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Ordering from America
darwin-rover
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One thing to watch out for when buying from outside the UK . What you do when things go wrong .
I recently ordered a t-shirt from the Orange County Choppers website (popular show on Discovery Channel). Parcel arrived on Thursday . It contained a small model motorbike ! Emailed straight away and got an auto-reply saying they would get back to me within 24 hours . By Mon afternoon , I had no reply and so decided to phone them . Spent 28 mins on the phone trying to explain the t-shirt was a Xmas present and it needs to get here by Sat 23rd . They kept telling me the model bike needs to get sent back ASAP . They showed ZERO interest in my predicament . Will probably be out of pocket as I have no idea what it costs to call USA .
I recently ordered a t-shirt from the Orange County Choppers website (popular show on Discovery Channel). Parcel arrived on Thursday . It contained a small model motorbike ! Emailed straight away and got an auto-reply saying they would get back to me within 24 hours . By Mon afternoon , I had no reply and so decided to phone them . Spent 28 mins on the phone trying to explain the t-shirt was a Xmas present and it needs to get here by Sat 23rd . They kept telling me the model bike needs to get sent back ASAP . They showed ZERO interest in my predicament . Will probably be out of pocket as I have no idea what it costs to call USA .
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first use this from the site to get the cheapest call rates to USA
http://callchecker.moneysavingexpert.com/intcallchecker/
then send the item back and demand a refund and purchase else where.
you have Zero chance of getting the right item before xmas now unless you buy from a shop or expensive UK special deliveryBetter in my pocket than theirs :rotfl:0 -
As far as I know this T-shirt is only avaliable from this particular website , and I really wanted it as a present for my GF . I am in 2 minds to send it back when it comes .0
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is the model of a higher value?
might be a idea to ebay the model and get some or most of you money back and go else where for a t shirt...not sure what particular shirt you need but the shops over there are swamped with them , im sure you would find one on ebay from a trustworthy seller0 -
If you watch American Chopper , its the T-shirt that says Mikey For President on it . According to the website its an online exclusive . The model is worth more than the shirt so I was thinking about eBaying it . Might search for the t-shirt as well while I'm at it , cheers .0
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yeah well deffo ebay the model that way you will cover your expenses and the buyer will pay postage
yeah ive seen the president shirt...no doubt there will be one on ebay sooner or later0
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