From: Dave O Connor (doc at domain redbrick.dcu.ie)
Date: Wed 26 Jun 2002 - 11:14:58 IST
Padraig Brady said on Wed, Jun 26, 2002 at 11:03:06AM +0100:
> Why I oughta...
>
> I ordered 2 t-shirts from thinkgeek, total price $29.
> Customs got their grimy hands on them and charged:
> ¤8 duty + ¤12 "handling fee" + ¤5 COD charge. So
> ¤25 extra for something that costs $29. I'm sorry
> but that's extortion, so I sent them back.
>
Yep. I got charged £30 on £60 worth of tshirts last year. Funny, I've never had
problems ordering from anywhere else.
- DoC
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