Hi i am contemplating ordering some fabric from
Thank you
fiona
I know the shop since 1991- I bought there my first fabrics and squares for quilting..-they are very kind , because I called by phone and they understood my poor english, they are also cheapest for Europe.the last order has been batting on september..quick order( now by email...) and quick receiving...I live in Genoa Italy- everything positive... Luisa
I have ordered from them before, and my friend Beatrice in Berlin says they are her favourite online shop! (Prices in Germany are outrageous for fabric - it make the UK look cheap).
-- Jo in Scotland
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Word of warning on ordering from outside the EU (although I'm sure you know this already) - anything worth more than about £15 will be subject to duty and you'll have to pay the customs charges. Ask them to mark it as a "gift" and with a value of not more than £37 to get round this. Morag
Anything that fits into a Global Priority Package without producing a bulge gets through in Austria. I've ordered many things and try to get the shops to send not more than 5 or 5,5 yds in one envelope. That much usually slips through. More than that and I have to pay. Though I have not yet managed to work out how they determine how much I have to pay. Today it only was Euro 13,41 for 8 yds. of fabric. 6.50 is for the post office to deliver and collect customes dues (!!) and the rest is custome dues and taxes. Usually I pay between Euro 20,-- and 22,--. The Cotton club sends the bill extra and gives a value (did not check, so I do not know if it is the real value) on the envelope. The others usually give a low value on the envelope - if they add a bill i can not say, as usually there is not one included - propably the customs authorities keep it.
Uschi the above is the situation in Austria, I can not say anything about other contries. Anyway, the original question was about the reliability of The Cotton Club? I am a satisfied customer. Only be carefull - if you order the first time they add swatches of their sample packages.......... OK, so I ordered 2 more fabrics, but they sliped by customs :-)
Morag in Oxford schrieb:
Everything I ship to Aussy customers is marked "commercial sample" with $0 value and that way they don't have to pay duty. I don't put a bill in or that would defeat the purpose. I try to ship the cheapest way possible and so far seems to be doing fine. I do the same with Canada and UK customers.
In about 90% of cases, online shops will not mark my stuff as a "gift". I don't even ask... I mean I am buying it.... I just try to keep the order small, or be prepared to fork out for customs. For anything on a personal basis (squishies, HUG blocks, etc) I mark the customs label as "fabric samples". I doubt "quilt blocks" or "fabric" would go walkabout in the UK, but I have heard tales of fabric and quilt theft in the US postal system.... guess they value the stuff more?!
-- Jo in Scotland
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