Thanks for the memory

[meloe]

You are not charged vat on goods imported from the EU, whole point of the founding on the Eu, economic free trade area.

[Greensprout]

I've often bought products from Thailand and Japan and have never been charged by customs..

[unsungzero]

http://scan.co.uk/search/search.asp?...tick&Submit=Go

Might get a 512mb stick from them. They are UK based and pretty near to where I live so its my best option so far.

[psplover]

Ouch i feel sorry for you brits. Your money is valued so much higher than ours those prices would be unreasonable to pay + shipping here. 512 go for about 55-80 USD. Depends on the store and the deals. The average on them is about 62 + tax.

[Vimes220]

what %age is tax?

[leggy]

I have often not been charged customs when buying from abroad.

It's hit and miss as to whether they catch you or not.

[unsungzero]

But $80 is around £40 anyway, I could go buy the memory stick from the actual place, its only expensive if you get it delivered and/or include vat.

It's the cheapest/fastest/easiest way for me anyway.

[Vimes220]

i think psplover is refering to the fact that tax (not duty or import charges) is added on after. some english websites (ebuyer and GBAX for two) always quote prices without tax with the tax added on later

[Vimes220]

But $80 is around £40 anyway, I could go buy the memory stick from the actual place, its only expensive if you get it delivered and/or include vat.

It's the cheapest/fastest/easiest way for me anyway.

photo-scotland delivered next day, ordered wed recieved thur. £44.95+£1.60 postage for 512MB, cheapest apart from some good buys on amazon and ebay.