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    mclaincausey
    見習いボス
    Joined: 12 Apr 2013

    An object lesson in why direct democracy doesn't work: most people are idiots and operate on easily-manipulated feelings instead of wisdom and foresight.

    Sympathies and hopes for an optimal, speedy resolution to all impacted.

    Think it, be it.

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      Giles
      IHUK Crew
      Joined: 22 Sept 2009

      Brexit was emotive and highly complex.  Almost 6 months in, and we, as a company, are still not getting proper advice on how to deal with it.  We elect our leaders to represent us and to make difficult decisions on our behalf.  I'm not the sharpest tool in the box, but I am not the dullest either, and the complexities were way beyond me. I have older friends who voted to leave "so we could get our old blue passports back and make the empire great again".  I avoid talking to them about it because my forehead would get firmly and violently embedded in the bridge of their noses.

      But there is some joy to be had.  I have a friend who lives as an expat in Spain, he has some British Expat friends who voted to leave (go figure), now they are restricted to being in the EU for no more than 90 days, so they cant use their holiday homes or their boats for a substantial part of the year. Wankers.

      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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        louisbosco
        啓蒙家
        Joined: 21 Feb 2013

        @Giles:

        I may as well be ripping up banknotes and flushing them down the toilet, it would be a lot easier way to piss away Euro600.

        the pub would be a good start  😉 😉

        "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

        • Harvey Specter
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          Chris
          Raw and Unwashed
          Joined: 28 Jun 2010

          @Giles:

          We "sold" two pairs of Wesco boots to a guy in Germany recently.  He returned both pairs.  That cost us Euro600 on taxes, duties, fees, and shipping charges for zero revenue.

          I may as well be ripping up banknotes and flushing them down the toilet, it would be a lot easier way to piss away Euro600.

          Small price to pay to make the Empire great again, eh?

          (please don't punch me)

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            Giles
            IHUK Crew
            Joined: 22 Sept 2009

            I'll just insert another pin into the wax effigy of you, that I always have to hand….

            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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              Chris
              Raw and Unwashed
              Joined: 28 Jun 2010

              @Giles:

              I'll just insert another pin into the wax effigy of you, that I always have to hand….

              So I guess that's not a kidney stone after all.  Good to know  😛

              last edited by 26 May 2021, 15:03 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                Signal11
                Raw and Unwashed
                Joined: 22 Oct 2016

                @Giles:

                I'll just insert another pin into the wax effigy of you, that I always have to hand….

                Doesn’t creating such a doll require hair from the victim…..?

                Having no destination, I’m never lost.

                last edited by 27 May 2021, 15:00 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                  Giles
                  IHUK Crew
                  Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                  I got some whilst he was asleep…... 😉

                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                    sabergirl
                    見習いボス
                    Joined: 4 Oct 2013

                    From where?! [emoji15]

                    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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                      goosehd
                      Mod Squad
                      Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                      @sabergirl  😃 😃 😃

                      "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

                      last edited by 27 May 2021, 15:21 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                        Giles
                        IHUK Crew
                        Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                        @sabergirl:

                        From where?! [emoji15]

                        Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                        Well he ain't got any on his bonce…..

                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

                        last edited by 27 May 2021, 15:26 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                          Giles
                          IHUK Crew
                          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                          FFS

                          Pre Brexshit, I could bring as much deerskin as I liked over from Germany.  Now, we have to do this:

                          _The Shipper’s Export Declaration (S.E.D) is needed to leave the origin country.

                          An S.E.D is required by the government when an export:

                          •Contains any single type of commodity with a value limit.
                          •Contains a commodity that requires a validated export license regardless of the value.
                          •Contains a commodity with a license exemption._

                          I have a horrible feeling The Big Buck just became seriously endangered….

                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                            kkibbey23
                            Haraki san Prodigy
                            Joined: 16 Oct 2013

                            Wow that sounds like a mess…..

                            Other than the big buck in outlet do you have others in stock now?

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                              Giles
                              IHUK Crew
                              Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                              No, but we have a run being made at the moment from skins delivered in Dec…..

                              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

                              last edited by 2 Jun 2021, 05:25 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                Giles
                                IHUK Crew
                                Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                OK.  After 6 months of experience shipping to the EU, we have a decent amount of empirical evidence under our belts.

                                1. Shipping via The Netherlands gives us no advantages
                                2. Paying 12% duty on Japanese goods shipped from UK to EU is unavoidable
                                3. We will revert to shipping direct
                                4. We will continue to ship DDP, which means that we will pick up any VAT, duty and fees on your behalf
                                5. We have had to increase return shipping from the EU back to the UK to USD35.  It costs more to ship back to us from EU now than virtually anywhere else in the world
                                6. We have had to implement an additional charge for the following countries:
                                  Latvia
                                  Estonia
                                  Lithuania
                                  Bulgaria
                                  Romania
                                  Croatia
                                  Greece
                                  These countries have decided that they can make money out of Brexit.  For instance imports into Greece are charged an additional £34.57 brokerage charge plus £12.80 storage on top of VAT, duty, disbursement. So to send a USD32 pair of socks, we pay circa GBP90 for the shipping and associated costs…..

                                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                  Chap
                                  見習いボス
                                  Joined: 24 May 2016

                                  @Giles:

                                  OK.  After 6 months of experience shipping to the EU, we have a decent amount of empirical evidence under our belts.

                                  1. Shipping via The Netherlands gives us no advantages
                                  2. Paying 12% duty on Japanese goods shipped from UK to EU is unavoidable
                                  3. We will revert to shipping direct
                                  4. We will continue to ship DDP, which means that we will pick up any VAT, duty and fees on your behalf
                                  5. We have had to increase return shipping from the EU back to the UK to USD35.  It costs more to ship back to us from EU now than virtually anywhere else in the world
                                  6. We have had to implement an additional charge for the following countries:
                                    Latvia
                                    Estonia
                                    Lithuania
                                    Bulgaria
                                    Romania
                                    Croatia
                                    Greece
                                    These countries have decided that they can make money out of Brexit.  For instance imports into Greece are charged an additional £34.57 brokerage charge plus £12.80 storage on top of VAT, duty, disbursement.

                                  OK… glad the silly Austrians didn't join in.

                                  God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

                                  last edited by 27 Jul 2021, 13:31 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                    goosehd
                                    Mod Squad
                                    Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                    Option C:

                                    "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

                                    last edited by 27 Jul 2021, 13:35 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                      Giles
                                      IHUK Crew
                                      Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                      hahahahahahahahahaha

                                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

                                      last edited by 27 Jul 2021, 13:46 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                        mclaincausey
                                        見習いボス
                                        Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                                        Shocking news today: https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/brexit-deal-renegotiated-boris-johnson-northern-ireland-283283/

                                        Someone cue the Benny Hill!

                                        Think it, be it.

                                        last edited by 27 Jul 2021, 22:41 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                          Giles
                                          IHUK Crew
                                          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                          https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jul/31/its-not-covid-thats-damaging-british-trade-its-brexit

                                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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