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No it seems you cannot ignore it - I had to pay £16.60 for my package from Varese Sarabande of two discs! And I was over by nine pence - Arghhh!
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Jul 26, 2018 - 12:05 PM
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andy b
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think this post needs a title change as it has nothing to do with SAE, they are simply following the rules, that they have kindly dodged for us for a long time.
Also, for those, like me, not in the USA there are some tricks that may work.
As Doug has stated order from Amazon & save the “broker fee” which I personally think is a giant cash grab con, but then what say do we have it the matter.
Or make friends with a person in the USA, see if they want to have your delivery & have them put a new customs label on it for say “Used CDs value $1 Gift”. If your paying them with Pay Pal make sure you cover the PP fees or the person will be out of pocket on the re-mailing costs. No idea if internal mail in the USA & then onto you works out or not, but International Customs can only charge against the declared amount or against an invoice packed with the goods. So, make your USA contact happy & maybe that will help.
Finally batch up your orders, the “broker fee” can only be charged once, so although you have tax on the entire package, the fee is only charged once. I.E. a $200 order to the UK has 20% + 8 (UK pounds) but so does a $19.99 order have 20% + 8 (UK pounds). Makes sense to have a larger order & one “broker fee”.
I do option three with blu rays from Australia, wait for a large batch & then a 1 off fee + Canadian duties, if it is not on Amazon Canada & I buy from say Amazon USA or UK or Germany, I pay the duty but no “broker fee” & so saves $18 Canadian dollars (fee + tax).
Folks taxes are here to stay & it’s no fault of SAE or Varese or any label, it’s down to your individual governments & mail companies, Canada Post grab every penny they can & I am sure Royal Mail do as well.
Fact of life.
Enjoy your music despite the taxes
Regards
Andy b
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I have been waiting for an answer for over three weeks now. I have send three messages. No reply! Where are they? Katie usually answers in 24 hours.
Sorry, but Katie has been "in and out" with maternity leave as the new mom of a baby daughter. Some of our responses have slipped through the cracks, including yours, but we'll put this in front of her so you should have a response ASAP. Thanks for following up!
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I have been waiting for an answer for over three weeks now. I have send three messages. No reply! Where are they? Katie usually answers in 24 hours.
Have had this happen recently.
Been waiting weeks for a replacement disc.
No response to recent emails either.
Have dealt with them for over twenty years . . .
What's going on there?
Graham
Hi Graham,
I do not show any replacement CD requests being held. May you please send me an e-mail at info@screenarchives.com with your request and order number?
Thank you,
Katie
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