No fragrance/perfume deliveries to N. Ireland

donnac2558

I buy a lot of perfume and belong to forums so know the horror stories. Very expensive stuff destroyed. They have to have the correct stickers on and it comes surface mail. The big problem is coming from outside the EU. Or sending outside the UK.

Strawberrynet. I ordered from them long ago, but the Sterling prices are stupid!!! Actually cheaper to buy in a department store here, Serge Lutens is £88 but they wanted over £100. Morons. I did use to order makeup using the US version in dollars which was cheaper.

allbeauty are in the Channel Isles and I never had a problem with stuff from them. Or even mainland UK for that matter.

I ordered air canisters and as long as they have to correct stickers no problem from ebay UK

donnac2558

thefreckle wrote: »

Are all those airlines that sell duty free fragrances taking a risk then? Not to mention all the airports selling them after you go through security?

That is different as they know you bought it from them. There for not likely to blow up and you carry it with you in the cabin.

mollsnan

BigCat ordered from Fragrance Direct no problem. Thanks everyone for repliesl

x12yhp

As previously, it is because of the dangerous nature of the goods. These regulations apply to third parties such as carriers/post/etc although I am unsure as to why people carrying flammable goods on flights can get away with it (it may be that they are assumed to be in specific control of the item in question whereas a courier does not have the ability to micromanage).

In any case, it is entirely possible to ship these kinds of things and they do fall into the remit of limited quantities hazardous goods. The trouble is that you cannot ship this sort of thing with the likes of royal mail and many of the couriers (the latter actually prohibit the sending of ANY liquids, in some cases). If you are using an appropriate carrier, this problem does not exist but that tends to cost more money.

We have all got rather used to anything and everything going through the post and those days are increasingly numbered. The senders are liable and big companies know it. If you get something flammable through the post, chances are you are dealing with someone who is a bit of a cowboy.

donnac2558

Hey, did you know that suspicious parcels are sent to Belfast for examination???:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

guiriman

shalis wrote: »

Guiriman. My family have ordered quite a lot from StrawberryNET. In almost every case there has been Customs duty added, which has to be paid before the items can be collected. However they have always refunded the Customs Duty. Simply get a receipt from the Post Office/Royal Mail establishment which you collect your item from, clearly showing the duty paid, and e-mail it off to StrawberryNET. They will refund it to whatever card you used to make your purchase. We have never been told they will not deliver to NI, or that they charge any more than to the UK Mainland.

I do however agree that it is very annoying when you discover that a supplier either will not deliver here, or will add excessive charges. Often it is not apparent until the order is almost completed.

Just thought I'd come back with an update, the customs and Royal Mail handling fee where refunded and the cashback tracked so fairly happy overall.