Postage to the uk.

[pat simmonds]

Hi 

My name is pat and I have just discovered StampTV and think it's fab. I want to order stamps but does anyone out there know if you have to pay extra for a parcel to come through uk customs

many thanks  Pat

[Theresa]

Hi, Pat. According to the store website, there is a $13.95 flat rate shipping for international orders. Hope that helps. 

[Alex Turner]

Hi Pat

You will have to pay tax on entry, which is usually between £5 - £15, but the post office will also charge you a handling cost that is often double the tax, and to add insult to injury you will have to pay and collect your parcel, but does any of that stop me ordering, you bet it does not, I have found the smaller Gina's team can pack the parcels the less we pay at this end, and often I would rather pay 2 lots of postage to Gina, and then get away with no charges at this end, the sad thing is it is often not worth getting the one free with six because you will pay twice over in charges 

[pat simmonds]

Hi Alex

Many thanks for this. Looks like the post office gets you both ways with postage. It's a shame I wasn't still at work as I could have had them delivered to someone in our office in Carolina and have it sent through the internal mail. I gather from what you are saying it would be better to order two smaller parcels rather than one big one. I rather like the look of the Blizzard Christmas paper pad as well as a few of the stamp sets. it's just a shame that Gina hasn't an outlet in the UK. I think all the stamps and her videos would go down well in the UK.

Regards

Pat

[Alex Turner]

Hi Pat,

Yes that is the case, but in all honesty I have found that buying stamps in the UK is just a waste of money, so I have come to the conclusion I have to pay the charges to get the quality I love, I have no problem paying the tax, but what really gets my goat is the handling  charges by the post office, for doing absolutely nothing more than putting a card through my door telling me to pay up and collect, the tax I have found to be very reasonable in comparison, but adding that to the handling charge is often very costly, the worst is if you have a large parcel and parcel force get the delivery, you have to pay by credit card and they are definatly not shy with their charges!!!!!!!!!!!

pat simmonds said:

Hi Alex

Many thanks for this. Looks like the post office gets you both ways with postage. It's a shame I wasn't still at work as I could have had them delivered to someone in our office in Carolina and have it sent through the internal mail. I gather from what you are saying it would be better to order two smaller parcels rather than one big one. I rather like the look of the Blizzard Christmas paper pad as well as a few of the stamp sets. it's just a shame that Gina hasn't an outlet in the UK. I think all the stamps and her videos would go down well in the UK.

Regards

Pat

[Pattie Jones]

MY!GOSH! no one here in the US should complain about postage any where. that is a terrible cost for the public to pay, just to enjoy life. You gals are terrific, to do this wonderful craft. ......cost hurts here too but not like that, I don't think.

[Kathy Przeniczny]

I don't understand that Alex. I have just received my parcel from Gina K this last week. I paid the $13.95 flat rate international fee for the postage and NOTHING more!! My parcel contained 6 sets of stamps + the freebie and was delivered to my door by my local postie.

Alex Turner said:

Hi Pat

You will have to pay tax on entry, which is usually between £5 - £15, but the post office will also charge you a handling cost that is often double the tax, and to add insult to injury you will have to pay and collect your parcel, but does any of that stop me ordering, you bet it does not, I have found the smaller Gina's team can pack the parcels the less we pay at this end, and often I would rather pay 2 lots of postage to Gina, and then get away with no charges at this end, the sad thing is it is often not worth getting the one free with six because you will pay twice over in charges 

[pat simmonds]

Hi Alex

Thanks for the feedback. I shall go ahead and order some stamps and see what happens. I wanted to order Enjoy the Sunshine stamps but they are out of order at the moment. Someone emailed and asked if they were coming back into stock but so far no reply. The English post is very odd. Our post from Oxford goes to Swindon (approx 30miles away) before it gets sent to where it should go to. It takes just under an hour in the car. Cards I posted early Nov to go to Australia (air mail) took 4 weeks to get to Swindon. I could have walked quicker.

[Alex Turner]

Hi Kathy

Yes occasionally I get a delivery like that, some seem to slip through the net as it were, but I know if I order storage boxes or STV kits then I will get stung, that is why I say keep the parcel as small as you can

Kathy Przeniczny said:

I don't understand that Alex. I have just received my parcel from Gina K this last week. I paid the $13.95 flat rate international fee for the postage and NOTHING more!! My parcel contained 6 sets of stamps + the freebie and was delivered to my door by my local postie.

Alex Turner said:

Hi Pat

You will have to pay tax on entry, which is usually between £5 - £15, but the post office will also charge you a handling cost that is often double the tax, and to add insult to injury you will have to pay and collect your parcel, but does any of that stop me ordering, you bet it does not, I have found the smaller Gina's team can pack the parcels the less we pay at this end, and often I would rather pay 2 lots of postage to Gina, and then get away with no charges at this end, the sad thing is it is often not worth getting the one free with six because you will pay twice over in charges