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Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2022 10:45:49 +0100
From: Express Music <coventry@expressmusic.co.uk>
To: Russell Coltrane <harrycoltrabond979@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Small question re atkin white rice
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Morning Russ,

Yes that's all good with us. Should we be expecting an email from UPS 
today with the forms or will they be bringing them to collect?

We know our local UPS driver Ralph well and he is always really 
helpful.

Kind Regards,
Harriet

Express Music
196 - 204 Binley Road
Coventry
CV3 1HG

On 10/04/2022 10:46, Russell Coltrane wrote:
> Hi folks. 
> I have set the ball rolling via UPS. They know you are closed Monday
> and should all go well on Tuesday 
> I have put the value @ £2662. 
> I had a good run with low values and think I can go full duty this
> time just in case they get difficult. It's our first purchase 
> together
> so I feel it's better for you and me this time . 
> The duty should be £133 so i still save a bit after you kindly
> knocked off the uk VAT my god VAT is a damn crime if i ever saw one .
> The good days have gone here ,GST is a relatively new thing ,when I
> first landed here 20 yrs ago things were much cheaper ,until the
> government decided to nail everyone .
> Even the super rich freaks out here put lower values on parcels if
> and when they can do ,I suspect the staff who work at customs are 
> even
> worse and at it full time when they have to import things 
> If you can send me the invoice for the full price all i ask is PLEASE
> PUT £2662INC SHIPPING . They won't argue with it and save me a good
> few £
> Perhaps you can write on the invoice " this guitar does not require a
> CITES permit ?   This is Jersey customs' favorite way of holding the
> parcel and it puts an extra day on top of me collecting it here as I
> have to go back and forth with emails until the assholes finally
> release the parcel . 
> Please send the invoice on a new fresh email separate from our
> conversations ,just incase I accidentally send all these links to 
> them
> if they ask for the invoice .   
> Once in a while they dont even ask for invoices etc and parcels sail
> through ,one has to be ready for all scenarios with those rascals 
> Ok thats about it for now 
> All the best 
> Russ coltrane 
>
> On Sat, Apr 9, 2022 at 6:28 PM Russell Coltrane
> <harrycoltrabond979@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Yes, Tuesday is fine.  I still have to email UPS. Best time is early 
>> Monday and they will collect Tuesday. Im not sure yet if i want to put 
>> a low value on the paperwork ,i might go for the full price this time. 
>>  
>>
>> I wont need the invoice until later next week so hang in there 
>> please and will see the value on the UPS EMAIL when she sends it to 
>> you.   Hope alls well sorry for late reply been out all day .not a 
>> good  weekend so far 
>> Best russ 
>>
>> On Sat, Apr 9, 2022 at 4:34 PM Express Music 
>> <coventry@expressmusic.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Russ,
>>>
>>> Just wanted to check if we're still going ahead for a Tuesday
>>> collection?
>>>
>>> We're in the shop till 5pm today then open Tuesday at 11am.
>>>
>>> If you could send us over the labels and invoices etc, we will get 
>>> it
>>> all ready for collection. It's boxed up safely just missing the 
>>> labels.
>>>
>>> Kind Regards,
>>> Harriet
>>>
>>> Express Music
>>> 196 - 204 Binley Road
>>> Coventry
>>> CV3 1HG
>>>
>>> On 08/04/2022 04:53, Russell Coltrane wrote:
>>> > Hi folks 
>>> > Just want to ask you all before we ship ,
>>> > " is it possible for you to make a shop invoice for me stating a
>>> > lower value say around the £750 mark,  stating it as a used 
>>> acoustic
>>> > guitar " ? To reduce customs duty please .
>>> > I have saved a lot by having the uk vat removed ,so it's a pity 
>>> to be
>>> > ripped off by jersey customs .
>>> > I have done this many times over the last 5 years ,there's 
>>> nothing
>>> > they can do if I have an invoice .
>>> > I understand if you find this a bit dodgy and cannot help . 
>>> > They charge %5 gst on anything over £300 shipped to the island . 
>>> > Let me know what you think today please so that i can make 
>>> shipping
>>> > arrangements asap 
>>> > Best 
>>> > Russ coltrane