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No accessories with my silver mini ipod order, though suprised Alan got his cheaper!
Dont forget the courier company will present you with an invoice for tax/duty on behalf of customs by post usually a couple of days later…

Posted by fuji on February 23, 2004 at 6:27 AM (PST)

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UK punters should know that you will be liable for UK Import Duty and VAT if you place an order.  Thomas Rai may find that DHL will bill him separately for this, plus add their admin. charge.  Import Duty is around 5% (varies on product) and VAT 17.5% - you need to add these to both the purchase price and shipping costs.  Based on a 20 dollar shipping price and 1.9 currency conversion rate this adds around £32 to total cost if my maths is OK!

Posted by Drlunanerd on February 23, 2004 at 6:30 AM (PST)

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Anyone had a confirmation email yet?

Posted by fuji on February 23, 2004 at 7:52 AM (PST)

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i try to order from Paris, France and they told me they can’t send the iPod Mini
it’s UK only ?

Posted by Floleb7 on February 23, 2004 at 8:52 AM (PST)

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Nope, not expecting one till tommorow

Posted by Alan Walker on February 23, 2004 at 8:53 AM (PST)

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i’ll call again
iit’s cheaper to get one from us than in april in france (299€ :/)

Posted by Floleb7 on February 23, 2004 at 9:01 AM (PST)

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What exactly is the number for macconnection.
I also tried 1-603-355-6005 but to no avail.
cheers

Posted by Mitch on February 23, 2004 at 9:13 AM (PST)

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Apple products can’t be sell to international
that the only answer i get if i try to call them

so how someone here could have order ipod mini ?

Posted by Floleb7 on February 23, 2004 at 9:14 AM (PST)

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If you are calling MacConnection from the UK or anywhere else you need to add the international code for american which is 001.

Full number: 001-603-355-6005

Posted by Alan Walker on February 23, 2004 at 9:23 AM (PST)

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Okay let me clear it all up. I’ve just been on to Macconnection and they WERE shipping overseas - but they were not given permission to do so, and apparently apple called them up on it. So as of now they are not shipping ipods overseas. Drat, eh…

Posted by Mitch on February 23, 2004 at 9:28 AM (PST)

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Just mailed MacConnections and they told me that they will not send any apple products outside the US.  Does this mean that apple have had a little word in there ear about exporting apple goods????????

Posted by barney on February 23, 2004 at 9:36 AM (PST)

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Alan, have you have you managed to work out how to use the tracking system?, cant input my postcode in the zip field!

Posted by fuji on February 23, 2004 at 9:36 AM (PST)

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yeah!!..i can dirve to seattle

Posted by Ed on February 23, 2004 at 9:06 PM (PST)

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Hiya all,
I just talked to DHL and they have charged me £22, yes £22 duty and VAT in total, still not bad for an ipod mini. It is awesome…so tiny and yet so cool

Thomas Rai

Ipod Mini ‘Silver’

Is this the first ipod mini in the uk? does anyone know of anyone else with one in the Uk ?

Posted by Thomas Rai on February 24, 2004 at 12:06 AM (PST)

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There’s a few out there brought mainly from Ebay, but as far as I’m aware your the first from a US Mac dealer! - well done!

Pity Macconenctions topped selling the mini-ipods internationally, alot of disspointed people but not their fault. Not sure if those who got their orders accepted have now been cancelled automatically.

How did you manage to track you order, I got a order number thats it!

Posted by fuji on February 24, 2004 at 12:21 AM (PST)

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I just got an email form MacConnection tellinig me how to track my order.

Enter your order number and the First 5 digits of your post code Make sure the Letters are capitals. Mine has been shipped.

Have you recived a conformation email yet?

Posted by Alan Walker on February 24, 2004 at 1:34 AM (PST)

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Alan: Well done on your ipod!

No email yet, and tried inputting the order number plus the postcode in capitals - no luck. Might give them a ring

Posted by fuji on February 24, 2004 at 1:54 AM (PST)

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Does anyone know of any other way to get a mini in the uk?
Coming from the US do we need to purchase a plug transformer?
Cheers

Posted by fugu in Northern Ireland on February 25, 2004 at 1:12 AM (PST)

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I just called to order one to Canada, and got told the same. Going to call Apple.ca right now and see when they will ship here. <Sigh>

Posted by psxp on February 26, 2004 at 4:44 AM (PST)