09-05-2006, 09:27 PM | #1 |
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Al Emmo Released :)
Yay!!
Eriq is only an hour and a half away from me, I wonder if he'll deliver? Edit: Here's the news item (it'll give the thread more oomph). Silly thread, I know. Last edited by Melanie68; 09-05-2006 at 09:37 PM. |
09-05-2006, 09:34 PM | #2 |
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That's good news! I liked the demo!
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09-05-2006, 09:47 PM | #3 |
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Congrats to Himalaya about a finished quality product!
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I know I could probably find the info somewhere, but I'm feeling lazy today, so: What are the final shipping costs for Europe (France, to be specific)? I remember they were announced to be quite high around the time when the demo was released, but I also think someone said that they might change. So, does anyone know what the situation is?
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09-06-2006, 05:39 AM | #6 |
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9.64€ was the value I came up with for shipping to France without providing a post code.
So a shade under 46€ if you go with the standard edition. |
09-06-2006, 05:40 AM | #7 |
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OK, thanks.
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Hmmm, since the game is not available for download, and I don't like paying a lot of extra surprise taxes (I'm in the Netherlands), maybe I can pick it up when I'm in California next week...
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09-06-2006, 02:01 PM | #9 |
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Cool! Let's celebrate! (and play of course!)
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09-06-2006, 04:57 PM | #10 |
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Wahooo! Can't wait! People who've received it, tell us how good it is mkay?
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09-06-2006, 11:33 PM | #11 |
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can we find out whether its being released in Australia?? i would really love to play the full game
if anyone can help just drop me an email or a reply here or something.. cheers.
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09-07-2006, 12:55 AM | #12 |
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I bought it directly from their web page:http://store.himalayaforums.com/inde...ain_page=index
Why don't you do the same? The shopping cost for international orders is $8.00 and for the time they accept only Paypal |
09-07-2006, 04:49 AM | #13 |
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Just be warned that at that price you're looking at a customs charge if you order to the UK (and possibly Europe, but I'm not familiar with the rules in other countries). It's certainly over the £15 threshold. And that's if you buy it in dollars...
I have precisely no idea why, but the game costs £10 more if you order it in Euros (the Euro price equates to about $45 rather than $30). That makes no sense whatsoever. |
09-07-2006, 05:17 AM | #14 |
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Thats an £18 threshold, but yes it's still over it.
$29.99 (plus $8 postage) is approx £20 If you are unlucky enough to get caught then you pay 3.5% duty (this will be waived as the duty is less than £7), 17.5% (£3.50) vat and the post office charge (I think it's about £4) bringing the cost of Al Emmo (29.99$) to about £27.50ish.
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09-07-2006, 06:36 AM | #15 |
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Plus postage, of course.
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Wouldn't that be the post office charge?
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09-07-2006, 07:04 AM | #17 |
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No. The Post Office charge is for them handling products that have been through customs, and is entirely independent of the postage costs charged by the store .
Of course, postage costs don't factor into the customs charge itself, so the product itself will still only cost ~£27.50, but if the postage costs $8.00 (as stated above) then the total cost of actually having the game arrive at a UK address (assuming that customs charges are levied, which one has to) is somewhere in the region of ~£31. Which works out at about $58, apparently. And, of course, it wouldn't actually be delivered, because one would have to go to the sorting office to pay the customs fees and collect it. |
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09-07-2006, 07:11 AM | #19 |
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Indeed. I'm not sure that many people would happily hand over twice the amount of money just to get a CD and manual (or just the CD in a DVD case, in this case).
Of course, the site that I'm stealing currency conversion figures from claims that $29.99 only equates to about £16. So if the exchange rates stay that favourable customs charges might be avoidable. Either way, anybody that agrees to pay the Euro price is exceedingly, excdeedingly foolish.
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There are many who don't like downloadable versions of games (the legal ones of course) because you don't have a hard copy of the game. But it is such a great option for people who live in countries where games can be difficult to get as well as avoiding a lot of extra charges (although I think the VAT would still apply - it would still be cheaper).
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