Florida state tax on I-pods?

[Kerry]

Does anyone know if we would have to pay state tax on an I-pod?

also I was told you had to have a docking station for it, as I don't know the first thing about them, is this true??

[BCKloon]

I imagine you will have to pay the sales tax (i think it is 6%)

[Kerry]

im beginning to wonder whether it'll just be as cheap to buy here!

[BCKloon]

I think you will still find them at least £40 cheaper

[davie]

Remember you wont get a UK warranty and (if it has one) the plug will be USA not UK.

And if (big if) customs nab you you will need to stump up VAT & duty :(

[Kerry]

£138 at Target (tax included) as opposed to £178 from dabs.com in UK.

[Kerry]

Originally posted by davie
Remember you wont get a UK warranty and (if it has one) the plug will be USA not UK.

And if (big if) customs nab you you will need to stump up VAT & duty :(

You can recharge them through USB so thats not a problem.

Wont be over £145 limit so that wont matter either.

[Claire_L]

Originally posted by Kerry

Wont be over £145 limit so that wont matter either.

Um are you sure thats all you will be bringing home, no souveniers or clothes/shoes?

I must say the £145 is stingy but you have to be careful about getting expensive items and then being stopped by customs.

Claire :wink

[davie]

Originally posted by Kerry
You can recharge them through USB so thats not a problem.

Wont be over £145 limit so that wont matter either.

Remember - £145 applies to everything you bought in Florida in total not just each item ;)

[Kerry]

how can they prove i didnt take it out there with me???

as for clothes etc the labels might accidently fall off!! and i may lose the receipts!!

we brought loads back last time no probs.

[Michelle]

We just got our DD's a mini I Pod each from FL...just to say that its a International guarentee.

[BCKloon]

Originally posted by Kerry
how can they prove i didnt take it out there with me???

It up to you to prove that you bought in the UK and not vice versa...

So be careful :)

[Muppet]

My Ipod from NY also had an international warrenty.

[Alba20]

Bought a 20Gb ipod from the Apple store in the Mall at Millenia in oct.

Here's some info we found out:-
1. It is definitely an international warranty.
2. We did buy a docking station but you don't have to.
3. We were advised to buy the worldwide adapter set. You
remove the american style part and replace with the UK one.

We still saved quite a bit of money.

One thing to bear in mind is that apple will of course sell the latest generation ipod. We found some other stores were advertising at $349 dollars including a docking station, case etc, we found out that these are actually the previous generation ipod. Not much difference other than apple have made some improvements. The easiest way to tell if it's the old version is it has four buttons above the click wheel.

If you need any info drop me a PM.

Alba

[Kerry]

Thanks for the advice Alba. I don;t think my daughter will really be bothered what generation is, just wanna save on cd players and batteries. she goes through them like nobodies business!!!

[pontelad]

Try this link!
http://ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=261794303&action=c2hvd2JyYW5k&mfr_uid=114
Don't know much about them, but look around before buying one!!
Prices can differ quite a lot in Florida.

Just another thought!
Have you looked on Ebay???

[Kerry]

we have but I would be dubious about buying electrical stuff on there. Plus they aren't very cheap on there.

[pontelad]

I buy and sell on Ebay, Never had any trouble to be honest.

I always check their rating before buying anything!!
The higher the score and percentage the better they are!!

Either way, I hope you get what you want. Sure you will snap up a bargain!

[Kerry]

ive bought loads of stuff of Ebay no bother but it's just a lot of money to take a chance with.

[pontelad]

I suppose so!!

Thats why I pay by PayPal, at least you have some protection then.

Good luck with what ever you decide!

Walmart have the 20gb in for around £170
Sounds like a good deal!!
Ebuyer has them on for £215

[LQA]

The mains adaptor has a slide on plug attachment, when this is pulled off you can plug a bog standard radio/cassette cable into it.

It will only charge through a USB2 cable or firewire. Not USB 1.

The 40gb Ipod comes with a dock. This is a sort of stand and computer connector. http://www.ipodlounge.com has a good forum

[pontelad]

I take it that the adapter is multi voltage then??
You can buy the cradles for the other models though so I hear!!

[Kerry]

15 gb 3rd generation with docking port from CompUSA for $180. Sounds like a deal to me.

[pontelad]

Originally posted by Kerry
15 gb 3rd generation with docking port from CompUSA for $180. Sounds like a deal to me.

Sounds like it to me too Kerry!!

Not long now !!

Bet you are so so excited
:jump: :jump: :jump: :jump: :jump:

[Kerry]

I wont be able to sleep tonight!!