[X4U] DVD from Lydia

[Paul Moortgat]

The 25% taxes will be added later.  Every government must live, isn't  
it ?

Paul Moortgat

On 09 Jun 2010, at 16:28, Kirk McElhearn wrote:

>
> On Jun 9, 2010, at 4:25 PM, Paul Moortgat wrote:
>
>> I would order a DVD from Lydia and asked them how much it would  
>> cost to ship to Belgium.
>> They first needed my address because Belgium is so big that they've  
>> several prices.
>> They use UPS for it.  UPS is know for their exuberant prices.  The  
>> charge was 67.21$ for just one DVD.
>> That's almost half price of the product.  I know firms who ask 10$  
>> for it.
>> How greedy can one be?
>
> Well, UPS has several rates, and that one was probably the overnight  
> rate. It can be much cheaper for their "super saver" service. And it  
> may also have included VAT and other customs charges.
>
>
> Kirk
>
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