Nice people thread part 5 - nicely does it

misskool

lostinrates wrote: »

Yes, customs duty

No bdays, or anniversaries, no purchases!

A surprise?

lostinrates

misskool wrote: »

A surprise?

Whatever it turns out to be its a surprise!

I have a feeling we'll get it and it will tunr out to be something like zag's circular.

chewmylegoff

vivatifosi wrote: »

Chewy you are very funny today, very on the button. DH does that when he is preoccupied about something as a way to take his mind off. Hope all is ok your end. Of course I could have read this completely wrong, in which case, er, nothing new there.

I'm completely preoccupied with my job interview on Monday and getting quite nervous already. I've stayed up late revising for it!! luckily I've managed to get tomorrow and Monday off work so should be able to get into a position where I'm a bit more confident.

chewmylegoff

vivatifosi wrote: »

In terms of the £30 thing, it could be customs duty as the RM collect that and stick it on the cost alongside an admin fee, so even if someone had sent something at the right price in terms of stamps, if it has a value they could still sting you for it. Are there any birthdays, anniversaries etc due? Have you bought anything from ebay etc?

Oh sometimes gets stuff from Australia, but only has to pay duty if the value of the goods is quite high, I think over £100 but can't remember if that's right, might be higher. Royal mail will prob have details on their website.

lostinrates

chewmylegoff wrote: »

I'm completely preoccupied with my job interview on Monday and getting quite nervous already. I've stayed up late revising for it!! luckily I've managed to get tomorrow and Monday off work so should be able to get into a position where I'm a bit more confident.

Poor you.

Preparation is good, but if you know one of the interviewers don't try and over present yourself and look fake. I have every confidence in you chewy.

lostinrates

chewmylegoff wrote: »

Oh sometimes gets stuff from Australia, but only has to pay duty if the value of the goods is quite high, I think over £100 but can't remember if that's right, might be higher. Royal mail will prob have details on their website.

Dhs dad sometimes sends dh cds with inflated value estimate and notmarked as a gift. We have paid more in duty for them than we would spend on the cd in a proper shop. V. Annoying.

Wheezy_2

Good luck with the interview, chewie.

chewmylegoff

lostinrates wrote: »

Poor you.

Preparation is good, but if you know one of the interviewers don't try and over present yourself and look fake. I have every confidence in you chewy.

One of the interviewers was my manager for several years. Sadly, nepotism is not what it used to be and I will have to impress the other (more senior) interviewer, with the added complication of not being able to claim credit for stuff I saw someone else do at work / lie in other forms about work!

lostinrates

Fund out about the parcel....the letter was misdelivered, it is for our neighbour! The pRcel force thing didn't have a name just an address, hence the prolongued confusion. Haha. Glad we called and sorted that out.

Got my heinously expensive cleaning service quilts back today too. Feel very poor now! I think i will leave them in their packaging til the pain wears off.

lostinrates

Just realised our builders have knocked off early. Skivers!