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Old 12-05-2010, 01:13 PM   #6
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You might even a get a (small) rebate!

I ordered a KDXG and a Timbuk2 case in July. Two months later I got a refund on some of the duties paid for the case!
The same thing happened to me when I bought my Kindle 2 from the US. I suspect that they are perhaps deliberately "pessimistic" when it comes to total shipping costs and VAT, on the grounds that it's easier to refund an excess than to charge extra if they've underestimated the costs.
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