Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2021 5:14pm
If only it was that easy
British bedding is a different size to European beds, so if you brought your British bed over with you when you moved, Spanish bedding doesn’t fit. Spain and the U.K. have different sized pillows., as well as different bed lengths.
Clothing can be a nightmare to find the right size, if it has got the British equivalent on the label you don’t know if the garment is sized in French, Spanish or European sizes as they’re all different. Even buying a bra Spanish and European sizes are approximately 25cm different. So a bra in one range would be a 75, the range next to it you’ll need a size 100. Putting EU or ES next to the size is far too simple!
I personally have to purchase most of my craft items outside of Spain as I’m in able even to find what I need from a local craft shop or a Spanish based internet site.
The problem stems from not knowing if you are going to be charged import tax.if the site told you import taxes of whatever amount is payable then you make the decision there and then to buy or not. If you buy from eBay U.K.they tell you how much the import tax is going to be, before you complete checkout. I think that’s why there are very few British retailers willing to post to the U.K. now.
People have been charged for receiving a thicker than normal birthday card and one poster stated he had to pay to receive a replacement credit card.
As I mentioned earlier it’s a tax lottery.
Lynn