Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2001 05:29:59 +0200
Reply-To: Jutta & Christian Knust <knust-net@GMX.NET>
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From: Jutta & Christian Knust <knust-net@GMX.NET>
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>Chris and others.
>Reimo will not ship direct to the US, you must order through us,
(EuroCampers).
Hi Steve - well, my German office is about 20 miles away from Reimo´s
central shop, that´s why I could deal with that - I could have the stuff picked up
and fed-exed.
>The good news is that I consolidate my shipments and this saves you money
>over trying to ship by UPS or another shipper.
Hi Steve,
right, I do see the point and I´d love to get you the business. However
please bear in mind that for European expatriates such as yours truly a dollar is
currently very very expensive and some converted prices are for us just
about unaffordable. A tent for 350$ is reasonable in the U.S., however for me
it´s close to 800DM, when I pay in Germany only 449.-DM for the exact same
product plus 69.- DM shipping costs. 449.- DM is way below 250.- $, so Customs
will never make up the difference in price. Things get worse for me and better
for your business the heavier, bigger and more expensive the stuff gets. I´d
have bought the one tent (was it called "Saturn"?) from you but you´ve told
me that the back does not cover the Vanagon´s door fully - and my wife did not
like the blue-something color of the other tunnel tent on your website.....
Same calculation is true for the Sherpas. I´ll be interested in your price
on this.
>Regarding the tents, be careful about ordering a tent that you have not
seen or know >much about.
Well, I´ve seen it in a german catalogue (sometimes I am still happy that
the movers packed absolutely everything and did not throw anything away -
although I would not have minded if they´d had emptied the diaper-trashcan before
packing it into the container). That´s as much as I see the stuff here in a
catalogue or on a website before I buy.
>The large tunnel tents are not currently available to ship to the US, as
they do not meet >requirements for US customs. You could bring one back
yourself, and this may be the >only way to import one. Shipping and import fees add
about $100 to the price of a tent. >If you bring one in yourself, you are
limited to $250 in textiles, but this is not usually >enforced.
Well, I´m going to bring one from my next business trip to Germany in
summer. It´s going to fit in the luggage so I do not worry. 600.- DM price means
520 DM value plus 16% German VAT; however Customs is calculated on the 520 DM
which is less than 250$ (1US$ = 2,20 DM). So I´m doing fine on thisone. Even
if I´d gotta pay customs duties - I´m not going to have to pay 100$ on a goods
value of 220$.
>These tents are a bit of a pain to setup, and do not have the greatest
ventilation.
Well, I´d go for a 40ft Winnebago with double AC but I´m somewhat short of
money right now ;-)))) It´s not like you don´t sell tunnel tents....
>I can let you know when Reimo expects to have the Sherpas back in stock.
I would definetely appreciate that - however after me talking to the guys
yesterday I do not have hope for a delivery before the end of the summer at the
earliest - more than 30 racks on backlog since January does not exactly
sound like they´ll have some left soon, even when they´ll be receiving a delivery
finally. But I guess I rather wait than to buy the mentioned basic basic
yakanawhatdoiknow-stuff for the same money.
Cheers
Chris
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