Hi Piers:
I guess that's the price you have to pay to live on a tiny island. Duty on
gifts really sucks. It's up there with charging property tax in a graveyard,
or entertainment tax at a Tom Jones concert.
Santa G
----- Original Message -----
From: "Piers Hemy" <piers@xxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 9:59 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: series 1 19-35/3.5-4.5
>
> Gord, your generosity is truly boundless (though I have a feeling, a warm
> wet feeling, that I know what *my* gift would be). But you should slow
down
> there, and here is why:
>
> Problem is that gifts are dutiable too (except that the 'de minimis' limit
> is doubled to c. US$60 compared to merchandise). As I have been known to
> mention to similarly generous countrymen of yours, being extra generous to
> the tune of $10 and sending a $70 gift could end up costing the recipient
> $15 (20% of $70).
>
> But thanks for the kind thought!
>
> Piers
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Gordon J. Ross
> Sent: 02 March 2004 16:50
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Re: series 1 19-35/3.5-4.5
>
>
> Hi Brittania:
>
> Why can't we gift each other? For a donation equal to the cost of the gear
> plus shipping plus 'local' sales taxes - items that you want could be
> acquired and sent as early Christmas presents. Any of my friends on the
list
> (even Donald) are welcome to approach me offline to join the Christmas
Club.
> Anyone from the US, OZ, Eur., UK, Japan, HK, SP, ML, world in short who
> would want to volunteer to support this initiative could join the list.
> Everyone gets a chance to acquire and support, nice and random.
>
> Interested?
>
> Gord
>
>
>
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