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Anyone manage to avoid UK import tax?

Has anyone managed to get away with UK Import tax on the Nexus One?
If you haven't got your tax bill, when did you order your phone?

I got mine on 13th...picked up from DHL depot myself with 3 identical white paper slips in pouch and haven't received any VAT bill yet. You?

duncan888 said:
Has anyone managed to get away with UK Import tax on the Nexus One?
If you haven't got your tax bill, when did you order your phone?
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Got mine four weeks after the phone was delivered.

Got mine on the 8th Feb. Not got tax yet.
Curious if DHL do open all packages or does some slip through customs.

Been reading threads on other boards about this and what appears to happen is Customs opened them, DHL pays the VAT so you can get the item, and then you are billed for the VAT on DHL's behalf and are required to pay it.
Consensus seems to show that it takes 3-4 weeks (maybe more) to get your VAT bill, but it will happen.

i got my nexus one 6 days after it came out. still no vat
now that ive said this though...mayb ill get a letter on monday lol. but for now, i have nearly doubled the '3-4weeks' timeline.

adam18488 said:
i got my nexus one 6 days after it came out. still no vat
now that ive said this though...mayb ill get a letter on monday lol. but for now, i have nearly doubled the '3-4weeks' timeline.
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Lucky you!

adam18488 said:
i got my nexus one 6 days after it came out. still no vat
now that ive said this though...mayb ill get a letter on monday lol. but for now, i have nearly doubled the '3-4weeks' timeline.
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exactly what I wanted to know, there are some lucky some which have not been invoiced.

duncan888 said:
Has anyone managed to get away with UK Import tax on the Nexus One?
If you haven't got your tax bill, when did you order your phone?
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I thought most people were getting a separate invoice *after* delivery of the phone, but when I ordered I had tracked the parcel to East Midlands Airport, then wondered why it didn't go out on a van for delivery ... I found out when I received a phone call (from a company called Sutherlands rather than DHL themselves) asking for the VAT payment upfront, then they'd arrange delivery next day ... I paid but mentioned I was a bit annoyed they had done it that way round, they said collection was not possible.
I phoned DHL direct and asked if I could collect it, they said Sutherlands generally didn't send through payment confirmation for several hours and they wouldn't release it until they had, I gave them the payment reference for them to chase up.
As it happened I was travelling past East Midlands Airport anyway, so I popped in, explained and they they were fairly decent about it, checked the parcel number, and payment number and fetched my N1 from round the back.
£65.03 for an N1 + UK charger + desktop dock

I phoned DHL while my parcel was still over in the US and the customer service section already know that I would have to pay £60 VAT on it before it had even arrived in the UK. I can only assume then that google must make a declaration as to the value of the goods before they ship

Bought on 18th Feb, received a bill for £58 this morning.

duncan888 said:
Has anyone managed to get away with UK Import tax on the Nexus One?
If you haven't got your tax bill, when did you order your phone?
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No But it did take 4 weeks to come.

nope ! got it off ebay

There were too many reports of phones breaking for me to consider buying from some yank on eBay. Plus i get to choose the engraving on the back =D

got it off uk ebayer with google receipt so no worries !

ordered mine on 6th Jan, delivered on 8th Jan - still no vat bill. I was expecting one, I thought maybe month end or something, but I'm starting to think that dhl might have stuffed up - if it doesn't arrive in the next week or so, I might have got away with it.....................

I got the VAT invoice, didn't pay it. DHL called me, said id not paid it I said they didn't invoice me. Guy sent a copy to my email. I've still not paid it.
I got the phone on 10th Jan.

nyzrox said:
I got the VAT invoice, didn't pay it. DHL called me, said id not paid it I said they didn't invoice me. Guy sent a copy to my email. I've still not paid it..
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One night, you will get DHL knocking on the door with a big dild* ready for you, you should pay man.

nyzrox said:
I got the VAT invoice, didn't pay it. DHL called me, said id not paid it I said they didn't invoice me. Guy sent a copy to my email. I've still not paid it.
I got the phone on 10th Jan.
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You aren't a hero you know. This is simply VAT. Every (non-basic) product sold in this country is subject to it and anything imported is also subject to it. By not paying you are evading tax. That, my friend, is a serious crime and you aren't gonna somehow convince them to just 'let you off'
Just pay it now and save yourself a lot of bother/further expense later.

3Shirts said:
You aren't a hero you know. This is simply VAT. Every (non-basic) product sold in this country is subject to it and anything imported is also subject to it. By not paying you are evading tax. That, my friend, is a serious crime and you aren't gonna somehow convince them to just 'let you off'
Just pay it now and save yourself a lot of bother/further expense later.
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also - they just treat vat invoices like any other - if it is not paid, then it goes to a debt recovery agent and you end up paying more

Galaxy Tab 10.1 on Amazon....

For those of you who ordered their Tab on Amazon:
-is there a choice to choose the Gray or White version?
-what's the warranty / return policy?
-any taxes in NY?
I am still undecided between Wi-fi and LTE but I can't wait anymore and I might just pull the plug an order the 32 GB Gray....

All the online retailers appear to only offer the gray version. So I suspect the white one might be a Best Buy exclusive maybe?

rubi76 said:
For those of you who ordered their Tab on Amazon:
-is there a choice to choose the Gray or White version?
-what's the warranty / return policy?
-any taxes in NY?
I am still undecided between Wi-fi and LTE but I can't wait anymore and I might just pull the plug an order the 32 GB Gray....
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Only choice was Grey
From what I read the return policy on tablets is 30 days from the date of delivery and they will give you a prepaid return label
No taxes here in Texas, not sure about NY

Amazon does collect taxes for NY.

Sucks that they don't ship to Australia, I don't want to have to pay $700 for the 16GB wifi version

Scared27 said:
Sucks that they don't ship to Australia, I don't want to have to pay $700 for the 16GB wifi version
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there are other ways to get it into australia u kno.

Thank you guys...
I ordered it.... couldn't wait for the LTE any longer....

i ordered on amazon and had the choice between all 4 designs white/gray 16/32. i went with gray 32gb though hopefully they ship tomorrow, but I won't hold my breath

guitarwizard said:
i ordered on amazon and had the choice between all 4 designs white/gray 16/32. i went with gray 32gb though hopefully they ship tomorrow, but I won't hold my breath
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I ordered the 32G this morning
and there are no choice of color except the black or grey for 32G. And I just confirmed with them on the phone only have Grey.
My shipping est is on the June 20th and I asked for 1 day shipping. The CSR told me they are shipping on June 17th, so I might get it on June 18th Saturday.

rubi76 said:
Thank you guys...
I ordered it.... couldn't wait for the LTE any longer....
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Don't sweat it, bro. The name of the game is wireless tethering via my trusty rooted Evo 4G.

Amazon vs TigerDirect
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Don't sweat it, bro. The name of the game is wireless tethering via my trusty rooted Evo 4G.
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Ditto on Evo tethering! I'm hoping amazon comes through and ships Friday, with 1 day it should arrive Saturday.
I notice TigerDirect's website is saying "Order today, ships today" as the status for these, so maybe they have jumped the gun, but I decided to stick with amazon anyway.

Fyahstarter said:
Don't sweat it, bro. The name of the game is wireless tethering via my trusty rooted Evo 4G.
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...and so be it! Just with my trusty Mytouch 4g....

twcook said:
Ditto on Evo tethering! I'm hoping amazon comes through and ships Friday, with 1 day it should arrive Saturday.
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Usually Overnight shipment with Saturday delivery is much more expensive so I don't think you will receive it then.
On the order confirmation, however, it indeed says they will ship on Friday (I have 2 day delivery and it says it will get here by Tue...)
I just can't wait any longer...

I got the White 16GB SGT 10.1 from best buy on June 8th. Thats all they had. The white is a best buy exclusive.
Also, wifi doesn't work without root and messing with some files as the stock filters ad hoc connections.

I have ordered several things lately from Amazon with 1 day and had them arrive on Saturday - not sure if that's something cool Amazon is doing or if the carriers (usually UPS or Fedex) are doing, but I hope it continues for at least one more time! Anyway, mine is still showing June 20 delivery estimate.

Ordered my 32GB version several days ago on Amazon ... like everyone else, hoping that they ship it for a Friday or Saturday delivery (w/ one day shipping).

Fedex Home Delivery delivers Tuesday-Saturday. Sometimes Fedex Ground packages are delivered by Fedex Home, so you will occasionally get those on Saturday as well.
Like the rest of you I opted for one day delivery expecting to receive my Galaxy Tab bright and early Saturday morning. I will be a bit upset if they don't deliver until Monday - I'll (probably, depending on the carrier and which way the wind is blowing) miss the delivery due to work and not be able to pick up my tab until Tuesday after work. Kind of defeats the point in shelling out for one day delivery, eh? One day shipping is almost as much as local sales tax, and I could pick one up from Best Buy Friday night in that case!
I don't see any indication on my invoice as to which carrier/method my package will be shipped with. Crossing my fingers.

Well I dont want to kill any hope of this thing arriving on Saturday but I spoke to an Amazon rep about it and here is what he told me:
"Apart from the standard shipping benefits of Free Two-Day shipping and One-Day shipping for $3.99 per item, Saturday Delivery is also available for eligible purchases.
The Saturday delivery option for Amazon Prime members is only offered for eligible items shipping to select ZIP codes within the continental United States. If an item and shipping address qualify for Saturday delivery, you'll see that option on the item detail page or in the shopping cart during checkout."
So unless after you chose 1 -day and then it asked if you would like Saturday....

i work at a bookstore and we often have to do special orders from Amazon. When we do them on Friday and pay for one-day, they ALWAYS come on Saturday. Just a heads up!

foethalove said:
Well I dont want to kill any hope of this thing arriving on Saturday but I spoke to an Amazon rep about it and here is what he told me:
"Apart from the standard shipping benefits of Free Two-Day shipping and One-Day shipping for $3.99 per item, Saturday Delivery is also available for eligible purchases.
The Saturday delivery option for Amazon Prime members is only offered for eligible items shipping to select ZIP codes within the continental United States. If an item and shipping address qualify for Saturday delivery, you'll see that option on the item detail page or in the shopping cart during checkout."
So unless after you chose 1 -day and then it asked if you would like Saturday....
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I've had Sat delivery from Amazon and was never given an option, it just showed up on Sat. The only Sat delivery has been by Fedex Home Delivery or USPS, never by UPS or "regular" Fedex. I am a Prime member.

Where are people in the United States ordering the phone from?

I see a lot of people in the UK ordering the Note from the german amazon site, what places are people in the United States ordering the phone from and for what price? I wanted the nexus prime but this looks like it may be an overall better device, not to mention its available now and has a sd card slot which I wanted.

Negri Electronics, ~$800 US with 2nd day shipping and $35 off promo cert.
I initially wanted a prime too, but it was more for the hardware than the software (which the Note will get eventually), and the note's got better goods.

I'm always wary of ordering from Negri, plemix..etc. I just wait for it to get to Amazon.com or Newegg.com at least they have return policies on the devices. If you order from one of those NY web retailers your pretty much SOL on returns.

looks like its on backorder on negri, I thought I saw people paying $700 for the phone? I would love for it to show up on amazon.com

Handtec, paid $723, they shipped it overnight

PolishDude said:
looks like its on backorder on negri, I thought I saw people paying $700 for the phone? I would love for it to show up on amazon.com
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Yes and also on BO in mobilecityonline

inurb said:
I'm always wary of ordering from Negri, plemix..etc. I just wait for it to get to Amazon.com or Newegg.com at least they have return policies on the devices. If you order from one of those NY web retailers your pretty much SOL on returns.
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Negri has a return policy right on their website...
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I love Negri...bought 3 high end phones from them over the last 3 years. Not a single problem with returns, etc. Sorry I waited a day late to get my order in.
I found 2 places locally (Chicago area) who "said" they are getting them by Friday...we'll see!

I just bought through handtec @ $776 Canadian. US and Canadian dollars are pretty close right now, might be like $769 USD. 2-4 day shipping with Fedex to North America. They are getting more stock and shipping Friday the 4th, apparently.

Unlocked Mobiles.com
I just ordered mine last Friday, Oct 28th from Unlocked Mobiles.com and they shipped the same day. Total Cost £504.15 = $807.72! Very good about tracking and notification. Tracking shows my phone in New York, I should have it by Friday this week!

I ordered from Negri on Monday, its suppose to be in texas tomorrow. But the guy stated it was shipped Tuesday but did not have tracking number. But I kept asking and it looks like he was on back order but shipped today for tomorrow delivery. Even though I paid for 2 day delivery so he kept to his promise of the date for delivery.
Spent more than I wanted but thats fine if shows up. I had previously ordered with Expansys and they played a lot of games with my order so I canceled with them and went to Negri. But I just got an email from Expansys stating they have them in stock ready to ship. But somehow I do not believe them. There were others that received units from them. Use at your own risk.
Negri seems to be on the up and up, As well it seems there is one person that I kept dealing with on chat and email. So it might be a single guy running the site. So far he has kept to his promise and that means a lot when trusting a unknown website.

inurb said:
I'm always wary of ordering from Negri, plemix..etc. I just wait for it to get to Amazon.com or Newegg.com at least they have return policies on the devices. If you order from one of those NY web retailers your pretty much SOL on returns.
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They have return policies, that said I've never used them before, so I've never had to return anything to them. Generally I'd agree with you, the big web stores feel better, but lots of people here have used negri before with positive feedback.

Handtec seems to have the cheapest price I've seen. Anyone order stuff from them? Any bad experiences?
http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.php/5504/samsung-galaxy-note--16gb--sim-free-unlocked-

mclife said:
Handtec seems to have the cheapest price I've seen. Anyone order stuff from them? Any bad experiences?
http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.php/5504/samsung-galaxy-note--16gb--sim-free-unlocked-
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i ordered from handtech yeterday...hoping for nov 4th ship date.

Buyers in US who bought from Handtec?

If you bought this phone from Handtec, did it come with UK firmware? Did you pay any customs tax to Fed Ex? How long in average it took from the day of order to the final delivery to US. ( especially west coast) Is your phone Made in Korea?
Thank you for answers

I had bought my Touch HD from them back in 2008 through google checkout. They shipped the same day and arrived in 5 days (or less) to Washington DC. Fedex dropped it to my door. No customs problems, but some legal papers concerning US vs EU thingies with it, which I threw to trash... but again I have read some incidents with customs... maybe it was my luck. Good luck with you. Decent company

Ordered Thursday night, shipped Monday morning, was at my door by 10am Tuesday morning, no issues with customs, tax, etc...using it with straight talk right now, getting H+

carlitos66 said:
If you bought this phone from Handtec, did it come with UK firmware? Did you pay any customs tax to Fed Ex? How long in average it took from the day of order to the final delivery to US. ( especially west coast) Is your phone Made in Korea?
Thank you for answers
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Yes, No, 1 day to New York, Yes.
- Frank

I ordered mine yesterday, it shipped today, and it's scheduled to be delivered to my door tomorrow before 10:30am. I received a call from FedEx today; they said something about the customs paperwork listing electronics and asked what it was. I said a cell phone and the woman said something about the FCC, then "Let me speak with my supervisor and see if this paperwork will suffice." She came back and said her supervisor gave the ok and thanks.
I'll report tomorrow if anything unpleasant happens with my order, such as it not arriving promptly and satisfying my cravings!

Argh! I just checked the FedEx tracking for my Note and it says customs delay! It says "Description provided is insufficient to classify commodity." I hope the earlier call where they asked me what it was is all that's needed and this clearance delay will not change tomorrow's delivery. But the red color of the status bar at the top of the FedEx tracking page is rather ominous...

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Ordered Thursday night, shipped Monday morning, was at my door by 10am Tuesday morning, no issues with customs, tax, etc...using it with straight talk right now, getting H+
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Same!
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maxh said:
Argh! I just checked the FedEx tracking for my Note and it says customs delay! It says "Description provided is insufficient to classify commodity." I hope the earlier call where they asked me what it was is all that's needed and this clearance delay will not change tomorrow's delivery. But the red color of the status bar at the top of the FedEx tracking page is rather ominous...
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Same here! I was hoping to have mine today by 10:30 am like the delivery estimator had said....
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Wow... i'm noticing the same!!! should i call fedex? since i have it delivered to a PO BOX (im offshore) i don't think they wont answer...

stovarich said:
Wow... i'm noticing the same!!! should i call fedex? since i have it delivered to a PO BOX (im offshore) i don't think they wont answer...
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youd better know your fedex guy or stand at that pobox all day. they wont deliver to a pobox

Ordered mine Friday Nov 3rd. Got it Nov 9th at 10am fedex (weekend in there, so it didn't ship until 7th). No customs problems or delays. No extra taxes or charges. I am in California.

This customs issue is very frustrating. They called and said the FCC form is incomplete. They sent me one to fill out since Handtec is gone for the day and I'm clueless on some of the items on it. I started a new thread with the contents of the form posted: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19234692#post19234692

same thing
My phone was supposed to be here this morning but held up by customs because of improper address in the manufacturer box. My son already received his without this. I guess it depends on the customs agent. I called handtech and told him they needed to fill in the complete Samsung UK address in that box. Said they would but still seem to think that customs stops some phones just for general principles. Just received e-mail from FedEx saying the package will be here tomorrow between 10:30 and 12

Are you all paying £ 449.99 or £ 584.99?? that's nearly a grand USD.

Milhouse82 said:
Are you all paying £ 449.99 or £ 584.99?? that's nearly a grand USD.
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449 pounds for buyers outside UK

US to euro
$449 it's actually around $611 The phone is unlocked with no AT&T crap on it. Also has a hardware button which is great as far as I'm concerned. When you figure AT&T will be charging $300 for it, it becomes a bargain. Very nice to have a phone that if you're in Europe you can just throw in a Sim card and use it to your hearts extent without those exorbitant AT&T charges. I can also have it right away and not have to wait six months.

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$449 it's actually around $611 The phone is unlocked with no AT&T crap on it. Also has a hardware button which is great as far as I'm concerned. When you figure AT&T will be charging $300 for it, it becomes a bargain. Very nice to have a phone that if you're in Europe you can just throw in a Sim card and use it to your hearts extent without those exorbitant AT&T charges. I can also have it right away and not have to wait six months.
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I like your thinking

Milhouse82 said:
I like your thinking
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Thanks, this thinking started when I got a $500 bill from my Spain trip. That'll never happen again, there's so many pluses to buying a phone that's it's hard not to.

dennishhh said:
$449 it's actually around $611
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Am I figuring this out wrong? To figure the price in US$ for with the £/US$ conversion isn't it roughly 1.6 x £449 = $718 plus shipping on top of that? Did you pay just $611? Thanks

I paid for 449.99 + 14.99 EU's for overnight shipping FedEx, turned out to be two overnights because of our ultra efficient customs department. Let me get out my trusty converter, that's $632. Subtract $300 I would've paid AT&T for contract and about $200 for my old iPhone 3GS equals $135 for the Samsung Note and can get dump AT&T any time I want = priceless

Does Google Play include Saturday delivery?

UPS 2nd Day Air has an option for saturday deliveries, it may or may not be extra, I know Amazon Prime does it and they use UPS 2 day.
Anyone know if UPS included saturday delivery with all 2 day orders now? Their website makes it seem like its an add-on charge but they dont explicitly say it is.
If it isnt included in all 2 day shipping then does anyone know if Play uses saturday delivery?

Someone please say yes...

usually during holiday season all 2nd day shipping has the saturday option, so possibly. however, i doubt it.

It's been answered a million -1 times. The answer is no.

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It's been answered a million -1 times. The answer is no.
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what is their source?

Does this apply to UK too or just 'merica?

No when I ordered my nexus 7 there was no Saturday delivery

heat361 said:
No when I ordered my nexus 7 there was no Saturday delivery
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did it ship out on a thurs?

idividebyzero said:
did it ship out on a thurs?
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No but others in the nexus 7 forums did and they didn't get it till monday

The answer is no.
UPS charges $15 for Saturday delivery which is more than twice the cost Google charged to deliver the package.

Google really screwed us on this one >=(

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From past experience.
And I called Google and UPS for a Saturday delivery and both rejected. I had to leave town on Monday so I was hoping they would deliver on Saturday.but they wouldn't. I'm sure others had same experience as well.

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The answer is no.
UPS charges $15 for Saturday delivery which is more than twice the cost Google charged to deliver the package.
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Well they charged $14, which is a completely ridiculous price in the first place. Amazon gives you saturday delivery for a fraction of that (or included with Prime).
I cant believe they are going to ship on thursday and not include saturday delivery. This is absolute incompetence. 6 day shipping for $14... un f***ing believable.
They should be busting their asses to get these things shipping tonight if they are going to charge that much and not do saturday delivery. Whose dumbass idea was it to ship on the day that would take longest possible shipping time?

OmgitzFire said:
Google really screwed us on this one >=(
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What did google do?
This is getting annoying. "Google screwed us when we were ordering" "Google screwed us when shipping" "Google screwed us with packaging" "google screwed us with 30 units available"
Google didn't screw anyone. The only thing that close was the ordering system. They should have had a pre order.
Shipping. Do you think its easy to ship out probably 10 000 units in 2 days? Shipping is UPS side. Google has nothing to do with shipping. If you want it so bad. Get it from TMO or any place that sells it retail. That way you have it in your hands the second you pay for it.
This is why we can't have nice things. People complains and points fingers when nothing is wrong. Just because they are excited.
You waited for least 2 weeks now. Another week isn't going to ruin your life.

PlanBSTi said:
What did google do?
This is getting annoying. "Google screwed us when we were ordering" "Google screwed us when shipping" "Google screwed us with packaging" "google screwed us with 30 units available"
Google didn't screw anyone. The only thing that close was the ordering system. They should have had a pre order.
Shipping. Do you think its easy to ship out probably 10 000 units in 2 days? Shipping is UPS side. Google has nothing to do with shipping. If you want it so bad. Get it from TMO or any place that sells it retail. That way you have it in your hands the second you pay for it.
This is why we can't have nice things. People complains and points fingers when nothing is wrong. Just because they are excited.
You waited for least 2 weeks now. Another week isn't going to ruin your life.
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Well there you go, a simple pre order would of been enough to help us out and Google didn't do that so yes they screwed us on this one. At least they should have the common decency to give us Saturday shipping or have it listed as an option. But i understand that maybe UPS fault? But still not even preorders were offered .
10,000 units in 2days is trouble some to ship, but from what i have heard, no ones N4 has been shipped yet not even one. (at least in the U.S)
So I stand by my last post :]

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Well they charged $14, which is a completely ridiculous price in the first place. Amazon gives you saturday delivery for a fraction of that (or included with Prime).
I cant believe they are going to ship on thursday and not include saturday delivery. This is absolute incompetence. 6 day shipping for $14... un f***ing believable.
They should be busting their asses to get these things shipping tonight if they are going to charge that much and not do saturday delivery. Whose dumbass idea was it to ship on the day that would take longest possible shipping time?
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$14 for shipping is cheap. Move to canada.
Anything you buy from the states is almost least $20 for 2 weeks delivery time. That's for something that weights a pound. I paid $100 to ship a turbo over from the states to canada. That took 2 weeks. It cost a dealer about $1500 to ship a car. And i'm paying $100 to ship a turbo that weights maybe 15lbs. Both takes about the same time to deliver. That's ridiculous.
Just because companies spoils you with free shipping doesn't mean its ridiculous for another to charge. N4 is stupid cheap as it is. Just be wait.
Unless you are willing to ship something for free and with saturday delivery, don't complain.

It depends to be honest. If you need it sat, my suggestion is to track it. If the phone is in a local distribution center, call them and arrange a pick up
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OmgitzFire said:
At least they should have the common decency to give us Saturday shipping or have it listed as an option. But i understand that maybe UPS fault? But still not even preorders were offered .
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yeah I agree they should have had an option for saturday but think about it from google's POV.
They have a ton of unit to ship and mistakes will happen if they don't keep things simple.
Google isn't a hardware complain, They are a search engine, advertising and software company. So they could only have 100 warehouse workers trying to get everything out vs apple with 1000 (made up number) so its easier for them and have lessen the chance of a mistake. Or shipping the saturday ones with regular shipping times.

Who compares shipping to Amazon? Seriously. Amazon sends a million shipments a day. They have their own carrier distribution facilities. Amazon is in a league of their own with shipping so don't expect other companies to live up to their level.

PlanBSTi said:
$14 for shipping is cheap. Move to canada.
Anything you buy from the states is almost least $20 for 2 weeks delivery time. That's for something that weights a pound. I paid $100 to ship a turbo over from the states to canada. That took 2 weeks. It cost a dealer about $1500 to ship a car. And i'm paying $100 to ship a turbo that weights maybe 15lbs. Both takes about the same time to deliver. That's ridiculous.
Just because companies spoils you with free shipping doesn't mean its ridiculous for another to charge. N4 is stupid cheap as it is. Just be wait.
Unless you are willing to ship something for free and with saturday delivery, don't complain.
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So because you pay international shipping rates it makes sense to charge international rates for domestic shipping as well? If anything that makes the shipping price even more absurd.
Stop acting like Google is some mom and pop company, they are one of the richest companies in the world and have been shipping phones out of Play for the past year with multiple warehouses, they do not pay full price for shipping like we do because they ship thousands of products a month and get bulk discounts like every other retailer. Ive gotten far better and cheaper service from Ebay stores than I have from Play, and they have to pay full price for shipping.
The poor service would be much easier to swallow if they didnt charge far more in shipping than any other retailer on the internet.