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Chazore on 30 November 2015
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JEMC said:
Chazore said:
So today being Cyber Monday I decided to buy another SSD though this time a SANDISK 240gb model and a new keyboard/mouse mat. Then of course I thought I;d finally grab that 16gb DDR3 RAM kit I've been wanting and I check out Newegg UK to see if I can find one, I find a kit for £53 and then go to checkout and this is what happens:

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Seriously what is with VAT and the shipping costs for two tiny sticks of RAM?. I live on the Isle of Man which is very much a part of the United Kingdom and isn't that much different. I also checked amazon to find the same kit going for £76 and that's without VAT charges, why does it feel like I'm entering a period where I'm facing Russian like prices?.

The problem is not the VAT (in the UK it's 20%, not 34%), it's the "& Duty" part that adds a lot.

And the shipping part... well, you live in another island .

& duty?.

I live on the Isle of Man which is practically in between the UK and Ireland, the most P&P I'd pay is near £10,not nearly £30, something is absolutely wrong here, especially for two sticks of RAM which are clearly seen in a tiny package and would involve a tiny box and be extremely light so there should be no weight or size costs added there, something else is being added from nothing.



Mankind, in its arrogance and self-delusion, must believe they are the mirrors to God in both their image and their power. If something shatters that mirror, then it must be totally destroyed.