australia :: melbourne :: shopping

[Flock]

i dont they could put two and two together and even work out who I am.

[fenrost]

^ ahah...

anyway.. to those who may be interested....

[Ivans On High]

Fit pic please

[James Vincent]

I've bought from stores in Belgium who pre-filled in VAT-return forms, which I had to get stamped by customs locally, and then mail back so they could refund the Vat. They charged 30 EUR for the service, and I think my VAT owing was around 60 EUR, and I don't think I ever got around to it.

Similar to Flock, I bought from a store who marked the goods at full value, not the ~60% off sale price that I paid. I raised the intention to claim with FedEx, paid fees, hassled the online store for an amended invoice, and about 3 weeks later got the refund (minus a processing charge from FedEx).

Yoox are the biggest assholes though. They mark up the price of goods for our region, and don't discount the VAT, but when you get the invoice, no VAT was paid - i.e. they pocket the 17.5%.

[btbam]

JV - you should post in that thread you know a lot of random crap regarding taxes etc !

[camc]

Anyone going to this?

[Flock]

i will def be there, hoping i can grab a bunch of basics. Planning on a big night thursday so i doubt i will get there till late.

[btbam]

Yo someone mentioned they were pro at Flash a while ago. Who was this?

Time to do some things

[jcotteri]

don't use flash :S unless you really have to and then only small portions?

[fenrost]

^ jcot, u cannot deny the presence of flash! It will be in the internet till internet dies. haha..

but yeah.. flash is great if you have plans for complex user interactivity, mfx and sfx.... I use flash but haven't done anything with it in ages.

[Ivans On High]

Why'd you take down the Augusta pics bt?

[fenrost]

wow d.. your obscur less than 24 hours in the classified and it's already gone!

[jcotteri]

awesome D!

[btbam]

Why'd you take down the Augusta pics bt?

Order is finished dont want a million emails people asking to order them everyday!

[Ivans On High]

How'd you end up going if you don't mind me asking?

[fenrost]

huhur.. what pics? where? when? i guess i missed.. din't even see any .. : |

[eversuns]

there were pics!?

my internet skills are lacking atm, I cannot wait to be done with uni this year, so busy with end of semester assignments it isn't even funny anymore.

speaking of which, who was the dude on Oak Lawn today rocking the Rick Owen hightops? (Uni of WA) He has to be a lurker haha

edit: epic lol at SZ shitstorm, sigh such an overreaction.

[fenrost]

haha. funny stuff in sz.

i love e-drama... mu...st... g..o........ on!

[fenrost]

anyway ivans.. thought you might be interested in this object dyed calf - twisted zip ccp in size 9..

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[Ivans On High]

please remove the link!

[fenrost]

stunning boots.. woulda tempted to kop if its in size 8... good luck!

[home]

yo, anyone got an idea if this is worth getting to?

i was always under the impression that CM went close to selling all it's stock each season.

maybe i should give the flagship a call..

[wept]

paging Ajax.

hey ajax. didnt you once own the Henrik Hunter shorts? What did you think of them as im tempted to pick up a pair for the summer.

[melvin7]

that pair is with me now wept

i love it and been rocking it a LOT. it goes with everything and probably the best pair of shorts i've got. that doesnt really say much though coz i only got like 2-3 pairs hah.

only annoying thing is that they dont have back pockets T_T

[wept]

what size you rocking melvin. im a 31 waist but i norm get jeans in a 30-31 and stretch em to a 31. cant work out if need an M or an S

im normally not a shorts man but ive had a thing for those for awhile. ive never bothered to look into it though...until now.

[melvin7]

i wear size 30 in everything and i got an XS... its a bit tight around the waist so im guessing you would be better off with an S. They dont stretch but u dont want to get them too big either.

yeow finally copped some drkshdw jeans. a pair of distressed white grosgrain and black waxed detroits! cant wait.

[ajax]

yeah wept, i'd say S or XS, definitely not M

[wept]

yeah, looks like ill start tracking down an S. all webstores seem to be sold out of S. +rep for both of you

[James Vincent]

JV - you should post in that thread you know a lot of random crap regarding taxes etc !

I was going to, but it's a pretty no-win discussion. Customers vs. stores, both have their own agenda, then you add in the moral grey-area of marking down the value of the goods.

I don't have a strong feeling either way on marking down shipments. If you look at how much the goods are actually worth (i.e. raw materials, labour), there isn't a significant value. If you look at how much the goods would be worth on the open market, to the average consumer, or without the cache of the designers brand, the value in comparison to the RRP is fractional.

The challenges: shipping insurance. You're playing Russian roulette when you decide to mark $2000 worth of goods as $99. Lost, stolen, damaged, destroyed - there isn't a lot of recourse. And unless a customer has specifically asked for it to be written down, I would think the store is somewhat liable, even if they were trying to do a customer a favour.

The tax should be discounted on international orders though. I do see that as a 'right', not a luxury. It was the first feature I implemented in my online shop for that reason. Shipping outside of Australia? 10% GST deducted automatically.

LVR does it based on the location of the visitor, Antonioli advertises the ex-VAT price up front. UK stores like Matches and Browns do too. I've always been pissy at Oki-Ni for not having it integrated.

For physical stores in the high-end/luxury arena, I think it's good customer service to understand the VAT processing rules inside your country, and dealing internationally. Administratively if you've got tax/legal/papertrail/compliance issues, sort out a solution or a workaround.

I think it's good customer service to act as a concierge; i.e. shipping the goods where the customer needs them, and I think it is good customer service to mark down the value of the goods on request of the customer.

If you've got a worldwide profile, don't act like its an unwanted headache and don't take it for granted that you did a big September and a bigger October.

[lovelysteve]

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