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3 weeks ago (April 11th, to be precise) I bought some tires from a US-based supplier.
Tracking number received on the same day, so no complaints about their service. Same day shipping really means just that. Nice one, Jeff.
The tires arrived in Brussels around the 20th and entered customs. Yup, I'm screwed. Then again I didn't expect $90 worth of tires to slip through customs undetected.
More than a full week later I received a letter from Bpost to inform me that I need to supply the Paypal receipt so that customs can determine the value.
I didn't intend on waiting another week for the return letter to reach them, so I sent the Paypal receipt straight to customs and within 48 hours the tires were cleared.
Today the postman is at my door. 25.65 EUR customs charges and a 10 EUR handling fee on top because they had to do handle customs and advance the charges. C.O.D. of course, because Bpost have never heard of invoices.
Postman Pat doesn't carry cash and doesn't accept cards, so I need to supply exact change or wait until Monday so I can pick the tires up at the postal office.
There was also a third option, and that was to give him 40 EUR and tell him to keep the change. Yeah, like that's going to happen. :evil:
I really was hoping to get the tires on the bike this weekend to do some off-roading with a few friends. Guess I'll be doing it on slicks. This will be interesting.
Good way to blow off some steam, and I'll need it. The steam is coming out of my nose as I write this.
3 weeks ago (April 11th, to be precise) I bought some tires from a US-based supplier.
Tracking number received on the same day, so no complaints about their service. Same day shipping really means just that. Nice one, Jeff.
The tires arrived in Brussels around the 20th and entered customs. Yup, I'm screwed. Then again I didn't expect $90 worth of tires to slip through customs undetected.
More than a full week later I received a letter from Bpost to inform me that I need to supply the Paypal receipt so that customs can determine the value.
I didn't intend on waiting another week for the return letter to reach them, so I sent the Paypal receipt straight to customs and within 48 hours the tires were cleared.
Today the postman is at my door. 25.65 EUR customs charges and a 10 EUR handling fee on top because they had to do handle customs and advance the charges. C.O.D. of course, because Bpost have never heard of invoices.
Postman Pat doesn't carry cash and doesn't accept cards, so I need to supply exact change or wait until Monday so I can pick the tires up at the postal office.
There was also a third option, and that was to give him 40 EUR and tell him to keep the change. Yeah, like that's going to happen. :evil:
I really was hoping to get the tires on the bike this weekend to do some off-roading with a few friends. Guess I'll be doing it on slicks. This will be interesting.
Good way to blow off some steam, and I'll need it. The steam is coming out of my nose as I write this.