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Mon Nov 13, 2006 2:05 pm  |
I don't know why, maybe European are quite conservative or the rules of cosmetics are more strict than US or whatever, the similar drugstore products in EDS aren't sold in Europe. There are not many websites located in Europe selling these drupstore products either. Everytime when I buy something in American websites, I have to pay a lot of tax and some other extract fees as well. That is killing me!!!
Do anyone know any websites like EDS are selling drugstore products in Europe? If I buy things within EU through Internet, I don't need to pay tax and extract fee, even though the price may be a little bit higher than in US. Thank you very much for your reply. |
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Mon Nov 13, 2006 2:56 pm |
ww.musthave.co.uk
www.hqhair.com
www.soorganic.co.uk
www.beauty-republic.com
www.kosmetikkaufhaus-zapf.de
www.ausliebezumduft.de
Still, EDS has the best prices (i live in Austria and never had to pay custom for any EDS parcel yet). |
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Mon Nov 13, 2006 3:53 pm |
| Thank you for the great links! |
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Tue Nov 14, 2006 1:14 am |
Thank you very much for your links. I am living in Denmark, one of highest tax countries in the world. Besides tax which is okey for me, I have to pay other extra fee which is much more than tax. Altogether, it is a lot a lot to pay. However, there are not so many good staff to choose inside the country. I hate that even though Denmark is a quite nice place to live.
Thanks again for your links. |
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Tue Nov 14, 2006 1:32 am |
I hear you. I“m in Norway, and we don“t even get the benefit of being in the EU. Everything that costs more than USD 30, is subject to 25% tax, plus a customs fee and a handeling fee.  |
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Tue Nov 14, 2006 1:52 am |
Again, I think European are quite conservative in skincare. They mainly like nature things which help little in anti-aging skin in my opinion. They are "strange". Many websites contain mainly nature staff.
But thank you anyway. |
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Tue Nov 14, 2006 2:17 am |
| lin23 wrote: |
www.musthave.co.uk
www.hqhair.com
www.soorganic.co.uk
www.beauty-republic.com
www.kosmetikkaufhaus-zapf.de
www.ausliebezumduft.de
Still, EDS has the best prices (i live in Austria and never had to pay custom for any EDS parcel yet). |
thank u. |
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Tue Nov 14, 2006 2:20 am |
| Smoothskin wrote: |
| Thank you for the great links! |
You are very welcome Smoothskin ! |
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Tue Nov 14, 2006 2:25 am |
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| Again, I think European are quite conservative in skincare. They mainly like nature things which help little in anti-aging skin in my opinion. They are "strange". Many websites contain mainly nature staff. |
I agree Liangzhiz - they're SO boring.
Everyone here runs away screaming if I talk acids or actives.
Mind you we do have our quirks; donkey milk or snail serum anyone?
http://www.bohemia-style.co.uk/store/catalog/Natural_Beauty__Health_Products_Donkey_Milk_Cosmetics-p-1-c-44.html
I'm looking for local DIY resources myself and can't find HA, ALA nor L-Ascrobic. They seem to concentrate on natural oils. The only actives I can find are C-esters and green tea concentrate. V annoying, maybe we should set up our own site. |
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Tue Nov 14, 2006 2:38 am |
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| Mind you we do have our quirks; donkey milk anyone? |
Hey, if it was good enough for Cleopatra... 
But I agree, it's ridiculous that I have to get my makeup and skin care from overseas because they either don't sell it here in the Netherlands or it's simply cheaper to order from abroad, even with shipping costs. Fortunately I've never had to pay custom duty *fingers crossed*
I've been into DIY lately and it's impossible to find things like glycerin, zinc oxide or even decent cold pressed oils here  |
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Tue Nov 14, 2006 2:44 am |
Valkyrie, I've found those.
I think they're here
http://www.aromantic.co.uk/
if not I've got a long list from the past couple of days. Tell me and I'll retrace my steps.
But the GOOD NEWS here in the UK is that there's a European test case coming up about buying booze and fags from overseas and if it wins as long as we pay the local tax (from abroad) we will no longer be stung by customs here in the UK. I guess the same applies to skincare, which would make an amazing difference. |
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Tue Nov 14, 2006 3:30 am |
| They are there, thanks Molly. For some reason, though, American companies are generally a lot cheaper (Mountain Rose Herbs, for example), and since I'd have to pay cross-the-border shipping anyway, ordering from them is still my best option... |
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Tue Nov 14, 2006 4:26 am |
| Alas, they are still cheaper - but I'm getting fed up with flying everything in. |
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Tue Nov 14, 2006 4:54 am |
Yes, it's weird having to buy everything from USA. It makes me wonder why.
WHY isnt lip fusion on sale here, for example? And why is it so expensive here?
If it werent for internet shopping, we wouldnt look so good.
But we'd have more money...  |
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Tue Nov 14, 2006 7:27 am |
| maybe in china, it's the most expensive. |
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Thu Nov 16, 2006 2:27 am |
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Yes, it's weird having to buy everything from USA. It makes me wonder why.
WHY isnt lip fusion on sale here, for example? And why is it so expensive here?
If it werent for internet shopping, we wouldnt look so good.
But we'd have more money... |
I saw LipFusion on sale in a Sephora in Rhodes, Greece last August. It does make me wonder why a relatively small country gets all this fun stuff but we don't  I don't know why Sephora pulled out the UK |
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Fri Nov 17, 2006 3:55 am |
| Molly wrote: |
| Alas, they are still cheaper - but I'm getting fed up with flying everything in. |
I think it's worse for us being in the UK than just about anywhere else, we seem to have the strictest customs dept in the world! Not to mention the worst postal service - I am still waiting for an EDS order that shipped on 31st October, and I bet it ain't the Canadian post holding it up! |
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Fri Nov 17, 2006 4:30 am |
Denmark is cheap compared to Sweden.
I thought that Norway had 24% VAT. Here it is 25%. |
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Fri Nov 17, 2006 4:33 am |
| Fags from overseas? Ha Ha. I lived in the US for many years and know that word sure doesn't mean cigarettes there. |
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Fri Nov 17, 2006 9:31 am |
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I know but they're too polite to ask. |
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Fri Nov 17, 2006 3:23 pm |
I live in the UK and I admit that EDS is the best site i've ever visited + none of other websites has such a great forum!!!  |
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Sat Nov 18, 2006 12:23 pm |
[quote="catski"]Yes, it's weird having to buy everything from USA. It makes me wonder why.
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Oh no...forget the 'food miles', now you have me 'worrying about beauty miles''...!!!
To be fair you can get some of the brands at EDS at Space NK (who also have a website) or Harvey Nichols (who are now stocking DDF ). And I can get DIY stuff like HA serum and glycerine at the local health food shop. However, EDS prices are so much lower (sometimes half the price of Space NK) and also has a bigger range that I buy from there. I do love body stuff by companies like Ren though and mainly get from Space Nk or my favourite websitewww.beautyexpert.co.uk
ETA...OMG ...did not know about lipfusion...just looked it up on EDS £26, then looked on HQ hair...£93...!!!!!! |
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Sun Nov 19, 2006 10:36 am |
| There's also skinstore.co.uk (sorry, don't know how to post a link yet) - it has a lot of brands. |
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Sun Nov 19, 2006 12:48 pm |
Daisy - I just went into spaceNK yesterday - lovely lovely products, but I was So turned off by the huge prices.
I dont like feeling I'm paying for a label and nice packaging.. it makes me feel I'm being taken for a fool.. So I came out empty handed.
But not to worry, I popped into MAC shop a few doors down and bought two eye pencils, two lip pencils, three lippies and a lipgloss.
So I came home happy anyhow!
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