Quote Originally Posted by LX_Emergency View Post
They don't make you pay extra VAT when you ship to europe Send it to me
Or one could be friendly enough to advise him that personally sent items with "gift" on the parcel usually do not get taxed as long as the value stated (true or not) is below about € 35 .

In the case of it getting shipped by a company directly you are very likely to get taxed unless shipped in a "blank" box and still stating "gift" (some companies will do this on request).

In this case specifically if it had been shipped to Lynn first and then to you it shouldn't have been taxed.