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Cheap Arse Gaffer |Europe| With Or Without EU
- Thread starter Keyser Soze
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Succinct Verbosity
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Just in time for the build up to Christmas.
Acquiescence
Member
Looks like I've claimed post catorce.
Masterspeed
Member
Nice thread we've got going here.
I'm pretty happy I got Quantam Break for Steam for 20.99 instead of Steams 29.99. That £9 makes a difference.
I'm pretty happy I got Quantam Break for Steam for 20.99 instead of Steams 29.99. That £9 makes a difference.
YianGaruga
Banned
looking forward to further depreciation of the GBP
Itchy//Tasty
Member
Sorry if it's been asked, but any amazing deals on PS Move controllers? Trying to get all my shit in place for VR in a few weeks.
YianGaruga
Banned
I would add http://www.idealo.co.uk/ to the OP, I find it much more useful than find-game or other alternatives for comparing prices.
It doesn't list some stores, like shoppe two, but generally it's pretty comprehensive
It doesn't list some stores, like shoppe two, but generally it's pretty comprehensive
Masterspeed
Member
Your best bet is popping into a local CEX. I don't know if they prices have gone up, but I saw them for about £15
Perhaps you can add to the Zavvi paragraph, that for mainland Europe it's also really variable as to whether or not you have to pay import taxes. Usually they refund taxes in credit for the store, but that's still a hassle.
Broken Joystick
At least you can talk. Who are you?
Great title. Here's hoping for some great deals this Christmas. (And NX pre-orders!)
Keyser Soze
Member
Done! It is a good site. Thanks for reminder.
Can you give some more information of this. I have no personal experience with this happening. What is the approx charge people are hit with?
YianGaruga
Banned
In the past there always was a risk that zavvi ships from the Channel Islands / Jersey instead of mainland UK, so packages would be subject to ~20% import tax + fees depending on country. I was never hit with it myself so I don't know how prevalent it is. Also zavvi doesn't have good prices anymore anyway
Eolz
Member
A good thing with idealo is that they have regional websites too. Can be useful to do the same thing with french stores, german stores, etc.
Spaced Harrier
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Finally a new thread.
The other one was so long it was taking me ages to catch up and read every post.
The other one was so long it was taking me ages to catch up and read every post.
Sidewinder
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Great title! Hope we'll get some real deals on some wheels.
I'm trying to refind the source, but from memory, a few months ago, on the dutch budgetgaming board users where hit left and right with taxes, because some packages where either send outside the E.U. or there was some lapse in the customs law between EU and channel islands. Might also be a customs fuck up of course. used to be 21% vat over goods and shipping + customs fee. Can't find the sources and nothing recently is reported, so maybe the issue no longer exist.
I hardly use zavvi now, as their prices suck recently. And the things I order, are beneath the taxable minimum.
Keyser Soze
Member
In the past there always was a risk that zavvi ships from the Channel Islands / Jersey instead of mainland UK, so packages would be subject to ~20% import tax + fees depending on country. I was never hit with it myself so I don't know how prevalent it is. Also zavvi doesn't have good prices anymore anyway
Actually, now I think about it, a lot of Zavvi's recent deals are almost all Blu Ray. Not games. Personally that's all I bought from them this year anyway. I might as well just remove the OP mention completely. That OP quote is just a holdover from the previous thread.
edit - It's gone (I never liked them much anyway, even if they did mistakenly send a few of us a free Vita once)
New thread? Subscribed.
Also. I have a question about Simply Games. Don't know if there are members here that have used Simply Games before, but live in Europe. Is the shipping (rates) more the same as Zavvi? Or the same as TGC/Amazon?
I've seen some great deals from Simply Games in the past. But Simply Games is not a familiar place for me when I put it next to Zavvi and Amazon.
Also. I have a question about Simply Games. Don't know if there are members here that have used Simply Games before, but live in Europe. Is the shipping (rates) more the same as Zavvi? Or the same as TGC/Amazon?
I've seen some great deals from Simply Games in the past. But Simply Games is not a familiar place for me when I put it next to Zavvi and Amazon.
Weskerlover
Member
Love the new title =)
And have you received the game/item 1-2 week after it got shipped like Amazon/TGC? Or 2-4 weeks like Zavvi?
Also, thanks for answering my question
.Uncharted 4: A Thief's End - Special Edition for £30 @TGC
http://www.thegamecollection.net/uncharted-4-a-thief-s-end-special-edition-ps4.html
http://www.thegamecollection.net/uncharted-4-a-thief-s-end-special-edition-ps4.html
Itchy//Tasty
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Sounds good, I'll pop into the Guildford one this week for a look.
AHA-Lambda
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Good title
;_;
;_;
Saoshyant
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Maybe two weeks tops, don't remember, but don't think it took too long or I'd have remembered. We only remember the bad things after all. It's a human trait.
Speaking of, the one complaint I have about Simply was when I tried to ship to the UK to my mule* instead of directly to me -- they put a lock on my order demanding all sorts of identification and I was like WTF.
*a "mule"? Yeah, I'm an addict and to buy a million game things on ebay and UK retailers, I have most of it sent to a friend who then puts it all in one or two big boxes saving me immensely on shipping. If you need to do this sort of thing though you are an addict and you should be ashamed... Don't end up like me.
Pancakes R Us
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FantasticMrSnake
Member
=( some of us has to eat
I got mines from game.co.uk, I just refreshed their page once a day until one day they had stock, and order 2 for £10 =) (used of course)
If not cex got them at ~£8 each some time ago
Rellik
Member
Agreed.
I actually read that in his voice.
MikeHattsu
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Subbed!
Post fourteen?
YES to thread
PS wrt "paying more to get games early", it's worth adding to OP that you can often order Tuesday release games from SimplyGames.com on the Thursday/Friday before and ask for "Special Saturday delivery" and get them on Saturday. It costs £20 more but I've done it twice and it is great getting a whole Saturday night to play.
Garrett Hawke
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I can't tell if you're joking or not.
I don't know what kind of thread you think this. The people here want to have the game as soon as possible, no matter what the cost is... Right?
someone needs to freshen up their French skills
someone needs to freshen up their French and Spanish skills
(it's still wrong though)
TheMoon
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Acquiescence
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someone needs to freshen up their French skills
The thread title is a reference to a U2 song. U2 wrote another song called Vertigo. Go listen to the intro of Vertigo.
TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared
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Irish gaf for what its worth, tesco is selling all games for 10 each. Don't know how much is left now, but it might be worth popping in.
TheMoon
Member
Oh that's how you spell it in Spanish, huh. It still means fourteen, though, just like in French.