Canon 16 - 35 f4 @ Amazon - lighting type deal - £699!!!

Great spot, bargain! Pay day is still a week away for me unfortunately :(
 
This is now £740 delivered at Costco online. Non members of Costco would need to pay an extra £15.
 
Almost pulled the trigger on this last night and now it's jumped in price by over 70 euros. Doh!
 
I ordered last night, it looks like it cost £749 inc delivery & taxes. Just waiting for despatch email :)

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Just had an email from amazon.es, lens will be with me on Friday :D
 
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Amazon Germany have this at a decent price just now. Although the site shows it at 905EUR for some reason it is coming up on my order as 912EUR and 916EUR incl delivery. This is the first time I've ordered from a non-UK amazon. What I did find that you have to be careful and think about whether you want Amazon to charge you in GBP or EUR. If you let Amazon charge you in GBP, they will use their own exchange rate rather than your credit card's and it may not be competitive. I am expecting to be charged ~675GBP by my credit card compared to 699GBP if Amazon had charged me in GBP.
 
keifster said:
If you let Amazon charge you in GBP, they will use their own exchange rate rather than your credit card's and it may not be competitive. I am expecting to be charged ~675GBP by my credit card compared to 699GBP if Amazon had charged me in GBP.
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Yeah, Amazon's exchange rate always suck.
 
i ordered a manfrotto befree tripod last week from amazon germany , it was on a lightning deal, 119 euros , i think with p and p and the exchange rate charge it came to about £95.

Funny thing is , my sister ordered one 4 days before on free delivery from amazon uk for £149 , both turned up on the same day from the same scotland warehouse.

Needless to say, the £149 one has gone back.

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keifster said:
What I did find that you have to be careful and think about whether you want Amazon to charge you in GBP or EUR. If you let Amazon charge you in GBP, they will use their own exchange rate rather than your credit card's and it may not be competitive.
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Whenever you are offered the alternative of being charged in the local currency or in ££ you should choose ££. The retailer will always add on a silly percentage but the card will get you the wholesale rate for the conversion. If you have a Halifax 'Clarity' card or a Santander 'Zero' card (not currently open for applications) you will not be charged the foreign transaction fee for using it 'abroad'.
 
I have a FairFX card. You load it with Euros from home (free) at a better rate than banks, and use it like an ordinary card. Dead simple and saves carrying wodges of folding around. There's a flat €1.50 ATM withdrawal charge, and that's it. And you can load it when the pound goes up and leave it there until you travel. I haven't tried buying anything from abroad while I'm at home, but no reason why you shouldn't. You won't get the cover credit cards give you though, so I'd arrange transit insurance if there's any doubt about the supplier arranging that.
 
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Whenever you are offered the alternative of being charged in the local currency or in ££ you should choose ££. The retailer will always add on a silly percentage but the card will get you the wholesale rate for the conversion. If you have a Halifax 'Clarity' card or a Santander 'Zero' card (not currently open for applications) you will not be charged the foreign transaction fee for using it 'abroad'.
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This is the opposite to my understanding and experiences. Was out the country for over 3 months last year and did most spending on credit cards with 0% foreign transaction fees.

See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_currency_conversion

Given the choice of paying in GBP or local...

Pay in GBP: merchant's bank / card processing company does the currency conversion and you pay the exchange rate offered to you at POS. Known as Dynamic Currency Conversion (see above). Advantage is that you know exactly what you are paying at that moment in time, but downside is that this is generally a poor rate that the merchant will profit from.

Pay in local currency: your CC company does the conversion at much more favourable rates. All my cards are Mastercard so use these rates: https://www.mastercard.com/global/currencyconversion/ Lots of cards will levy a foreign exchange transaction fee (often around 2-3%), but this is often still cheaper than DCC. Get at card with 0% fees and its about as cheap as you can get.
 
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Zimmer said:
http://www.curiua.com

The above is the site you want.
Type in what you are looking for and it will find the best Amazon.
The price difference sometimes is astounding, considering one would "guess" it's the same shop.
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An interesting site that I'd never heard of, so thanks for that. Just had a look at a Fuji X-T1 price and it doesn't mention any Cashbacks, so that might just be something to remember when using the site.
 
MR92 said:
This is the opposite to my understanding and experiences. Was out the country for over 3 months last year and did most spending on credit cards with 0% foreign transaction fees.
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You are entirely correct. I should have said to accept charging in the local currency, NOT ££. Apologies: it'll teach me not to post when I'm in a hurry!

The recommendation for a Halifax Clarity card still stands though. No foreign transaction fees, no cash withdrawal fees if you use it to get some cash, just interest on cash withdrawals (not on purchases unless you don't pay your balance off in full) from the day you make the withdrawal until you settle your Clarity account.
 
So.... Ordered from Amazon Germany on wednesday night and delivered today - despatched from the German province of Wednesbury in the West Midlands!! Looks like its come on the credit card at 675gbp - 109gbp cheaper than Amazon UK. Really cant get my head around it, to be honest but very happy with it. The lens hood has a nice locking button and the cap is the centre pinch type which i prefer. Oh, looks like it takes nice shots too.
 
@keifster

@350wedge

I'm looking at this lens too.
What was the final price you paid then including any exchange rate conversion please?
Do you get a standard Amazon invoice then or is it all in German and only on the .de website i.e. not visible on your amazon.co.uk account/orders?

Just thinking of warranty / claims etc.

Thanks
 
£674 is what appeared on my credit card. Don't actually remember seeing the invoice! It doesn't appear on Amazon.co.uk - just the .De site.
 
Great spot Guys. Just bought from Amazon Germany for 905 euros.

Makes simply and panamoz look dear!

Use a Caxtonfx currency card and paid euros.
 
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