has anyone bought from?.....

[mrhectic]

hey

has anyone ever bought something from Thomann?
is it a good company to buy something from? and whats the delievery like?

also, is it based in the uk or germany? and would there be import duties to the uk?

many thanks! i appriciate any responses as I might buy from them...maybe....

MrHectic

[Muppet]

Yes, very quick service and delivery in my experience. They are based in Germany but can invoice you in Sterling. As with all EC member states, there's no import duty to be paid, though they will include VAT.

EDIT: not sure they invoice you in sterling, but they will quote you the sterling equivalent.

Edited May 8, 2008 by Muppet

[john_the_bass]

i may be wrong, but i don't think they do invoice you in sterling, therefore you may pay a fee to your bank to convert into a euro transaction

they are a bloody good company to buy from and put a lot of other dealers to shame IMO

Edited May 8, 2008 by john_the_bass

[SMART]

[quote name='john_the_bass' post='194836' date='May 8 2008, 05:18 PM']i may be wrong, but i don't think they do invoice you in sterling, therefore you may pay a fee to your bank to convert into a euro transaction

they are a bloody good company to buy from and put a lot of other dealers to shame IMO[/quote]

They will invoice you in Euros so be careful. Remember too that the cost to us Brits to buy in Euros now costs us 15% more than 6-7 months ago so it could be more expensive, just do the math.

Hope that helps!

Ciao

Ian

[mrhectic]

ahhhh...many thanks guys

im glad i posted here before i did commit.
I'l have a think about it and I'l try do the math, even though I was never any good at it?! lol

cheers again!
MrHectic

[The Burpster]

Dont do the exchange rate based on BoE rates, check with whichever card provider that you will use as these will be different from other rates!

[bigjohn]

Also watch what they have in stock - I've been waiting over a week for something which had a 2-4 day lead time. They've still not posted it. Bugger is that it's going to be posted with stuff that is in stock (new TI flats) - so it's holding that up too. They are quite cheap for TIs though. Same goes for any mail order company though I suppose.

I waited 2 months for a monitor from Dabs.com once so I'm a bit jittery. Although that was great cos in the end they inadvertently sent two

Good though - I've ordered loads of stuff from them before and this is the first time they've not got it to me in 48 hours from Germany.

[Clarky]

+1

I ordered a bass from them (ESP TA200) which arrived pretty quickly and well wrapped. No problems at all. As others have said watch the sterling/Euro rate ...

[thinman]

I've bought a fair bit from them and always been really pleased.

Good point about price given the current exchange rate but depending on what you want they might still be cheaper than a UK-based outlet.

[Adrenochrome]

I bought a load of gear from them over a year ago, XLR leads, guitar leads, speakon to jack leads etc. Price was brilliant, the 'own brand' stuff has been very reliable and the service was exceptional. The weak Euro at the time meant that it cost about half what it would all have cost in the UK.

[barneythedog]

I buy from them on a regular basis.

Good service, fast, efficient, good prices - what more do you want? Mind you, I live in France so the exchange rate isn't an issue.

Bigjohn - just email them and ask them to send the items they have. I've done this on a number of occasions with no problems (or additional shipping cost).

Andy

[mrhectic]

hey people, just an update!

ive decided to go with thomann and bought from them, and its free delievery! yey!

hopefully it should be hear by thursday. hope everything runs smootly!

many thanks for the advice!