07-08-2010, 05:48 AM | #1 |
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DX Graphite vs. DX vs. nook vs......
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Just got my DX Graphite. Perfect rollout from Amazon, delivery to Germany in 2 days!! It's definitely a keeper. |
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mgmueller. curiously what did you pay for shipping costs to Europe?
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Shipping & Handling: $26.97 ----- Total Before Tax: $455.96 Sales tax: $0.00 Import Fees Deposit $88.90 ----- Total for this Shipment: $544.86 You can do a simulation on the Amazon website. Just proceed to checkout and you see your respective figures. I've never before experienced such a smooth process. Amazon managing the entire import process did reduce the total shipment time by 3 days - from 5 to 2 days. Phantastic. Last edited by mgmueller; 07-08-2010 at 09:11 AM. |
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07-08-2010, 08:05 AM | #4 |
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congrats on your new purchase!!! glad you love it!! i've heard great things about it from my friends in the US
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mgmueller, $26.97 sounds like a lot particularly if you take into consideration Amazon's free ''Super Saver Shipping'' offer. It's unclear if this extends beyond the US.
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Overall, my experience with Amazon's logistics (well, no surprise there, it's their core business) has been benchmark. Way better than iPad's rollout. And don' forget the cover, which significantly adds bulk. Kindle DX itself would have been $18 or something like that. But what I really hate (but won't be able to influence): I have to pay import fees for the shipment as well. It's not much. But as a principle, I find this kind of greedy and nonsense... Last edited by mgmueller; 07-08-2010 at 11:17 AM. |
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German taxes, naturally? I wonder if other countries might be less efficient in this respect like here in Italy. :-)
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And you've got no chance when ordering from Amazon or the likes, way to professional and efficient for that. I've got similar stories and percentages from UK and Spain. I guess, within the EU, it's about the same everywhere. All these countries are quite happy about that additional revenue stream... BTW: To my knowledge, the basic principle is the same for all countries. You have to pay import fees on the total purchase value, including shipment, handling, ... Still, I find this ridiculous. But given the $:€ conversion, it still makes sense to ship from the US. |
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07-08-2010, 05:13 PM | #10 |
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Duty fees were not too bad it looks like
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