Hullo!!
Sorry I have been absent for a while....
have had to make some real money!
Just a quickie....
I`m after a press... zoozii or cattwalk....
If anyone would like me a loving home for theirs - pref lentil or pillow...pref trio...please let me know! I now have money to play with. :))
If not.. whats the best way of getting one without paying massive custom charges...have emailed zoozii, but they didnt reply. Boo.
Clare :) X
I think LE have like a garage sale thread on their site you could try...
Hi Clare
I'm afraid I don't know of a way to get presses without the dreaded customs man getting his greasy mitts on your hard earned money!
I've ordered from Cattwalk once and from memory I don't think that was clobbered but Zoozii's orders get stopped every time. I don't know what Amy puts on the forms (must check next time) but she always plays it strictly by the book. You probably won't get a reply to your email as I do remember she has (or had) something on her website about 'I don't tick the "gift" box on parcels so don't ask' kind of thing.
I do have a Zoozii lentil trio which I might be persuaded to sell. Let me suss things out and I'll PM you.
Bev
I've bought all mine second hand from LE and none of them have been caught by customs ;)
I got some cattwalk presses this morning and customs got me... in fact they got me last time Ii ordered through cattwalk... unlucky I guess
i got a Zoozii and a Cattwalk press this week, both got caught by customs, the worst part is that most of the charge is Royal Mail and not actual customs, the cattwalk one was cheaper BTW
They're b***ers are'nt they? :D
Caroline, are you going to the Bead Fair this year or are you too far away now?
Bev
:)
Would it work out less for customs if we did a group order or is it all relative to what you spend?? would be hard to organise what with postage once in uk & everything though, but just a thought :)
If we did a group one, then we would get charged customs according to the value but we would only get charged one "admin" charge...but then when you add the cost of posting them out to everyone would it work out much cheaper ? Does anyone have a press they could weigh and work out the UK postage cost ?
Customs charges realy suck :(
I'm waiting for a zoozii one to arrive any day now! Hoping it just slips through! ;)
Good luck with that one kim :) let me know how much it cost you Kim, I've been window shopping there for a while :)
Quote from: BeverleyH on May 03, 2007, 09:08:43 AM
They're b***ers are'nt they? :D
Caroline, are you going to the Bead Fair this year or are you too far away now?
Bev
:)
oooh Beverley, you know i'll be there with bells on, i am hoping to come down, we can combine it with a trip to see famliy ;D
Great, must meet up for a coffee! Will the lovely Helen P be coming I wonder.... :)
Bev
ooh i don't know, i better ask her ;D
Isn't there a site in Germany that sells them too?
http://www.anibeads.com/shop/index.php
And I'm sure someone on here was looking at getting some made in the UK - was it little Bee . must go and dig!
Found the post on here:
http://www.frit-happens.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=1816.0
I caved and snuck an order through for a lentil and pillow press yesterday from Zoozii's. Got some birthday money which will pay for them, but won't cover what I'm hit with for customs so I'm keeping everything crossed very tightly that our postman doesn't notice the little green sticker on the package when he delivers it :-\
Flash your boobs. he wont be expecting it, will drop the parcel in surprise, pick it up quickly and shut the door!!!
works every time for me.......except he just drops the parcel and runs :P
Quote from: tanok on May 03, 2007, 05:40:21 PM
works every time for me.......except he just drops the parcel and runs :P
That would be our postie too... LOL! He blushes when I just wave at him... ;D
You get a green ticket? I get a bloomin' great white one that you'd have to be blind to miss! P'raps that's why I get clobbered every time..... >:(
Bev
The green ticket is just a declaration, it's the big white one with red writing that means customs have nabbed it. My postie doesn't even deliver those, just the wee card, I have to go and pay at the sorting office in the next town. The post office fee has just gone up from £4 to £8! Ouch!
blimey thats a bit of a hike, even more reason not to ship from the states....dammit
That's what really gets me - especially when I buy beads from US. You buy more to cover the P&P costs and get stung with not only the customs charge but the privellige of paying them for the service!!! £4 was bad enough but £8 is mad.
I now only buy from supplier with reasonable P&P or I have a friend who lives in Kentucky who is only to happy to post stuff out for me with a new declaration on - I haven't asked her in ages as I don't like to - but I mught do for a press!!
T
Thankyou everyone!
I am now the proud owner of Bev`s zoozii press.
Yay!
Thanks Bev.
Clare :)
:D
It should be with you in the morning (hopefully!) :D
Bev