Yeshe Turbocharged December 7, 2010 Share December 7, 2010 You mean singapore still got ppl fall for those type of first 10 person advertisement?? One look can tell its con job lah. yes, one time i go AH, suddenly see super long queue, dunno for wat fark. i ignore just walk in becos i not queuing for the deal thingy. went straight to get my LCD TV from the SE, chop chop 10 mins close the deal and the SE still give me the "special" price even when i dun have the newspaper cut out coupon [laugh] ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icedbs Turbocharged December 7, 2010 Share December 7, 2010 im only very appalled by their mkg budget...6-7 full page ads every sat. solid. I thought the margin for consumer electronics should be quite low.....think they must have earn their margin through all the installment interest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadX Moderator December 7, 2010 Share December 7, 2010 I thought the margin for consumer electronics should be quite low.....think they must have earn their margin through all the installment interest. yup...quite a sizable sum from that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeshe Turbocharged December 7, 2010 Share December 7, 2010 yes...borderlinx normally put the value upfront...and all the charges in when upay online to ship it in.... DHL know me too well.....so many times i FARK them cos they wan collect GST at my doorstep...knn...the mgr i no her no personally...every other time get nice lecture from me u mean u pay the 7% upfront online? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_prince Supersonic December 7, 2010 Author Share December 7, 2010 this one shipper will declare right? somemore if u insure the product and under declare, lost leow under declare then hong kan if lost lor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustank Hypersonic December 7, 2010 Share December 7, 2010 where got low????? amazon can sell nearly jit cheng kor cheaper ($1000 cheaper) than courts for the same camcorder Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_prince Supersonic December 7, 2010 Author Share December 7, 2010 i never bother with courts ever... this is wad i call advertising gimmick. its an invitation to treat thus they have broken no laws. just morally wrong to trick cheapos there. sorry. but it too good to believe. no such thing as free lunches round. but you still believed in jessong? [laugh] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeshe Turbocharged December 7, 2010 Share December 7, 2010 yah......too small for me to bother....unless the 2 ins Cos want to fight it out... sometiems insurance bloody waste time it has come to a point when buying car insurances defeats the purpose. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadX Moderator December 7, 2010 Share December 7, 2010 u mean u pay the 7% upfront online? calculated auto when the amount exceeds the threshold.... which is why, when i have abt 5-6 items, i pack them togr into 2-3items so that they are under the limit and ship over..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeshe Turbocharged December 7, 2010 Share December 7, 2010 but you still believed in jessong? [laugh] can dun rub salt on people's wound or not? [laugh] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeshe Turbocharged December 7, 2010 Share December 7, 2010 calculated auto when the amount exceeds the threshold.... which is why, when i have abt 5-6 items, i pack them togr into 2-3items so that they are under the limit and ship over..... nb.. si beh smart leh [laugh] provided the shipping cost < 7% of $400 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_prince Supersonic December 7, 2010 Author Share December 7, 2010 can dun rub salt on people's wound or not? [laugh] [:p] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robo 2nd Gear December 7, 2010 Share December 7, 2010 but you still believed in jessong? [laugh] who is jessong?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustank Hypersonic December 7, 2010 Share December 7, 2010 Bro, From what I recall about what vpost said, it was something like that to minimise gst group your orders from amazon in less than S$400 per group. let say you got 5 orders. but each order less than S$400. Then whole lot ship back together. vpost say like that no gst you got to go vpost website to get the actual confirmation but what i read last time was like that one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeshe Turbocharged December 7, 2010 Share December 7, 2010 who is jessong?? your cyber lover lah, so fast forget leow ah? [laugh] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustank Hypersonic December 7, 2010 Share December 7, 2010 i copy from cpost website one: https://www.vpost.com.sg/vpost/welcome.jsp?...sidenav_rt.html Customs GST Guide to Computation of Customs GST Applicable if CIF of each individual package exceeds S$400 CIF = Total Cost of Products in a package / order + Insurance + Freight (or Shipping Charge) Total Cost of Products in a package / order = Cost of products in a package / order + USA Sales Tax + USA Domestic Shipping Charge Calculation Examples Package that DO NOT Incur GST No. of Packages : 1 Chargeable Weight: 0.5kg Total Cost of Products in a package / order © Total Cost of products in a package / order US$200 USA Sales Tax (if applicable) - USA Domestic Shipping Charge US$6.20 Currency Exchange Rate (based on Jan 2010) 1.4 US$206.20 ~ S$288.68 Freight / Shipping Charges (F) (Weight charge + Fuel Surcharge) x Chargeable Weight (S$7.20 + S$1.00) x 0.5kg = S$4.10 Base Charge S$13.40 S$17.50 Insurance (I) (Optional Service) Insurance Coverage Premium At minimum SGD$18 or 3% of (C + F) S$18.00 (minimum premium applies) CIF (C + I + F) S$324.18 Customs GST (7% of CIF) [applicable if CIF exceeds S$400] - Package that Incurs GST No. of Packages : 1 Chargeable Weight: 0.5kg Total Cost of products in a package / order © Product Cost U$500 USA Sales Tax (if applicable) - USA Domestic Shipping Charge US$6.20 Currency Exchange Rate (based on Jan 2010) 1.4 US$506.20 ~ S$708.68 Freight / Shipping Charges (F) (Weight charge + Fuel Surcharge) x Chargeable Weight (S$7.20 + S$1.00) x 0.5kg = S$4.10 Base Charge S$13.40 S$17.50 Insurance (I) (Optional Service) Insurance Coverage Premium At minimum SGD$18 or 3% of (C + F) S$21.79 CIF (C + I + F) S$747.97 Customs GST (7% of CIF) [applicable if CIF exceeds S$400] S$52.36 Consolidated Packages that DO NOT Incur GST No. of Packages : 2 Chargeable Weight of Package 1: 2.2kg Chargeable Weight of Package 2: 2.2kg Total Cost of products in a package / order © Package 1 Product Cost US$200 USA Sales Tax (if applicable) - USA Domestic Shipping Charge US$6.20 US$206.20 ~ S$288.68 Package 2 Product Cost US$200 USA Sales Tax (if applicable) - USA Domestic Shipping Charge US$6.20 Currency Exchange Rate (based on Jan 2010) 1.4 US$206.20 ~ S$288.68 Freight / Shipping Charges (F) Package 1 (Weight charge + Fuel Surcharge) x Chargeable Weight (S$7.20 + S$1.00) x2.2kg = S$18.04 Base Charge S$13.40 S$31.44 Package 2 (Weight charge + Fuel Surcharge) x Chargeable Weight (S$7.20 + S$1.00) x2.2kg = S$18.04 Base Charge - S$18.04 Insurance (I) (Optional Service) Package 1 Insurance Coverage Premium At minimum SGD$18 or 3% of (C + F) S18.00 (minimum premium applies) Package 2 Insurance Coverage Premium At minimum SGD$18 or 3% of (C + F) S18.00 (minimum premium applies) CIF (C + I + F) Package 1 S$338.12 Package 2 S$324.72 Customs GST (7% of CIF) [applicable if CIF exceeds S$400] Package 1 - Package 2 - Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freestylers09 5th Gear December 7, 2010 Share December 7, 2010 i7 toshiba around $1k include shipping here is cheap or ex? hoot at Black Friday sale one.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_prince Supersonic December 7, 2010 Author Share December 7, 2010 i7 toshiba around $1k include shipping here is cheap or ex? hoot at Black Friday sale one.. wah... cheap... singapore i5 already about 1k warranty how? international? ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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