Comments on: Buying lingerie or jewellery for Christmas http://www.the-lingerie-post.com/2006/11/buying-lingerie-or-jewellery-for-christmas/ The most beautiful lingerie and swimwear in the world... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:40:31 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Mandolina http://www.the-lingerie-post.com/2006/11/buying-lingerie-or-jewellery-for-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-292 Mandolina Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:09:48 +0000 http://www.the-lingerie-post.com/christmas/buying-lingerie-or-jewellery-for-christmas.html#comment-292 Tried contacting Figleaves? Sounds like bad for their business as well... Tried contacting Figleaves? Sounds like bad for their business as well…

]]> By: Beverley Markle http://www.the-lingerie-post.com/2006/11/buying-lingerie-or-jewellery-for-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-281 Beverley Markle Mon, 29 Jan 2007 20:39:57 +0000 http://www.the-lingerie-post.com/christmas/buying-lingerie-or-jewellery-for-christmas.html#comment-281 What a pity it is that Figleaves decided last year to force Canadian customers to shop at its UK site. Not only does this double, triple and, and quadruple the price of lingerie for *Canadians, but it's an insult to our country since Figleaves' warehouse for all apparel it sells to US customers from its US website, is located in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. How ridiculous it is that while I live just 500 miles from this warehouse, I'm not allowed to purchase from the US website and must instead wait 4 weeks for over-priced goods to be sent to Canada 7,000 miles from the UK! And when you consider that most online orders from the US coming from the US to Canada enter Canada duty-free whereas goods are generally dutiable @ 18% from Europe, it's a complete slap in the face to the country that is providing Figleaves cheap warehouse storage in Canada. On the one occasion I bought from Figleaves, I managed to order from their US site - just before they made Canadians buy from the UK. Included in my order was one Betsey Johnson chemise selling on the US site for about $38. (Canadian currency), on sale. On the UK site, the same item was selling at 60 pounds stirling. Had I bought it from the UK, it would have cost me $135.CDN, plus 18% duties = $160, which is more than 4 times the price to buy it on the US site. So, I can't shop at Figleaves again. Everone knows how high-priced goods are in England, and everyone knows that Canada has a free trade agreement with the US (ie, no duties on NAFTA-produced goods). It's infuriating that a company from a third and unconnected country is financially destroying the benefits that the Canada/US trade agreement provides Canadian and US consumers. What a pity it is that Figleaves decided last year to force Canadian customers to shop at its UK site. Not only does this double, triple and, and quadruple the price of lingerie for *Canadians, but it’s an insult to our country since Figleaves’ warehouse for all apparel it sells to US customers from its US website, is located in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. How ridiculous it is that while I live just 500 miles from this warehouse, I’m not allowed to purchase from the US website and must instead wait 4 weeks for over-priced goods to be sent to Canada 7,000 miles from the UK!

And when you consider that most online orders from the US coming from the US to Canada enter Canada duty-free whereas goods are generally dutiable @ 18% from Europe, it’s a complete slap in the face to the country that is providing Figleaves cheap warehouse storage in Canada.

On the one occasion I bought from Figleaves, I managed to order from their US site – just before they made Canadians buy from the UK. Included in my order was one Betsey Johnson chemise selling on the US site for about $38. (Canadian currency), on sale. On the UK site, the same item was selling at 60 pounds stirling. Had I bought it from the UK, it would have cost me $135.CDN, plus 18% duties = $160, which is more than 4 times the price to buy it on the US site.

So, I can’t shop at Figleaves again.
Everone knows how high-priced goods are in England, and everyone knows that Canada has a free trade agreement with the US (ie, no duties on NAFTA-produced goods). It’s infuriating that a company from a third and unconnected country is financially destroying the benefits that the Canada/US trade agreement provides Canadian and US consumers.

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