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    Lowlander
    Haraki san Expert
    Joined: 4 Oct 2019

    What a mess. I'm really sorry to hear it.

    @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.

    ^And at least that might give a strange rock n roll rush of decadence, which you're not getting this way either. Ugh… what a mess.

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      Giles
      IHUK Crew
      Joined: 22 Sept 2009

      Hahahaha

      "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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        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

                last edited by 26 May 2021, 14:42 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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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

                      last edited by 27 May 2021, 15:02 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                        sabergirl
                        見習いボス
                        Joined: 4 Oct 2013

                        From where?! [emoji15]

                        Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                        last edited by 27 May 2021, 15:18 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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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?

                                last edited by 2 Jun 2021, 01:03 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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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

                                    last edited by 27 Jul 2021, 13:15 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                    • ChapC
                                      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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