I'm sure what I'm going to say is no surprise to those of you experienced in online shopping but maybe there are other eejits like me out there. I'd only ever bought books online and had no problem.
Anyway last Nov I bought online from Abercrombie and Fitch. It was a total of $308 which included $97.29 freight costs and the parcel was delivered by Fed Ex.
This was Nov 2007. Imagine my surprise when I get a bill from FedEx in April 2008 for 85Euros, i.e. Fedex International Priority Duty of 25 Euros, Vat of 49Euros and Admin Fee of 10 Euros(Have left out various cents from all the bills).
Initially I thought it was an error and contacted Fedex who told me this is a common occurrance with this website and to read the T/Cs again. Sure enough I find a mention of taxes and duties that may be payable.I didn't pay for priority delivery and when I took the parcel there was no mention of any money owed to Fedex.
I haven't paid but am going to as its not worth a bad credit rating. However to be honest it took the whole good out of the deal.Anyone else have similar experiences and was the mistake mine and how to avoid in future?