01 Dec 2009 12:49 AM:

Eedies latest post skates around the fact that by using her service, consumers loose their rights to a cooling off period as well as most of their consumer rights as they do not have a contract with the supplier but with Eedies company.

Using paypal through Eedies company is an unsafe method to pay - all rights of buyer protection are lost if the goods are not delivered to the card address.  When buying direct, goods shipped by the supplier carry full insurance cover, or at least in the event of non delivery or damage are subject to a refund by the card issuers and without the exclusions contained in Eedies company's terms.

The newer company at ukshopping does not get involved in the buying process as this ensures all consumer rights are maintained - they have actually just brought together nearly 300 UK retailers into a single site to show the various options available to expats along with the various delivery options.  More importantly, there is no £45 charge for help in ordering and the delivery of a one kilo package!  That website has been built by expats with over 30 years expat residency in Spain.

As Sanchez1 states, you are far better dealing direct with the retailer in terms of cost as well as the protection of consumer rights. 

 

 

This message was last edited by cycocity on 01/12/2009.
Thread: Uk Shopping In Spain - Consumer Advisor

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11 Nov 2009 5:15 PM:

I think a lot of people have been hit by the fact that at the end of last year the EUROBOR rate was at a very high rate and those with mortgage review dates then were stuck with rates of 6 to 7% interest for 12 months.  I know, I was one!  However, my next review has just kicked in and I am now paying 2.05% - my interest has dropped to a third of what it was!!

In a lot of cases, it will be a case of sitting it out, then locking in for 12 months at a fixed bargain rate. 

I know some banks are agreeing to reduce the base rate for those that negotiate, but are charging extra on the "plus" over EUROBOR which over 20 years of the mortgage will be a lot more in the long run!

Thread: Promise of Mortgage Re-payments Reduced

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11 Nov 2009 5:07 PM:

There is such a shortage of cars held by the smaller "local" car hire companies this year and many have not bought any new vehicles.  This is resulting in poor quality cars being hired out.  I think that there is little to choose cost wise between the locals and the multinationals like Avis, Hertz etc especially if booked through trawler sites like Easycar and Holiday Autos.

Added advantage of using a multinational, the security deposit is BLOCKED on your card, not debited so there are no problems with exchange rates etc as there is no refund because there was no actual charge.  Only problem is that this reduces available credit on the card for up to 7 days after the return of the car.

Thread: BEWARE OF GOLDCAR

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11 Nov 2009 4:55 PM:

I have seen this same post on at least fifty sites now - a complete spam by the owner of a commercial website.  However, to put right the "advice" given, remember that the distance selling regulations do provide a "cooling off" period of seven working days from delivery of the goods.

In the case of Eedie's company, that seven working days starts from delivery at her company's UK depot.  According to that company, delivery takes "On average 10-14 days depending o­n the delivery time quoted by the supplier"  Cooling off period already expired!

As far as I am concerned, there is only one way to buy on the net from the UK and that is by buying direct with no third party involved.  I have found a Spanish based shopping site that has listed all the major UK shops that will deliver to expats in Spain at low cost Eedie's company starts at £45 IN ADDITION to the charges of the retailer. 

They are also called UK Shopping in Spain but only point you to the sites and they add no charges and provide links directly to the retailers keeping all the consumers rights intact!

Thread: Uk Shopping In Spain - Consumer Advisor

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