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hardware stores in london?
Mar 19^th, 2009, 11:41am

Hi,
i'll be in London for 3 days next week, comming from France, and as i want to buy some hardware, i was thinking that maybe it's cheaper in uk

. I'd like to buy a drobo and some canon objectives.

First do you have some stores to recomend to go to?

And second if you know that the prices are smaller in London than in Paris.

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Ciprian

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Reply #1 - Mar 19^th, 2009, 7:14pm

It's not often you hear people saying things are cheaper in the UK

I found two authorized resellers in the UK after a quick Google search.
CMS Peripherals Ltd
Channel Dynamics

These two actually had addresses, you'll have to phone before you go to make sure that the addresses are actual stores I would say.

Apart from that it would be a case of just checking out the electrical stores.

As for the price, I guess you will only know that on the day by checking exchange rate.

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Reply #2 - Mar 19^th, 2009, 9:09pm

You can often haggle the price down in the stores at Tottenham Court Road, London. However, I'm not sure you'll find a Drobo at one of these stores.

As I usually use the internet rather than stores, I had a look at Amazon for price comparisons: a Drobo on Amazon.co.uk will cost around £396 - a fair bit cheaper than the 505 Euros price found on Amazon.fr.

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Reply #3 - Mar 20^th, 2009, 1:46pm

yeah my logic was that as the pound is 1.06 euros, long from the 1.8 euros, i asked myself if it's interesting to buy in uk

thanks for the sites and infos

legion wrote on Mar 19^th, 2009, 7:14pm:

It's not often you hear people saying things are cheaper in the UK

I found two authorized resellers in the UK after a quick Google search.
CMS Peripherals Ltd
Channel Dynamics

These two actually had addresses, you'll have to phone before you go to make sure that the addresses are actual stores I would say.

Apart from that it would be a case of just checking out the electrical stores.

As for the price, I guess you will only know that on the day by checking exchange rate.

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Mark Dalton SCO Charter Member Offline Quidquid latine dictum. Altum videtur. Posts: 392 Hampshire, UK	Re: hardware stores in london? Reply #4 - Mar 20^th, 2009, 8:53pm As somebody has travelled quite a bit I offer one warning! Remember that there are restrictions on the amount you can bring in and out (YES even in the EU) at there are VAT rules. Please don't ask me to explain these as I am sure they are made up on the day. Happy Shopping!
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Reply #5 - Mar 20^th, 2009, 9:51pm

Basic rule for transportation of goods from EU to EU is that you don't have to pay excise duty or VAT if you fulfil both of these requirements:-

1. You have already paid VAT on the item when you bought it
2. The item is for personal use

From UK Government website:

No VAT is payable on goods brought back from the EU - but VAT must be included in the price you paid for the goods in the EU member state country (including excise goods). If it hasn't been paid and you are stopped at customs the goods are likely to be seized.

And from HMRC:

If you bring in goods on which tax has been paid in an EU country, you do not have to pay any tax or duty on them in the UK. However any alcohol or tobacco you bring in must be for your own use and transported by you.

"Own use" includes goods for your own consumption and gifts. If you bring in goods for resale, or for any payment, even payment in kind, they are regarded as being for a commercial purpose.

There are special rules for items such as cars, but we're not talking cars here.

I would be disappointed if French legislation differed on this - as we are all together in this wonderful Union. Cheesy

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