Thread: Suitable strop?

Originally Posted by nerobot

Seeing as sellers can get done with fines if a package is missrepresented as a gift, I can completey understand why Tony puts the right price on it, especially seeing as it's a buisness.

We always put the right price on our customs forms. We mark both purchase and gift. we've always emailed the receipts prior to shipping. We don't misrepresent anything We just add a gift to each purchase so that we can honestly mark both purchase and gift on the forms.

FUD,
Actually a very clever idea! The customs people may very well not be sure what to do if they see gift too and may just let it slide through with reduced or no fees.

Hmm, I may just have to include a free gift as well, maybe a nice little cake of my favorite Wm. Marvy Shave Soap and see what happens.

Tony

That's what I started doing. The razor arrived over the weekend without any issues even though the right value was marked on the sticker. The 2 CH samples made it a gift. I think I'll need to start butchering Williams soaps into 4 pieces after I run out of those... The things we do for our customers

Edit: Ofcourse I barely started selling and the volume ain't much, but I'll give the system a good try maybe even talk to the people at the post office.

Originally Posted by Tony Miller

FUD,

Hmm, I may just have to include a free gift as well, maybe a nice little cake of my favorite Wm. Marvy Shave Soap and see what happens.

Tony

Any time you're including a free strop alongside the purchased one that's a gift right there. All you have to do now is add a small gift to the orders that doesn't have free stuff added to it

Good thinking, Glen

Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT

I think I'll need to start butchering Williams soaps into 4 pieces after I run out of those...

When I first started dabbling into soap making I took a long square stainless steel tube and lubed it and poured the soap in for the mold. To cut it I placed it on the table saw with a very thin, fine toothed blade reversed and used the guide. Then I started experimenting with other peoples' specialty soaps and would divide it the same way. If you're careful you can get 3 to 4 round disks out of a puck of williams. Watch the fingers though. try this at your own risk.

Or I'll just use a coping saw lol.

FUD,
Actually a very clever idea! The customs people may very well not be sure what to do if they see gift too and may just let it slide through with reduced or no fees.

Hmm, I may just have to include a free gift as well, maybe a nice little cake of my favorite Wm. Marvy Shave Soap and see what happens.

Tony

Actually I think that the free strop could count as a gift. And a very nice gift at that!

Steven

Originally Posted by nerobot

Actually I think that the free strop could count as a gift. And a very nice gift at that!

Steven

Boy, some day am I ever dumb <g>. Yeah, it's a free fricken strop and I'm sitting here trying to think of a gift to throw in. Time for some much needed sleep <g>.

Thanks Steven!

Tony

Originally Posted by rum

Sounds about right, Tony. They have gone absolutely crazy about these things on both sides of the pond, especially now with the advantageous (for UK consumers) UK£ : US$ exchange rate.

I suppose one way around is to get it sent to family/friends in the US and get them to post it to the UK, marked as a gift. Still, beats the point in buying from the US to save a buck or two.

Best way is to mark the box " reconditioned item or repaired"

PuFF