The Las Vegas Thread and MSE guide

ferf1223

March

wdyw wrote: »

It's not the inport duty that hurts - thats only a few %, the thing that can hurt is the VAT.

Ah, you're probably right...I always think of them as the same thing - always forget that they aren't!

stoneman

May

wdyw wrote: »

It's not the inport duty that hurts - thats only a few %, the thing that can hurt is the VAT.

And the fee the company that delivers and collects the fee off of you charges. I had a $100 item sent to me and the fee alone for collecting the duty was £20

stoneman

May

Oh well, I thought it was too good to be true. Me thinks our L.A.,LAS trip is in danger. Here is the email I received from jetabroad this morning


Further to our last email in regards to your Northwest Airlines booking, we regret to notify you that your current booking request cannot be fulfilled. Jetabroad is a travel agent and displays ticket prices as determined and supplied by the airlines and, in this case, we now have confirmation that the fare pricing did not include a required fuel surcharge. We have still not received any instructions from Northwest as to whether or not they will honour the original price quoted.

We acknowledge your frustration with this situation, but if Jetabroad were to issue your ticket(s), the airline would respond by charging Jetabroad, or you (at check-in) for the missing fuel surcharge. Unfortunately, Jetabroad is left with 3 options:

1. we can issue these tickets if you agree to the additional fuel surcharge
2. we can attempt to extend the ticketing deadline (if your travel date permits) while we await further instructions from Northwest
3. or we will need to cancel your booking.

The fuel surcharge is USD 125.00 per direction, per ticket if you are traveling Via Amsterdam and USD 95.00 per direction, per ticket if you are traveling via another city.

We understand if your decision is to cancel your booking and no cancellation fees will apply.

Should you decide to proceed with the purchase and accept the extra fuel surcharge, please email us with your authorization to proceed.

Oneil

August

Well at least you have plenty of time to sit it out and see what NWA response is going to be.

Legally what are your options. You paid for a product in full at the advertised rate- do they not have to honour the purchase.

Cage

August

stoneman wrote: »

Oh well, I thought it was too good to be true. Me thinks our L.A.,LAS trip is in danger. Here is the email I received from jetabroad this morning


Further to our last email in regards to your Northwest Airlines booking, we regret to notify you that your current booking request cannot be fulfilled. Jetabroad is a travel agent and displays ticket prices as determined and supplied by the airlines and, in this case, we now have confirmation that the fare pricing did not include a required fuel surcharge. We have still not received any instructions from Northwest as to whether or not they will honour the original price quoted.

We acknowledge your frustration with this situation, but if Jetabroad were to issue your ticket(s), the airline would respond by charging Jetabroad, or you (at check-in) for the missing fuel surcharge. Unfortunately, Jetabroad is left with 3 options:

1. we can issue these tickets if you agree to the additional fuel surcharge
2. we can attempt to extend the ticketing deadline (if your travel date permits) while we await further instructions from Northwest
3. or we will need to cancel your booking.

The fuel surcharge is USD 125.00 per direction, per ticket if you are traveling Via Amsterdam and USD 95.00 per direction, per ticket if you are traveling via another city.

We understand if your decision is to cancel your booking and no cancellation fees will apply.

Should you decide to proceed with the purchase and accept the extra fuel surcharge, please email us with your authorization to proceed.

Unless I'm mistaken, they dont have a leg to stand on if they have taken the money from your credit card already.

stoneman

May

They have not taken the money out. We received an email a couple of days ago saying that they had put a hold on it while they get clarification.

gggareth

Just to Clarify some points.

If you have items shipped from the USA you ( the purchaser is liable for)

Shipping costs
VAT
Import Duty (based on the commodity code)
Handling/holding charges,collection charges.

These normally have to be paid up front before you get the goods.

If the item is of low value you may get away with putting Gift less than 25USD on the customs dec, if you ship it yourself.Most company's will not do this, they will be honest and upfront.( it's not their problem)

GGG

wdyw

gggareth wrote: »

Just to Clarify some points.

If you have items shipped from the USA you ( the purchaser is liable for)

Shipping costs
VAT
Import Duty (based on the commodity code)
Handling/holding charges,collection charges.

These normally have to be paid up front before you get the goods.

If the item is of low value you may get away with putting Gift less than 25USD on the customs dec, if you ship it yourself.Most company's will not do this, they will be honest and upfront.( it's not their problem)

GGG

I've never ever had to pay upfront before getting my hands on imported goods - the invoice usually comes from the shipping company weeks/months later ....if other people have found things different I suppose it could be down to different shipping companies / prior history in paying invoices

To be even more precise ...if the total duty is less than £7 then customs won't charge you anything and if the "gift" is less than £36 in value, you won't have to pay VAT on it.

..but back to the original scenario, most people will not be using a shipping company, they will be arriving back in blighty with the goods, so no shipping document, no handling fees etc, its all down to whether you want to hold your hand up if you have brought goods in above and beyond your allowable limits.

CvPiper

May

Perhaps that wedding dress was taken out with you for a wedding? If thats the case then its not required to be declared as its your possesions.

Miss_Naughty

Hi guys,

Im off to Vegas with my mate on 17 Sept and we cant wait! We're flying direct from Gatwick with Virgin Atlantic (booked on Expedia.uk site) I was hoping to try and upgrade the flight when we get to Gatwick but Im not too sure what my chances will be. Im in the military but my friend isnt and I was thinking maybe flashing my ID card might bag us an upgrade?

We're staying at the Stratosphere. My mate said it's quite nice she's been to Vegas before but with family.
Has anyone had any experience of the Stratosphere? Also does the $20 tip work for a room upgrade?
As 2 young(ish) ladies on holiday on our own is there anywhere we should avoid? And is there anywhere you recommend?
Also is it worth taking just US Dollars or a mix of US Dollars and Travellers Cheques? We're going to be there for 10 days and hiring a car for 2 or 3 days to go to the Grand Canyon etc. We're also going to fly over to LA for a day trip too.
Any adivce or tips on where's good to go would be appreciated. Thanks