no overnight deliveries into An Post depots on good Friday night so there were no parcel deliveries on the Saturday, hence they carried out parcel deliveries on Easter Monday instead. Also some depots carried out parcel deliveries on St Patricks day this year, that was optional overtime, due to how busy An Post are with non essential retailers still closed.


    They closed Little Island Sorting Office.
    Logic was never a strong point with semi-state companies


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    #1010
    amber2
    Registered Users Posts: 1,580 ✭✭✭amber2


    SourSessions wrote: »
    DHL will add on their own fee as well in this kinda of situation but it still seems a lot.

    It’s usually an post delivery, do they also hit you with this charge?


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    #1011
    SourSessions
    Registered Users Posts: 1,198 ✭✭✭SourSessions


    amber2 wrote:
    It’s usually an post delivery, do they also hit you with this charge?

    Yes. All of them add their own charge for collecting VAT/duty.


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    #1012
    JoyPad
    Registered Users Posts: 1,701 ✭✭✭JoyPad


    amber2 wrote: »
    Purchased two items on Amazon yesterday, separately Incase it made a difference amounting to £56 and duty/tax is coming in at £11.16 so something amiss there.

    Amazon collects 21% for Irish VAT.
    For some reason I cannot fathom, they charge the 21% on the amount before discounts (more on that further down).

    So:
    27.13 * 21% = 5.70
    25.99 * 21% = 5.46

    They should charge you 21% of the amount after discount though, e.g.
    25.13 * 21% = 5.28
    19.99 * 21% = 4.20

    After they pay the VAT for your items to Irish Revenue, you will be refunded the difference. This might not be exactly the difference between the amounts you see above, because the Irish VAT will be paid in Euro, and they will cover any currency conversion fees from that. But you can expect a refund for each of these, for something small, ~40p on the first one, and maybe ~1 quid on the second one.


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    #1013
    Sleeper12
    Registered Users Posts: 16,878 ✭✭✭✭Sleeper12


    amber2 wrote:
    Purchased two items on Amazon yesterday, separately Incase it made a difference amounting to £56 and duty/tax is coming in at £11.16 so something amiss there.

    That seems exactly right. Customs add the delivery charge to the sale price. Even if amazon discounted/refunded the delivery it is still part of the original price. This brought both of your orders above the Irish VAT threshold. Vat is 23 percent so 11.16 is just about right.


    If you were a prime member then it would have no delivery fee. With no delivery fee you would have had some chance of escaping the Irish VAT


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    #1014
    Sleeper12
    Registered Users Posts: 16,878 ✭✭✭✭Sleeper12


    JoyPad wrote:
    Amazon collects 21% for Irish VAT. For some reason I cannot fathom, they charge the 21% on the amount before discounts (more on that further down).

    Irish vat is 23 percent. It was only 21 percent for a few months.
    JoyPad wrote:
    They should charge you 21% of the amount after discount though, e.g. 25.13 * 21% = 5.28 19.99 * 21% = 4.20

    Customs charge vat/duty on the cost of the item plus delivery fee. If amazon shows a delivery discount costoms will charge vat on the delivery. The only way to escape this is to a prime member where there is no delivery charge. They don't show it on the invoice so no vat payable


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    #1015
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Sleeper12 wrote: »
    Irish vat is 23 percent. It was only 21 percent for a few months.

    It's still 21% on Amazon (for now).


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    #1016
    grogi
    Registered Users Posts: 8,615 ✭✭✭grogi


    Basq wrote: »
    That's your problem.. Amazon aren't liable to collect fees on behalf of third party seller as far as I'm aware.

    Fees of €50 on a €60 purchase doesn't sound right though

    DHL has extravagant handling fee, which is added before tax and duty...


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    #1017
    Kintarō Hattori
    Registered Users Posts: 14,964 ✭✭✭✭Kintarō Hattori


    FileNotFound wrote: »
    Not sure it's a nationality thing but defo some arse delivery guys now.

    Have had plenty of packages dumped out the front of the gaff.

    Also had a dpd guy ring bell, open my front door (was on the way down the stairs) and throw a package inside only to walk away with door left open.

    Assume they are under pressure

    Our DPD fella is from Lithuania and is delightful. Really pleasant. Just had to point it out as they do get a lot of flak.

    Are we back to 2 day deliveries? I'm finding things to be fierce quick at the moment.


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    #1018
    guil
    Registered Users Posts: 10,477 ✭✭✭✭guil


    I ordered a couple of things Saturday evening and all due for delivery today. Few more bits I ordered Thursday arrived on Saturday too


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    #1019
    antodeco
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 13,425 ✭✭✭✭antodeco


    Kintarō Hattori wrote: »
    Our DPD fella is from Lithuania and is delightful. Really pleasant. Just had to point it out as they do get a lot of flak.

    Are we back to 2 day deliveries? I'm finding things to be fierce quick at the moment.

    For alot of stuff it seems to be 2 days. Obviously I think this depends on if it's in the Irish warehouse or not


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    #1020
    gussieg
    Registered Users Posts: 1,069 ✭✭✭gussieg


    so the irish warehouse is definitely up and running?
    makes sense some stuff available at really short delivery times.


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    #1021
    Aquos76
    Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 9,026 Mod ✭✭✭✭Aquos76


    gussieg wrote: »
    so the irish warehouse is definitely up and running?
    makes sense some stuff available at really short delivery times.

    The stuff I ordered on Saturday lunchtime definitely didnt come from an Irish warehouse anyway, it left UK sat night, arrived into Dublin lunchtime yesterday and delivered to Waterford this morning, many of my sold by and fulfilled by amazon orders over the last couple of weeks are back to 2 day delivery again, thankfully.


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