Brexit

[watervole]

 Bloody Brexit.  It's becoming very difficult for small businesses to send stuff from Europe to the UK and vice versa.

 

I've been trying to find a new dice tower for 'Wingspan', an excellent board game - but the one I chose on Etsy is unable to ship to the UK at present because of the extra costs involved.

Comments

[eledonecirrhosa]

That's annoying.
The Dice Shop Online has a selection of dice towers, but obviously I have no idea if they are the sort you want for Wingspan:
https://www.thediceshoponline.com/games-accessories/dice-towers-and-trays.html

[jesuswasbatman]

Not just small companies. Neuhaus is one of the biggest chocolate firms in Belgium, and I can no longer buy directly from their website because of trade barriers.

[kotturinn]

I'm guessing this is the whole VAT at point of sale malarkey?

[watervole]

Oh my stars! I've just gone and read about it.

I mean, there's no way a small trader on Etsy is going register for UK VAT - it's just too confusing and too much hard work.

Plus, I believe mail costs have gone up as well.

[watervole]

It should be in the style of a nest box. I've written to ask if they'd like to add one to their range.

They have some good looking stuff.

[watervole]

Ouch. I hope the situation improves in time, but I can't see what the way forward will be if even some large firms don't want to do it.

[igenlode]

The same as importing from America, Canada, or the rest of the world, presumably?

[vera_j]

I am sorry - I know it myself.

[kotturinn]

As from Jan 1st this year, yes. It's going to screw a lot of things.

[kotturinn]

Indeed. Nor many small businesses in general. Quite a few have stopped shipping to the UK.

[replyhazy]

I've got a copy of Wingspan still in the plastic here and feel a bit intimidated by it. Is it hard to understand the rules and get playing?

[watervole]

Wingspan is one of the best games I've ever owned. Like you, I didn't unwrap it for a couple of months, but now I play it virtually every day with my husband.

It takes a while to get the hang of it, but play a few games very slowly checking the rules as you go, and you'll be very glad that you did.

I love it, because it works really well as a game, but it also works well for a bird-lover.

eg. Yesterday, I had a bonus card for birds that live in water. Then I picked up a second bonus card for collecting birds that eat fish.

I instantly knew I was onto a good thing as water birds obviously eat lots of fish, and the bird cards reflect that.