Re: GZG Store

>Here's one, is Jon's office a store aswell? Can you show up and buy
>there or do you have to mail order? I ask this because I'm off to the
UK
>in mid Feb and I was thinking on stopping off and buying some stuff and
>take a look around if possible. Don't have to pay shipping (not that
>shipping costs much) nor duty (which does).
>
>Jaime

OK Jaime, here's the info you need:

1) We're not a retail store, just a manufacturing and mailorder unit on
an
industrial estate; however, we CAN have personal visitors by
appointment,
and you'd be very welcome to come and see us! If you do, you can buy
stuff
while you're here, provided of course we've got it in stock!
We've got two conventions in Feb, one on the 10th and one on the 24th -
in
the few days immediately before each of these we maybe a bit busy!

2) Yes, you'll save the shipping and the duty, BUT you do have to pay
the
full UK prices including the VAT, even if you are a non-UK citizen and
intend to take the goods out of the country. Because we're actually
selling
them to you within the UK, rather than us mailing them out of the
country,
the rules say that we have to treat you the same as a UK customer and
charge you the same taxes. However, we CAN give you a VAT receipt which
(if
the amount is worth worrying about) you can use to reclaim the VAT in
some
way when you leave the country (I'm not exactly sure how this works,
you'd
have to inquire with the Customs people).

If you're coming over, we'd be very happy to see you - please email me
off-list if you want any more details.

Jon (GZG)