OK, after some investigation, here's the lowdown... - With the strong pound against the dollar, the base price looks very attractive; $299 works out at about £150, but read on...
- Your credit card company will add a handling fee, probably about 3.5%, about £5 on an SB3. - Delivery to the UK is about £20 for the express option (thanks Ur[s]uS), and should arrive in 2 days. - SB3s fall under "computer peripherals" so I believe do not incur import duty. - They do, however, incur VAT at 17.5% on the full amount (including delivery charge). This works out at about £28. - The courier (UPS) will almost definately expect you to pay the VAT at the door. You may be lucky and not be expected to pay then, but you may receive a letter later asking you to cough up a few months later. - Here's the killer; UPS charge an additional £11 "handling fee" to cover the cost of forwading your VAT/duty to the Inland Revenue. So, all in all, purchasing a black SB3 might not work out any cheaper that buying it from a UK supplier, however... - If you take up the "White Sale" offer, it could save you £20 or more. No UK suppliers are discounting their white SB3s to the best of my knowledge. - If you're willing to take the risk of not incurring VAT/duty then you could save £50 or more. I personally think it's unlikely you'll be this luckly. - The next batch of SB3s to come into the UK through supplers will almost definately be Logitech-badged. If you buy direct (especially if you buy the white model) you may get an SD branded one. -- simbo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ simbo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11481 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34637
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