This week on The Bugcast: service probes, price hikes, snow falls, courier charges, and eight tracks of fantastic Creative Commons and Independent music.
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Songs played
- Occasionally Humans – I Am Red – from Los Angeles, CA – source
- ALLSN – See Me Fly – from Pont-Rouge, QC – source
- Colin Charisma – Faded Nights – from New Zealand – source
- The Happy Somethings – Apples – from Derbyshire, UK – source
- The Kiss That Took A Trip – Mary Ward – from Spain – source
- Brunela Crochenci – All Night – from Argentina – source
- Mazelo Nostra – Broken Hearts (Vox Mix) – from Germany – source
- Jared Rabin – Remind Myself To Breathe – from Chicago, IL – submitted by August Forte from NoVo Management and Publicity
Intro: Chris Juergensen – Bug Lips
Outro: Mark Marshall – Man Walking
Topics
BBC News: Virgin Media probed over digital switchover rules
BBC News: Ring video doorbell customers angry at 43% price hike
BBC News: Snowmageddon then snowmagone
Courier woes
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1 comment
Hi Dave,
I was sorry to hear about your experiences with buying products from Estonia.
In my experience the additional charge is sort of “standard” (aka “scam” in my book). When my daughter was away at university a few years ago she’d buy things on the internet, to be delivered to my house (for various reasons). Occasionally she’d end up buying from American sellers (maybe via Etsy) and they would incur VAT, “Customs charges” and “handling charges”. This applied in all cases whether delivered by Royal Mail or other couriers (DHL, Evri, DPD, UPS, Yodel, etc). The choices seemed to be to pay up or get the package shipped back to the sender – and request a refund.
I’d just pay these since the alternatives didn’t seem worth fighting for, but I discouraged her from buying things this way! I wish you luck in your battle though!
Dave