Online Shopping.....

[el_cuervo_fc]

These are all US sites that deliver to here.  With the Dollar at such a good rate at the minute it doesn't hurt to check about. $2.04 today for £1.  the only snag is you'll need to add roughly 30% for shippin, but with some of the deals on it can work out

Everything
eBay.com, Costco.com

DVDs/CDs
Deep Discount
Caiman
PlayUSA
Djangomusic
Deepdiscountdvd
DVD Price Search


Electricals/Gadgets
Glooks
Microcenter
ThinkGeek


Clothes
Gymboree
ShopBop, American Eagle
Rei, Cafe Press
Blaec, LLBean
Zazzle, Local Celebrity


Books
Powells

The States has its own shopbots and these will give you a good benchmark of the cheapest prices. Some of the best known include Pricecomparison.com, Aimlower and Smarter.com

[Shortso79]

Thanks el_cuervo_fc !

Thats some list !

Is there any customs when you buy from the good aul US ?

I live in the north and I bought this leathal Homer Simpson mask for about £20 Sterling - then when it arrived I got hit with some customs charge of £10.

Does this apply to the south too ??

PS The Mask was worth every penny - Won Best Dressed in the Bot 2002 !!

[el_cuervo_fc]

http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalWebApp/channelsPortalWebApp.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=pageVAT_ShowContent&id=HMCE_PROD_009989&propertyType=document

this should give you an idea

you could also be charged VAT on items over £18, or £36 if its for a gift

If you're talking about Halloween in the Bot 2002, Did MrT not win it that night? 

[Stalin]

I call shenanigans 

[pintsofguinness]

Playusa doesn't charge for shipping - I use them quite a bit but they are a lot dearer than their English equivalent.
You won't find many bargins with them.

[Shortso79]

Sorry it was 2001 - I was loaded - won a crappy Hi-Fi !

Should have went to the Egg - the prize was a weekend away....

[el_cuervo_fc]

Sorry it was 2001 - I was loaded - won a crappy Hi-Fi !

Should have went to the Egg - the prize was a weekend away....

Ah but you just cant beat the Bot for Potential 

[ardal]

What's the craic when buying electrical goods from the states, anything we should be aware of before buying them? eg digital cameras, metal detectors etc

[Bensars]

anything using batteries will be ok. Cameras, MP3's etc

Anything that requires charging or mains power ( TVs and stereos)  may cause you problems. From my experiences anything that requires the converter will work initially but over a period will burn out. Also factor in the duty and VAT and your usually paying similar to here

[pintsofguinness]

Are you buying a metal detector?

I've always wondered about them.

[ardal]

Ahhh POG, the wee nephew back home wants one so I thought I'd get it from amazon and have them ship it over

[go4goal]

Other than el cuervo's list were else could you shop for clothes online for a nephew aged 18? 

[Denn Forever]

Other than el cuervo's list were else could you shop for clothes online for a nephew aged 18? 

Your best bet would be to buy a voucher online as unless you have impecable taste in clothes I would let the nephew pick out his own clothes. 

Ask the nephews parents where he normally buy his clothes and get a voucher from there.

[el_cuervo_fc]

Maybe not that great for clothes but this site by Martin Lewis is very useful for DVDs, Cds, Books, etc

http://www.megashopbot.com/

[go4goal]

Thanks Lads