Shopping on US websites..eg JC Penny

C_Mababejive

I noticed quite by chance that JC Penny now ship to the uk for a flat rate of around £12.

Seems good?

I did some research and it is as well to shop around..

Just one example

Standard kitchenaid mixer

JC penny website price

in GB £ =£212

In USD converted to GBP=£160

In UK john lewis price GBP £364


So why front a more expensive price to UK customers and a different one to US customers ? Clearly they are adding a loading to subsidise shipping on many products.

The US prices were obtained by using a web proxy

Still ,there may be bargains to be had,,,clothing seems particularly cheap

Nile

C_Mababejive wrote: »

I noticed quite by chance that JC Penny now ship to the uk for a flat rate of around £12.

Seems good?

I did some research and it is as well to shop around..

Just one example

Standard kitchenaid mixer

JC penny website price

in GB £ =£212

In USD converted to GBP=£160

In UK john lewis price GBP £364


So why front a more expensive price to UK customers and a different one to US customers ? Clearly they are adding a loading to subsidise shipping on many products.

The US prices were obtained by using a web proxy

Still ,there may be bargains to be had,,,clothing seems particularly cheap

But don't forget the tax and duty;):


https://www.gov.uk/goods-sent-from-abroad/tax-and-duty

nuttywoman

I think electrical stuff is different in the US

pawsies

Yeah I wouldn't bother with the hassle of finding the right plug adaptor tbh and the voltage is different.

I bought a US dehydrator and it went on fire as I didn't realise the voltage was different but had used an adaptor. Luckily I was supervising it. You need a transformer or something to convert it.

soolin

C_Mababejive wrote: »

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Still ,there may be bargains to be had,,,clothing seems particularly cheap

Not once you add tax duty and handling charges.

I used to buy a certain brand of makeup in the US before mineral makeup became popular in the UK. My orders were usually around £26 including post and packing and I could easily pay another £12 on top of that, mainly for handling charges.

silkcutblue

Use the duty calculator to figure out what is owed as some things are zero rated: http://www.dutycalculator.com/new-import-duty-and-tax-calculation/

soolin

silkcutblue wrote: »

Use the duty calculator to figure out what is owed as some things are zero rated: http://www.dutycalculator.com/new-import-duty-and-tax-calculation/

It's rarely the duty though that costs- it is usually the handling fee which is payable regardless.

tomtontom

Kitchenaid items are not available for international shipping, along with many other branded items.

JCP adds duty and handling fee during the checkout process. I'm not sure there are any great savings to be made, but at least they are transparent cost wise.