Clair Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 [quote user="Coco"]I've never really taken much notice before but checked today and indeed the VAT was charged at French rates. 19.6% on the CD and 5.5% on the books. Isn't VAT exempt on books in the UK? If so, another thing to consider. In future I will order goods in time to get delivered to a friend in the UK who will be coming out to France in the near future![/quote]I did query that at the time, given that the goods had been bought in the currency of the country of origin, but was not given a satisfactory explanation beyond the usual "... goods are subject to VAT... bla bla bla", which never addressed the reason why French rate had been applied rather than UK rate...So I now look up any book I want on the UK site and order it on the French site... Free del and all that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penny29 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 We spend at least £20 per month or more on books & have happily used Amazon fr & uk for years. But for the best value in secondhand books I use: www.abebooks.co.uk To keep delievery costs down we try to order a bunch of books from the same supplier, they simply cannot be beaten on price & also it's a great source for finding rare & out-of-print books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benedicte Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Free postage to France from this site as well, I've ordered from them recently and been very happy with them:www.bookdepository.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisneme Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 [quote user="benedicte"]Free postage to France from this site as well, I've ordered from them recently and been very happy with them:www.bookdepository.co.uk[/quote]Yes, I recommend this one too: they don't charge postage and the books are often cheaper than Amazon anyway! The book I ordered last Friday arrived on Tuesday, which at this time of the year is pretty good going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 http://www.bibliophilebooks.com/epages/bibliophilebooks.storefrontBook bargains - often very much reduced. They do ship to France AFAIK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Riff-Raff Element Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 [quote user="Coco"]I'm just off across the courtyard to pick up myAmazon.co.uk delivery that I see the postie has just put in thebox! I have started comparing the prices of the .co.uk and .frsites. You can get the free delivery from the .fr site butsometimes it is cancelled out by the fact that the book itself is moreexpensive. [/quote]English books ordered from the .fr site are dispatched from the samewarehouse near Swindon that the .co.uk site uses, so postage from theUK is paid by the receiver in France anyway; its just added into theprice of the book quoted on the .fr site. Or so a bloke down the pubtold me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babbles Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Have to agree that Abebooks and Choices are great value and I've normally found what I'm looking for and with Abebooks it could come from anywhere in the world, Choices are in the Channel Islands so don't charge vat on Dvds. I'm always looking for a bargain![:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 I had a terrible time with Choice last year, when DVDs, ordered late November to avoid the Christmas rush, did not arrive until late December.When I realised they weren't going to arrive in time, I placed the same order with Play, who delivered within a week, in time for gift wrapping.When the Choice order arrived, I had a terrible time getting a refund and had to provide proof of the Play order with dates highlighted to get my money back from them.I refuse to deal with them again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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