UK alternative to ThinkGeek?

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Does any1 know if there are any online shops similar to thinkgeek, but in the uk? thinkgeek have such a wide range of cool gear, but with the costs of shiping, VAT, customs charges etc... its not realy worthwhile to buy from them. so im wondering if there are any UK equivilants, preferably ones that have the same sort of range of clothing, caffeine products, and gadgets.
 
I don't know of a UK version, but...

It will cost around £45 for 3 t-shirts to be delivered from ThinkGeek, but would probably cost around £40-50 from a UK shop, so it works out about the same.
 
Dist said:
Does any1 know if there are any online shops similar to thinkgeek, but in the uk? thinkgeek have such a wide range of cool gear, but with the costs of shiping, VAT, customs charges etc... its not realy worthwhile to buy from them. so im wondering if there are any UK equivilants, preferably ones that have the same sort of range of clothing, caffeine products, and gadgets.
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It's a shame really that since the internet has opened the 'global marketplace' up to the world, stupid shipping fees and import duties are so restrictive.
 
t-shirts may not be to bad to ship, since they fold them up rather small and such. but for caffeine stuff, espeicaly bottle drinks, the weight + size makes shipping costs insane, as extra care has to be taken as bottles are fragile.

plus bigger, more expensive, packages are more likely to be stoped by customs, thus meaning you have to pay VAT on top of everything.
 
My brother got some t-shirts from think geek and they do not put it as a gift, he got some nasty import duty around £40 iirc for 3 t-shirts
 
I bought 2 T shirts from thinkgeek last year and didn't get any import tax. How odd :/
 
Pajeh said:
My brother got some t-shirts from think geek and they do not put it as a gift,
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Marking something as gift only ups the the duty threshold a little, the only way to get around import duty is to have the package declared value marked down but that can cause insurance problems if it goes missing and a claim needs to be made.
 
Dist said:
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DailyGeek said:
It's a shame really that since the internet has opened the 'global marketplace' up to the world, stupid shipping fees and import duties are so restrictive.
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if they did that rip off britain would loose so much in loss of taxes

MW
 
Pajeh said:
My brother got some t-shirts from think geek and they do not put it as a gift, he got some nasty import duty around £40 iirc for 3 t-shirts
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How on Earth does that work out?

What was the price of the products inside?
 
i can undetsand if the total customs charges was £40, but just the import duty?

once i had a package that not only did i get import duty on, but the customs also charged me for opening the package so they can search it, then the courier charged another feee for collecting the package and then taking it to their depot (they wouldnt even deliver it to my house untill i paid customs chargers (used to be possible to pay customs charges at the door, not any mroe though)).

as for a package being a 'gift' that will only help if the cost is less then £30 (not sure if that has to include shipping or not).

and MuvverRussia, thanks for that link, some rather nice stuff there.
 
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