Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Very similar to what happens when shipping by UPS to Argentina. UPS is very expensive, collates every kind of abstruse taxes and extra fees they can. Fedex and DHL are no better though, even if the first is sensibly cheaper and the latter is sensibly more reliable. Best international service so far are the official Post Offices, and EMS works like charm to and from everywhere in the world. Ed El 27/04/2007, a las 09:54, G Hopkinson escribi?: > I don't know about Amazon European orders, but here in Aus books > often arrive from Germany and CDs from USA. > I with you on UPS as far as higher costs and no better service for > this overseas buyer as well. Then you get the bonus here of I > extra UPS fees, then import assessment fees and then taxes on the > item then taxes on the shipping and taxes on the fees all because > it hasn't arrived via the Post Office. > > Cheers > Hoppy > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On > Behalf Of > Daniel Ridings > Sent: Friday, 27 April 2007 22:40 > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] %?#! Adobe and UPS > > Frank Dernie wrote: > >> OTOH I bought mine from Amazon UK and had it in a couple of days but >> probably dearer. >> Frank > > Why didn't I think of that? Thanks. I'll remember that the next time I > order software. I've used Amazon UK before and they use reliable > services (Royal and Swedish mail). > > Daniel > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >