Buying From Abroad

UPDATE 02/01/24 - Message added purely in best interests of members of this forum. Recently, various users have commented on the use of Ininal cards for the purpose of buying "cheaper" games…

Has anyone had an issue where they order from Amazon France... it doesn't ask to authenticate the payment at the time of purchasing Then they later get an email to say it can't authenticate…

I know in other regions like France, and Spain, you can use your Amazon UK account. I tried logging in to Amazon JP, and it says no account exists. That would dictate you need a separate acc…

Hey everyone, need help renewing my Disney plus i have been using Google play for my sub, however I got today an email saying that my card was declined, tried to fix it but everytime I veri…

Since the Nintendo Switch is region free, it is possible to buy games from other regions to save more money. This post should hopefully guide you through the process and will be updated shou…

Hello Hope someone can help.. I've managed to set up the Japan Nintendo eshop on my switch. Now trying to setup PayPal Japan but it's not working. Keeps saying post code isn't right even…

So, I was offered a deal on Temu and purchased (maybe foolishly) a Nintendo Switch game for a very low price. It has arrived, and whilst the cartridge looks legit, the case doesn't. The lett…

Hi, I am looking forward to buy a carplay to replace my current one, looking for any reviews, are they reliable? I am looking to buy : https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003701071904.html

Long story short I bought a miniPC at Aliexpress and paid for it in US Dollars. The Tax Invoice from the seller shows: net cost $146.40 + tax @ 20% of $29.28 and total cost as $175.68. The …

I am not writing here asking for anything, it is just for your information, to add one more topic to never ending EVRI stories. They left 3 parcels outside of my building today, right next t…

VPN Required https://tubitv.com/home Tubi is a free US streaming service offering a wide range of ad-supported films and TV which can be accessed via VPN in the UK. I have tested using W…

Any1 else's netflix account sharing stopped on Turkish account?

Hi, There was a deal on this site for Spotify Egypt I had a question in the thread I got a reply and the whole post got deleted basically the code I bought wasn't working and I was trying t…

Anyone else experiencing problems with ExpressVPN? I'm trying to connect to an Indonesian server to watch the football on Vidio, but I keep getting the "not available in your country" messag…

Hi I did a bank switch with my bank and now Netflix is asking me to update my card details because my old one does not exist anymore due to bank switch. However I can't bypass the SMS turkey…

I'm looking at ordering 4 items from a store in the U.S. for a total of £128 with shipping costing £15, the store says they do not charge sales tax for international orders. Does anyone kno…

Hi, just wanted to know why the usual posters have stopped posting the Turkish xbox deals, especially the threads where we had a really useful list posted of all the games on sale with their…

I mentioned this on Reddit earlier (though the sub is more tips for buying, erm, tribute items) but it's a good way to make your Aliexpress browsing a bit easier. I won't call it a 'hack' …

I ordered a xioami pad 6 from Tookfun store for 212 pound,but they taking ages,it has been more than 10 days? Anyone have experience recently with them or aliexpress shipping delay? Many tnx

Hi all, I am interested in buying an electronic item from Amazon. It's available on the .co.uk website but its saying its sold by Amazon EU. I have bought before from Amazon.de and the retu…

I thought it might be worth sharing. I regularly import stuff from Amazon's european stores as its regularly cheaper. One bonus is I've found that HMRC regularly fails to collect the import …

First time I've ever posted a discussion so hopefully I'm doing it right. I have been looking for a while to sign up to YT Premium but recently noticed alot of people saying it's become alo…

Hey everyone, I'm travelling to China on a business trip soon and I was thinking of getting the Xiaomi 14 ultra whilst there. The global ROM seems more expensive and could possibly be hard…

Has anyone had any experience buying the snapdragon variants of Samsung galaxy devices from aliexpress and importing them to the UK? Anything to be vary of or why is this a bad idea. Looking…

Has anyone brought from aliexpress. I want to get a mini pc which will also run plex majorly There's a mini pc/nas on aliexpress https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006264820589.html? …

Hello, everyone! This method is an improvement on the methods already known from Lunai, Chollometro & MyDealz, a new trick with FUPS, which allows you to have a debit card directly in …

I recently placed an order on Aliexpress for $155.51 and paid $31.10 in VAT. This is for a mini PC. Today I received an email from Royal mail stating that there is likely a customs charge. N…

There are freight forwarders in the far east that claim to have a VAT free service when you use their service. Given how high the caps can be (sometimes £500 in each shipment), I was wonderi…

I'm looking at buying a fiio dap from the fiio store on aliexpress. It costs £269. I assume i will be hit up for VAT and customs charges when it reaches the UK? How do i figure out how much …

I replied to a post the other day stating my experience with Temu and some tips on how to get the most out of their coupons. I thought I could make a separate post about it and add a few cou…