Bundle Box Offers UK An Early iPad Release Date
Transatlantic shopping service Bundle Box have managed to secure a deal which will allow UK customers to get a fully legit Apple iPad before the official UK release date. Not only does it not cost any extra than it would if you waited for the official release, you actually save £30 on the predicted launch price due to the differences in retail price between the UK and USA.
So you may be thinking, well won’t I have to pay import/customs duty? Won’t that make the savings pretty much negligible? Well actually, no. Thanks to a ruling by UK customs it means the iPad won’t be subject to customs/import duty as BundleBox themselves have found, however please note that you’ll still be required to pay VAT on importing your Apple iPad into the country.
So it all sounds pretty good. Of course, there will be plenty of skeptics which will disregard the idea under the assumption there is a ‘catch’. As far as I can tell it is trustworthy and I can’t see why it wouldn’t be attractive to potential iPad buyers. In addition to the lower costs and early release, delivery is promised within 3 days of the US launch date. The pre-order of the Apple iPad in the US opened on Friday 12th March.
So what is Bundle Box? As i mentioned earlier, they are an online transatlantic shopping service which allows Brits to register for a free USA postal address. Therefore being able to easily ship items from the states with, in this case, no extra cost. BundleBox allows customers to order from any US website and send the goods to your registered address. Bundle Box then send out the goods to the consumer in the UK. The company was started by former Google executive Andre Schmidt in the UK last year.
The total cost of the device including postage and packing, when ordered through BundleBox, will come to a modest £465.20 for the 16Gb Wi-Fi version. As I said, this is a saving of approximately £30 over the predicted UK price, sounds like the best deal I’ve heard of for an Apple’s iPad yet, what do you think to it?
One of the biggest gripes I have with living in the UK is the pretty limited collection of technology on the market and the more expensive price tags when compared to those across the pond. Short of flying across and actually buying the goods ourselves, we really are stuck with high prices and limited variety.
Some sites in the US such as the Apple store, only allows payment using USA credit cards, however the ‘buy for me’ service provided by Bundle Box allows users without such cards to purchase the goods anyway. Registration for the site is free as well so it won’t break your bank just taking a look. Other services provided by BundleBox include the ‘strip and ship’ offer which removes bulky packaging to minimise shipping costs.
Personally, I love the idea and have been looking out for such a service such as Bundle Box for some time now. Obviously with other goods this can be an extremely expensive way of shipping certain goods depending on the physical size of it. However generally US prices are cheaper than here in the UK, so you will have to take time weighing up the pro’s and con’s for each individual items, although bulk shipping to save costs is a viable option.
So what do you think of the Bundle Box service? Is it something that interests you? The Apple iPad is no doubt going to be high in demand so this service does give you a chance to get there ahead of the crowd.
UPDATE: Apple’s tablet device has now been released in the the UK and you can now buy an iPad online from the PC World website.
Via – Gaj-It
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“One of the biggest gripes I have with living in the UK is the pretty limited collection of technology on the market”
Really? I can’t think of any major product that’s hit the US and not come to the UK a short time later…
Really? There are a lot of things tbh. Manufacturers such as MSI release a very limited collection in the UK. Many PMPs don’t come here either
even of they do come eventually, this still allows you to pick them up sooner
Hmm, Definately an interesting post, was looking to buy direct, but hopefully getting the iPad WiFi model by 6th April straight from the US and with a saving on £30 to boot isn’t bad- Thanks for the heads up
Although it won’t be the 3G capable model, you can simply buy a device in the UK such as MiFi by Three, which is essentially a 3G mobile broadband dongle with sim (pay as you go or pay monthly) except that it masquerades as a WiFi access point and allows you to connect directly if you don’t have a 3G inbuilt