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VAT rates on Amazon
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VAT rates on Amazon

I live in Ireland but often buy things from Amazon in the UK. I sometimes use services like Parcel Motel or AddressPal to buy items that won't deliver to Ireland. But it's also worth considering using these services to make a saving on VAT as well. Amazon applies the VAT rate at checkout on goods […]

25th August 201710th May 2018AddressPal, Amazon, Parcel Motel, Shopping, VAT
Review of An Post AddressPal
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Review of An Post AddressPal

Last year An Post launched their AddressPal service to compete with the likes of Parcel Motel who offer a virtual delivery address in the UK. They recently upgraded the service to add a virtual delivery address in the USA, to allow people to shop for goods that are not generally available in Europe. After signing […]

12th July 201710th May 2018AddressPal, An Post, Couriers, Parcel Motel
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Potential problems using Parcel Motel and Amazon

Parcel Motel is a great way to overcome delivery restrictions and outlandish courier costs when buying mail order in Ireland. The service gives you a virtual delivery address in Northern Ireland, and then redirects your parcel to a locker of your choosing for you to pick up in a 48 hour window. And with many […]

7th July 201710th May 2018AddressPal, Amazon, Parcel Motel

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This blog is written by Richard Bloomfield who lives in Dublin, Ireland. It's a varied mix of views on technology, singing, cycling, and a myriad of other topics.

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Elsewhere

  • Richard Bloomfield – Product Owner
  • Big Ride – Transport cycling in Dublin

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Five random posts

  • Choir Calendar (2018)
  • BIKE.IO (2018)
  • How much electricity does it take to run my home office? (2021)
  • Trying out the Gutenberg editor (2018)
  • Rivelin Singers (2018)

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