Re: CHAT: Amazon and e-shopping

On Wed, 4 Aug 1999, FFlores wrote:

> I have a question aimed mostly at non-US residents:
> who of you have bought a book from Amazon or any other
> web-based bookstore, and how much have you paid for
> shipping and customs? Some time ago I was taking a look
> at the offers in Amazon and I thought I could use some
> of them, but then it said 'you have to pay this and this
> for shipping, plus customs and any other charge your
> own government might make you pay'. Those of you who
> needed overseas shipping, did you have to pay anything,
> or what?
>
We paid the standard amount for postage and did not have to pay customs,
but this was for importing to NZ and not to AR.  Customs duty here is
billed when books get into three digits, can't say sure which three digits
though.

- andrew.
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Andrew Smith, Intheologus                       hobbit@earthlight.co.nz