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Ordering from the States - A Polite Request / Suggestion
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 10:46 am
by Cheeky Monkey
If you are about to order stuff and are prepared to faf a little more then post up here to see if others are interested.
I only suggest this as me and FF shared the delivery on some stuff from Enlightened Equipment recently. On some stuff shipping will almost double the cost so this is a way to make the bucks go further.
If you are rich and profligrate

nae bother, but I saw Ianfitz' post about the Borah gear vests and thought "bugger". It'll probably never work in practice but this is the internet and not the place for rational thought and balanced propositions 8-)
Re: Ordering from the States - A Polite Request / Suggestion
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 10:52 am
by Taylor
Tentative enquiry about a Borah vest.
Re: Ordering from the States - A Polite Request / Suggestion
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 11:32 am
by Cheeky Monkey
Fek me, how weak willed are you
Still, that's two of us. I might have to start another thread

Re: Ordering from the States - A Polite Request / Suggestion
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 1:30 pm
by jameso
flatfishy wrote:Tentative enquiry about a Borah vest.
Make that 3.. The vest is only $6 shipping according to the site tho.
If there's a few items in one package I wonder if it's more likely to attract duty+VAT? That's what put me off the vest, £66 posted but not inc taxes.
Re: Ordering from the States - A Polite Request / Suggestion
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 1:42 pm
by ianfitz
My kit hasn't shipped yet (so far as I know) I'm happy to split postage and redistribute bits to people at cost. I can email John and ask him to ship multiple orders.
Re: Ordering from the States - A Polite Request / Suggestion
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 4:46 pm
by Cheeky Monkey
Hey Ian, thanks. What's the craic for 3 (assuming FF and Jameso still want them) vests?
Re: Ordering from the States - A Polite Request / Suggestion
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 4:58 pm
by Taylor
From John at Borah:
No extra discount for a group buy but, "Shipping to the UK for one vest is $20, and shipping 5+ would only be $35 extra".
Re: Ordering from the States - A Polite Request / Suggestion
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 11:02 pm
by Cheeky Monkey
So we need 2 or 3 more. Anyone else then?
Re: Ordering from the States - A Polite Request / Suggestion
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 11:14 pm
by Ian
While I'm very tempted to get in with all the cool kids and get a Borah, I do have a perfectly functional PHD Minim that weigh only 50g more, and will probably be warmer

Re: Ordering from the States - A Polite Request / Suggestion
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 12:00 am
by jameso
Looks like I got shipping wrong. Maybe it included basic shipping as I hadn't put in an overseas address, not bought from them b4. £60ish plus $11 share of shipping 5pcs, plus UK redirection about a fiver, sound about right? VAT and I think 12% duty would then make it about £90.
Re: Ordering from the States - A Polite Request / Suggestion
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 10:50 am
by Blackhound
I would take one, not really got a light weight vest and a few trips planned. So put me down for one of we get a group package.
Re: Ordering from the States - A Polite Request / Suggestion
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2014 11:36 am
by ianfitz
I'm more than happy for folk to piggyback my order. It won't ship for another couple of weeks, so order and contact John to say it can ship with my stuff.
More than happy to redistribute the goodies once they arrive.
Re: Ordering from the States - A Polite Request / Suggestion
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 10:18 pm
by InspiredRamblings
Has your order been dispatched yet or is there still an opportunity to piggyback..? Contemplating a quilt...
[EDIT: Ignore me - I mis-read and thought you were ordering from Enlightened Equipment, not Borah....

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Re: Ordering from the States - A Polite Request / Suggestion
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 4:17 pm
by ianfitz
My goodies are in the countries but stuck in Rotherham pending me paying the fees etc.
Re: Ordering from the States - A Polite Request / Suggestion
Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2014 10:42 pm
by Mike
Im gonna wait till I go in sept then order stuff to a hotel there n bring it back with me that way I get cheaper prices n tax
