Ordering from the States - A Polite Request / Suggestion

[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-)

[Taylor]

Tentative enquiry about a Borah vest.

[Cheeky Monkey]

Fek me, how weak willed are you

Still, that's two of us. I might have to start another thread

[jameso]

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.

[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.

[Cheeky Monkey]

Hey Ian, thanks. What's the craic for 3 (assuming FF and Jameso still want them) vests?

[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".

[Cheeky Monkey]

So we need 2 or 3 more. Anyone else then?

[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

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.... ]

[ianfitz]

My goodies are in the countries but stuck in Rotherham pending me paying the fees etc.

[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