[hpsdr] Apache no longer ship direct to the UK

[William H. Fite]

Abhi's explanations make perfect sense.  EU hams are frustrated and that
certainly is understandable but they are blaming the wrong people.

How many of you Brits who continue to excoriate Apache have written equally
angry letters to Whitehall or Brussels?

Don't misunderstand me; my sympathies are all with you.  During trips to
England, I've been appalled at the prices of gear.  I think, however, that
you have the wrong target in your sights.




On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 5:37 AM, Abhi A <abhiarunoday at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Hi Helmut,
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> The problem with customs was not the documentation, especially with all
> radios shipping along with an Invoice (including the harmonised code), a
> copy of the CE certificate etc, we did not even receive a notice or request
> for further information from the relevant customs authority in most cases
> where the consignment was confiscated,
>
> There are also those who complained lack of local support, you may look
> this discussion up on the list, except for the UK language is a major issue
> in the rest of the EU and having a local distributor who can provide local
> support makes a lot of sense,
>
> Please keep in mind that Hermes/Angelia ship direct as we have not have a
> problem with shipping "kits",
>
> We took a decision which was logical based on the accepted business
> practice adopted by most manufacturers, I guess you are damned if you do
> damned if you don't,
>
> 73s,
> Abhi
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