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[caddyman]

If only their stuff didn't habitually get hammered by HM Customs & Excise (or whatever they are called nowadays)on import:



The Nerf Maverick six shooter. Amazing accuracy over 15' for less than US $13.

Fantastic!

Comments

[invisible-al.livejournal.com]

You can make them look like this

if you have the patience and some paints :).

[caddyman.livejournal.com]

Cor!

No, really. Cor!

[bluesman.livejournal.com]

Woah! I wonder if I can make at least one of my guitars look as gloriously combat-hardened?

[jfs.livejournal.com]

Bear in mind that Customs and Excise (and the bastard post office) only dig their claws in if the contents are valued at over £18. That doesn't include the post and packaging.

So you could safely order a brace of pistols, and not get hit by excise duty, so long as the exchange rate stays about 2:1.

And even if it dips massively, ordering one at a time solves that (for an increase in P+P).

[jfs.livejournal.com]

*sigh*

Cost of the Nerf Maverick Six-Shooter on the Hasbro website - $7.99.

Cost on SkyHigh Kites, a UK based site - £11.99.

That's three times the price.

[caddyman.livejournal.com]

Can we say "Rip off Britain"?

I think we can (even allowing for VAT at 17.5%)

[fencingsculptor.livejournal.com]

Cool !

Of Course come October 2007 the Home Office/Violent Crime Reduction Bill will ensure that recieving one of these posted to you from overseas will guarentee you a long stay at Her Maj's pleasure.


I can't see invisible_al 's picture but I'm guessing it's been painted realistically

[invisible-al.livejournal.com]

Nah in a cool sci-fi stylee, suitable for say Serenity :)

[fencingsculptor.livejournal.com]

Ohhhhhh Shiny !

Where's the pic gone ?

[invisible-al.livejournal.com]

it's photobucker so it might be blocked from where you are, try looking from home.

[caddyman.livejournal.com]

Right click on the box with an x in it. That will bnring up properties. Copy and paste the url into your browser and it will pick it up. I think the sheer size of the pic is causing problems with the office server trying to show it in a webpage.