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#2732 12-02-2021 11:47pm
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VG31 wrote: »

There's no need to do that. There are no extra charges on the vast majority of items on amazon.co.uk.

Indeed, they swap the UK VAT for Irish VAT at checkout, and it only makes 1% in the difference right now (which will be 3% soon). If you have Prime then it's still free shipping, and I've had some stuff ordered last week and this week arrive in 3 days. Ordered a camera cable on Wednesday that arrived today!

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#2733 13-02-2021 1:28am
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stronglikebull wrote: »

Indeed, they swap the UK VAT for Irish VAT at checkout, and it only makes 1% in the difference right now (which will be 3% soon). If you have Prime then it's still free shipping, and I've had some stuff ordered last week and this week arrive in 3 days. Ordered a camera cable on Wednesday that arrived today!

It's not free shipping most of the time, it just seems that way. Tonight, I was about to order a Playstation game. Price was €52 with my uk address and €58 with my irish address. I'm a prime customer.

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#2734 13-02-2021 3:19am
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...Ghost... wrote: »

It's not free shipping most of the time, it just seems that way. Tonight, I was about to order a Playstation game. Price was €52 with my uk address and €58 with my irish address. I'm a prime customer.

That makes no sense. I've never seen a price increase, other than the VAT difference. The free shipping is free.

The exception being when you buy from a seller that isn't fulfilled by Amazon, then you pay their shipping fee.

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#2735 13-02-2021 11:41am
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stronglikebull wrote: »

That makes no sense. I've never seen a price increase, other than the VAT difference. The free shipping is free.

The exception being when you buy from a seller that isn't fulfilled by Amazon, then you pay their shipping fee.

If you need proof, I can send screenshots. Or you can switch the delivery address between a UK and Irish address on your prime account and the product price increase while delivery remains "free".

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#2736 13-02-2021 2:25pm
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...Ghost... wrote: »

It's not free shipping most of the time, it just seems that way. Tonight, I was about to order a Playstation game. Price was €52 with my uk address and €58 with my irish address. I'm a prime customer.

I'd like to see the item. I've looked at PS games at 54.99 to UK and 56.50 to Ireland. The small difference being Irish VAT and nothing else. Free delivery is Free delivery, bar a vat charge on the discounted delivery (which apples for each address).

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#2737 13-02-2021 4:34pm
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Jim_Hodge wrote: »

I'd like to see the item. I've looked at PS games at 54.99 to UK and 56.50 to Ireland. The small difference being Irish VAT and nothing else. Free delivery is Free delivery, bar a vat charge on the discounted delivery (which apples for each address).

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Star-Wars-Jedi-Fallen-Order/dp/B07QRC5PR7/ref=sr_1_5?crid=270G21P3ADZ4E&dchild=1&keywords=star+wars+ps4+jedi+fallen+order&qid=1613230395&sprefix=star+wars+ps4%2Caps%2C157&sr=8-5

The exact same stuff was happening long before brexit.

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#2738 13-02-2021 5:24pm
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...Ghost... wrote: »

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Star-Wars-Jedi-Fallen-Order/dp/B07QRC5PR7/ref=sr_1_5?crid=270G21P3ADZ4E&dchild=1&keywords=star+wars+ps4+jedi+fallen+order&qid=1613230395&sprefix=star+wars+ps4%2Caps%2C157&sr=8-5

The exact same stuff was happening long before brexit.

£49.67 incl. 20% UK VAT

£41.39 excl. UK VAT

£50.08 incl. 21% Irish VAT

I don't see the issue here. There's just a £0.41 difference because of the 1% difference in the Irish and UK VAT rates.

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#2739 13-02-2021 7:03pm
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...Ghost... wrote: »

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Star-Wars-Jedi-Fallen-Order/dp/B07QRC5PR7/ref=sr_1_5?crid=270G21P3ADZ4E&dchild=1&keywords=star+wars+ps4+jedi+fallen+order&qid=1613230395&sprefix=star+wars+ps4%2Caps%2C157&sr=8-5

The exact same stuff was happening long before brexit.

Apart from the VAT change, removing UK VAT and adding Irish VAT, as I pointed out already, the price does not change. You've stated that the price changes by €6, but I've checked and it changes by 41p. And yes, it was the same before Brexit as Amazon always changed the VAT to Irish when you use an Irish address.

I'd like to see the screenshots of your €6 price difference, because it seems it's just you.

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#2740 13-02-2021 10:22pm
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stronglikebull wrote: »

Apart from the VAT change, removing UK VAT and adding Irish VAT, as I pointed out already, the price does not change. You've stated that the price changes by €6, but I've checked and it changes by 41p. And yes, it was the same before Brexit as Amazon always changed the VAT to Irish when you use an Irish address.

I'd like to see the screenshots of your €6 price difference, because it seems it's just you.

There you go. First is using addresspal in uk. Same price for old parcel motel NI address. Second one is republic of ireland. The final price for ROI was about €58 after the vat changes. Ended up downloading the game for €25 from sony.

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#2741 13-02-2021 10:46pm
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@...Ghost... Different sellers on your screenshots?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Star-Wars-Jedi-Fallen-Order/dp/B07QRC5PR7/

Wonder what would be the price on Checkout?

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#2742 13-02-2021 11:37pm
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Yep, two different sellers, hence different prices.

Anyway, Amazon don't charge different prices to Ireland, except for the VAT change, and Prime delivery to here is still free. If the product price is less than €22, you also get it 20% cheaper as they deduct the UK VAT and no Irish VAT is due at all.

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#2743 14-02-2021 12:34am
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corkie wrote: »

@...Ghost... Different sellers on your screenshots?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Star-Wars-Jedi-Fallen-Order/dp/B07QRC5PR7/

Wonder what would be the price on Checkout?

I hadn't noticed the sellers changed when the address was changed. Odd, because both deliver to roi.

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#2744 14-02-2021 12:55am
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...Ghost... wrote: »

I hadn't noticed the sellers changed when the address was changed. Odd, because both deliver to roi.

I've seen it before when you change something, that it selects a different seller for the same product. Even following the link to an item on your wishlist oculd bring you to a different seller than when you added it.

If you change your address at the checkout stage then it shouldn't change that, and you'll see only the VAT difference there.

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#2745 14-02-2021 2:45pm
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I've had parcels delivered to AddressPal over 3 weeks ago and no notification or anything from them (other than the confirmation from my courier that it was delivered to AddPal).

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#2746 15-02-2021 2:20am
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AdMMM wrote: »

I've had parcels delivered to AddressPal over 3 weeks ago and no notification or anything from them (other than the confirmation from my courier that it was delivered to AddPal).

Did you update your details on the addresspal website, you need to add a card now for prepayment of any charges due.. all good will now be delivered to your door, and have to be paid for upfront.

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#2747 18-02-2021 6:11am
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DopeTech wrote: »

Had a parcel put in a pm on Friday morning to be sent to me and it still hasn't moved. Are they slower these days?

Are they still in business? Turnover must be down 90%+?

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#2748 18-02-2021 6:26am
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Thargor wrote: »

Are they still in business? Turnover must be down 90%+?

I suspect that non- Amazon package traffic between UK and Irl has been reduced to a trickle. I used to be an eager buyer of stuff off eBay UK, but can't get stuff delivered at the moment. The missus is thrilled!!!

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#2749 19-02-2021 2:30pm
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Thargor wrote: »

Are they still in business? Turnover must be down 90%+?

It was just an item from adverts.ie that a seller was sending me from galway to dublin. Took about 6 days which is very slow considering I previously got stuff via newtownabbey with 24 hours of it checking in there.

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#2750 19-02-2021 3:45pm
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TomOnBoard wrote: »

I suspect that non- Amazon package traffic between UK and Irl has been reduced to a trickle. I used to be an eager buyer of stuff off eBay UK, but can't get stuff delivered at the moment. The missus is thrilled!!!

Me too. Once I removed my British parcel motel address from eBay and Amazon it massively reduced the amount of stuff available, and then half of that still isn’t deliverable to rep of Ireland. eBay is pretty much useless these days. Why doesn’t their global shipping come to Ireland???
I’m amazed parcel motel are still in business.

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#2751 20-02-2021 7:12pm
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AdMMM wrote: »

I've had parcels delivered to AddressPal over 3 weeks ago and no notification or anything from them (other than the confirmation from my courier that it was delivered to AddPal).

My stuff arrived there on 10th Feb, confirmation from courier but nothing from AP. I have a card registered and there is sufficient money on it.

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#2752 21-02-2021 10:14am
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Pulse8 wrote: »

Actually went looking myself & found this deliverme.ie crowd who take in parcels & will courier them down south or hold for collection - €22 a parcel is a bit steep but have mailed them for clarification if they're still operating as normal as would be worth it to me

I found these too which would be ideal if they were based in Newry.

https://www.postalpickup.co.uk/parcelpickup

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#2753 21-02-2021 10:19am
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heffo500 wrote: »

I found these too which would be ideal if they were based in Newry.

https://www.postalpickup.co.uk/parcelpickup

This might be even better only €3 for each delivery and could collect from their Belfast shop, open on a Saturday too.

I suppose if demand increased they would open a place in Newry. Some stuff I buy is quite expensive in Ireland so well worth a trip to Belfast

https://thepostalstore.ie/uk-parcel-delivery/

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#2754 21-02-2021 6:36pm
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Anything coming into the North from the UK has to be declared as for NI only, if its for a republic address they will have to do Customs Clearance etc. Back to square one.

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#2755 21-02-2021 7:46pm
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whiterebel wrote: »

Anything coming into the North from the UK has to be declared as for NI only, if its for a republic address they will have to do Customs Clearance etc. Back to square one.

Not if you collect in person the item from their shop in Belfast?

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#2756 24-02-2021 6:11pm
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AP are pathetically slow at the moment, I have a delivery from the UK virtual address that they received on Feb 12th, as of today there is no further update to what has happened to it.

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#2757 25-02-2021 11:14pm
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Day 16 and no word from AP. Hoping to hear someday that it is held up in Dover.

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#2758 03-03-2021 1:45pm
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blastman wrote: »

AP are pathetically slow at the moment, I have a delivery from the UK virtual address that they received on Feb 12th, as of today there is no further update to what has happened to it.

I ordered supplements from the US last Friday and they arrived yesterday, I ordered some from UK almost a month ago, and still no sign.

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#2759 07-03-2021 4:21pm
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Has anyone had any success resolving an issue with Parcel motel? I sent a package 2 weeks ago and the person I sent it to hasn't received it.

Parcel motel have told me they left it on the porch but it looks like they left it at the wrong address and the package has now disappeared.

They seem completely uninterested in helping me resolve the issue.

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#2760 13-03-2021 11:01pm
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whiterebel wrote: »

Anything coming into the North from the UK has to be declared as for NI only, if its for a republic address they will have to do Customs Clearance etc. Back to square one.

How so?

The item that would be delivered to parcel motel is for NI only as far as incoming customs should be concerned.

Where it goes after is no different than if a NI resident bought something and sold it 6 months later to someone in the south

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#2761 15-03-2021 7:37pm
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PM update 15th March

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