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Pyroman

Pyroman

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Hey ho,

 

Has anybody ordered from thinkgeek in the past?

 

Was looking at some stuff on there(t-shirts mainly), looks great but does it work out alot for postage/HM customs charges and so on?

 

Anyone know any decent UK based companies that do similar stuff?

Paul_L

Paul_L

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Hey ho,

 

Has anybody ordered from thinkgeek in the past?

 

Was looking at some stuff on there(t-shirts mainly), looks great but does it work out alot for postage/HM customs charges and so on?

 

Anyone know any decent UK based companies that do similar stuff?

 

Yes my son ordered some t-shirts only 2 weeks ago, came by DHL, took 1 day to get from the west to east coast of the states, then another day to get over the pond to Manchester and then ............... 2 days to get from Manchester to our house which is an hours drive away!!!!!!!

 

Paul

tom_newton

tom_newton

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Never had any problems... mostly manage to avoid duty, but don't bank on it.

Postage is usually insanely quick, considering the distance involved.

Pyroman

Pyroman

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Yes my son ordered some t-shirts only 2 weeks ago, came by DHL, took 1 day to get from the west to east coast of the states, then another day to get over the pond to Manchester and then ............... 2 days to get from Manchester to our house which is an hours drive away!!!!!!!

 

Paul

 

How much was delivery?

ICT_GUY

ICT_GUY

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Shipping Method: International

 

Estimated Arrival:

Thursday 5/22/08 - Wednesday 5/28/08

CafePress is not responsible for delays of your order due to any customs clearance in the destination country.

 

Items:

1 - I reject your reality Dark T-Shirt/101625487

Size: X-Large

Color: Black

 

1 - Failure is always an option Dark T-Shirt/175619765

Size: X-Large

Color: Black

 

==================================================================================

Subtotal: $ 41.98

Shipping: $ 11.00

TOTAL: $ 52.98

£26.5591

Irazmus

Irazmus

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Be aware you may be stung with import duty on orders over a certain value....

 

Import duties and VAT kick in if the value is above £18 (unless it's a gift, then it's £28 IIRC).

But as of 1/12/2008 the limit is being upped to £118, which is a much nicer figure for those of us who import a lot.

john

john

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I've had from Thinkgeek in the past, got a couple of shirts and they were fine and very quick to say they came in about 7 days unlike my missing tripod (2 weeks and counting, FFS its only coming from the other end of the flippin UK!!)
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ICT_GUY

ICT_GUY

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Cafepress order arrived.

 

I had to pay an extra £12 customs.

 

 

 

The t shirts are of poor quality and mishapen. The print quality is appalling and is uneven and not even the same design as to what I ordered and certainly nothing like the Mythbusters shirt.

 

If you saw this shirt in a shop for £3 you would not buy it, at £20 its the biggest ripp off ever.

 

NEVER EVER ORDER FROM CAFEPRESS FOR ANY REASON!

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ICT_GUY

ICT_GUY

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They have agreed to refund my money, not sure how much, I am still out of pocket because of the import duty. I think I am going to be making my own design up and have them printed myself.

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