Jfunk1

Zavvi is charging sales tax on my order. It makes the price point a wash compared to buying the same titles in the US. Is there any workaround to avoid sales tax for shipping to the US? Neither Arrow, Eureka nor Amazon.co.uk ever charge sales tax to US orders.

hariseldon

None of them have US based Business, Warehouse, Customer Call Centers -- or at least Zavvi's corporate owner does. Short of moving to a state that has no sales tax I don't see a way around it. I first noticed the Zavvi
sales tax somewhere near the end of last year or early 2019.
I am told there are now states that do have sales tax on AmazonUk orders

MooMooMooMoo

I'm in Wa state, which started this tax nonsense & is probably the most aggressive about it. As of this moment, Amazon.UK is not charging me tax. If they ever do, for financial reasons I would not complete the order. Int shipping + 11% tax = unaffordable on ANYTHING.

PhantomStranger

I think it's only a matter of time before the international Amazons begin charging state sales tax.

Classic Films

£6.99 less VAT plus Shipping . Volume 2 of Alfred Hitchcock, 7 films The Birds, Vertigo, Frenzy, Topaz, Marnie, Torn Curtain and Family Plot.
Sort of the 2nd half of the Masterpiece Collection but missing Psycho and North By Northwest Region Free

DVD Polizei

Not sure why as international companies (those who are based out of the US), are not subject to the tax rule. Only those who are based in the US and do business in the US, and I'm pretty sure each Amazon website is independent and based outside the US.

MooMooMooMoo

Ordered. I hope I get it! I usually don't do this on oos, but I ate the high Amazon conversion rate & let them bill me in USD at a 4.5% premium. Who knows what the exchange rate will be when they get it back in.

Classic Films

Hitchcock Volume 1 is now on sale for £8.34 less VAT plus shipping.

Psycho , Rope, Saboteur, Rear Window, Shadow of a Doubt, The Trouble with Harry and The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
Currently out of stock but if you go to more buying choices you can still order it. Region Free Sold by Amazon.co.uk
Not the cheapest it has ever been. Per CamelCamelCamel it was £6.25 May 28, 2017.

MooMooMooMoo

Thanks, ordered that one also. If the exchange rate drops & the price doesn't go up, I'll try to cancel & reorder.

DVD Polizei

Since we're talking about Amazon.uk, I got a 20% of 4K movies code for ordering from their site. Not sure if anyone else did.

hariseldon

I had a preorder and saw the promotion offer so I cancelled and reordered. The email said I would qualify to receive a code.

laidbacklarkin

i did. This may have been from Prime Day purchases

Trevor

Mine:

DVD Polizei

WTF.

DWilson

I did. I just have to find something that works out as a "deal", compared to buying from the U.S.

BobO'Link

That's my problem with the promo... can't find anything that's a better deal.

BobO'Link

That's what happens when you order everything separate to take advantage of "slow shipping digital credits."

Classic Films

Currently GBP 44.07 shipped to US after removing VAT and adding shipping.

Marlene Dietrich & Josef von Sternberg at Paramount, 1930-1935 (Limited Edition). I assume this is similar/ identical to the US Criterion set. Not sure if region locked but may be due to Criterion set.


Extras:INDICATOR LIMITED BLU-RAY EDITION BOX SET SPECIAL FEATURES:

• 4K restorations of Dishonored, Shanghai Express, Blonde Venus, The Scarlet Empress, and The Devil Is a Woman
• 2K restoration of Morocco
• Original mono audio
• Morocco audio commentary with Daughters of Darkness' Samm Deighan and Kat Ellinger
• Shanghai Express audio commentary with critic and film historian David Thompson
• Blonde Venus audio commentary with film and arts critic Adrian Martin
• The Scarlet Empress audio commentary with writer and film programmer Tony Rayns
• Introductions on all six films by Nicholas von Sternberg, son of Josef von Sternberg
• Josef von Sternberg, a Retrospective (1969): feature-length television documentary by the acclaimed Belgian director Harry Kümel
• Marlene Dietrich: The Twilight of an Angel (2012): Dominique Leeb's acclaimed French television documentary on Dietrich's final years
• The Fashion Side of Hollywood (1935): a short compilation film of lighting and costume tests from Paramount productions, including The Devil Is a Woman, and featuring costume designer Travis Banton
• Lux Radio Theatre: 'The Legionnaire and the Lady' (1936): a radio play adaptation of Morocco, featuring Dietrich and actor Clark Gable
• If It Isn't a Pain (1935, 3 mins): excised audio of the deleted musical number from The Devil Is a Woman
• Von Sternberg at the BFI (2009): an audio recording of the 2009 symposium on von Sternberg held at London's BFI Southbank
• The Art of Josef von Sternberg (2019): Nicholas von Sternberg discusses his father';s works in painting and sculpture
• New video essay by film historian Tag Gallagher on the Hollywood collaborations of Dietrich and von Sternberg
• New interview with Erica Carter, author of Dietrich's Ghosts, on the Dietrich's career before von Sternberg
• New interview with So Mayer, author of Political Animals: The New Feminist Cinema, on the queer iconography and legacy of Dietrich and von Sternberg's films
• New interview with Nathalie Morris, film historian and senior curator of the BFI National Archive's Special Collections, on the costume designs of Travis Banton
• New interview with Jasper Sharp, writer and filmmaker, on the life and career of Shanghai Express co-star Anna May Wong
• Image galleries: on-set and promotional photography, including rare materials
• New English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
• Limited edition exclusive 120-page book with a new essay by Pamela Hutchinson, archival interviews and articles, an overview of contemporary critical responses, film credits and more
• UK premieres on Blu-ray
• Limited Edition of 6,000 copies
• All extras subject to change"

MooMooMooMoo

Weird, they've fully billed my card (NOT a hold) for vol 2 with an expected 11/27 delivery, but they only put a hold on vol #1 with no delivery date yet. I ordered V1 before v2..............

MooMooMooMoo

The Hitchcock thing ended up being a major mess. I was billed for both (not a hold, but fully billed) with no expected arrival date (oos) on 1 & a Novemeber 27 date on the other though that wasn't the case when I ordered. One rep swore I hadn't been billed & when I asked for a manager the rep said the manager would agree with him. Fortunately, the manager did not agree. Than yesterday, I received another email saying I hadn't been billed. At that point I had my FIFTH online "chat" regarding this mess & successfully got the orders cancelled & the refund arrived today. These were ordered on 9/11/19.

I am going to be hesitant about using Amazon.UK going forward. While the "fake" prices were great, this was way too much of a headache. I wish these mega corps would bring cs back to their home countries. There is just too many cultural & training issues with CS in India.

PhantomStranger

Amazon.co.uk has become less and less attractive as a viable option. I used to order from them all the time and have only ordered one thing from them the past six months.

MooMooMooMoo

Any recommendations for other UK retailers (price & service) for both music & film? Grooves in Germany is one I use. Free international ship at $22 USD & the occasional great price. I also have been pleased ordering directly from Eureka/MOC UK.

Classic Films

I noticed that even if you order something and immediately cancel the order from Amazon UK you are charged and credited.

Sep 13, 2019 AMAZON.CO.UK 4 AM
Shopping −$39.65 See details about this transaction
Sep 13, 2019 AMAZON.CO.UK 4 AM
Shopping $39.65 See details about this transaction

I am guessing you contacted customer service because you were concerned if you just canceled the order the money would not have been refunded. In the above case it was refunded. Of course I didn't know I had been charged until I saw my statement.
I didn't notice this until I started using an Amazon credit card. Not sure if that has anything to do with it.

DWilson

I had something like that happen and in the few hours between them charging and then refunding my payment, the exchange rate must have changed and I ended up being shorted about 26 cents.

Classic Films

I guess that is a case for choosing to be billed in US dollars. If you are credited for a cancelled purchase you should be refunded in US dollars and not lose anything due to the exchange rate.