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softgrey · 05-11-2007

well-- i think it's no the exact same ammount...
but it's close enough....
even if it's $20-30 more expensive there...
you'd have to pay tax here...so it all works out to roughly the same amount...

...
not enough difference to get worked up about anyway..imo...

tourist-
you look great...!!
it's funny...
i never considered wearing it in a sort of 'dressed up' way like that...
it's so slouchy and casual to me...
that is part of why it's so great to see how someone else does it...
so much fun to see another person's perspective...
it can open up our minds...

thanks for sharing!...

...

**Meg** · 05-11-2007

i don't think there is any difference. The shirt on the browns website was 80 quid which works out to be like 170 USD or 180 USD including tax so it's all the same plus shipping.

tourist - they didn't deduct your VAT in person at the dries store did they? Because they definately do not do that in the UK.....I always find it the biggest hassle to be honest to get VAT back. The only time I've done it successfully was when I purchased something over a thousand pounds....other than that, it's been a total nightmare.

luckyme · 05-11-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Misako

Hm, speaking of prices as to whether things would be cheaper from overseas or the US, can anyone help me figure out how much I'd ultimately end up paying (likely) buying something from Browns? I'm in the US.

They're $305 GBP there, and they say that is inclusive of VAT? How does one calculate that?

Thanks.

I'm excited, I've been seeing the shoes I want pop up on other websites recently (but I have not yet heard of a standard MSRP nor have I seen it in the orange I want).

Anyone know when the fall line will likely go on sale, btw?

Thanks.

this is my experience with brownsfashion.com...when you check out they deduct the VAT which approx. 17% and then add $40USD for shipping. dhl will deliver and send you an invoice for duties which vary depending on their mood that day. also if you use a credit card keep in mind most of the time they have a surcharge of 3% for international fund exchange.

hope that helps...

tourist, that is mag..nif..icent, you are such a dries girl.

tourist10 · 05-11-2007

oh thank you, softgrey and luckyme

Meg - at the Dries store as well as at Printemps, the sales people completely filled out all the paperwork for me. So at the airport, I just basically had to hand the paperwork to the VAT refund officer, and that was it. The refund appeared on my cc within about a month. It was really easy, actually ...

softgrey · 06-11-2007

...
unfortunately- i almost missed my plane- so i didn;t have time to do the vat...
can i still send it in or something...?...

not so much for this item...
but that junya dress was a pretty penny..

...

luckyme · 06-11-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by softgrey

...
unfortunately- i almost missed my plane- so i didn;t have time to do the vat...
can i still send it in or something...?...

not so much for this item...
but that junya dress was a pretty penny..

...

yes, you can if you go to the airport customs counter.

softgrey · 06-11-2007

i can't do that...
its' a $60 cab ride each way...

...
that will negate the refund!!...

laika · 07-11-2007

^take the air train, baby....

Alejandro · 07-11-2007

air tranny is always good

im kinda mad i didnt get the dries jacket, just cause i could've used that thing with almost everything.

but! here in miami, people are gonna be like "eh, is that thirft store yetta?"

then again, i know better than that.

leyla m. · 07-11-2007

soft,

are you talking bout the sequinned jacket???
i didnt know you had that one

love the tee also... looks great on you

ale,
you should have gotten that jacket!! you are mad !!!

softgrey · 07-11-2007

no- i'm talking about the knotted T...
you said you saw it on the brown's site...

and i agree- ale should have gotten the jacket...
at the very least you could sell it on ebay and make some moolah!...

leyla m. · 07-11-2007

soft,
so sorry!! of course i was talking bout your top!! and again love ittt

Misako · 13-11-2007

U.S. Dries lovers - does anyone have any experience ordering from Browns Fashion? Were you charged customs duties? I'm still contemplating ordering from there because I've called all over the US and I still can't find my shoes. :P Do they have a wider selection in-store than online?

Thanks.

If anyone could share stores that sell Dries shoes in the US, that would be great. I'm wondering if I'm missing any that I haven't called yet that MAY have my shoes.

luckyme · 13-11-2007

what shoes, maybe we can help...

browns online is awesome, you'll get credited VAT immediately, pay $40 shipping and get charged customs from DHL via a letter to follow in about a month.

softgrey · 13-11-2007

i think she means the orange patent...

...
i still haven't seen them anywhere...sorry...

lucky- did you get the knotted top?...

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softgrey flaunt the imperfection.. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: downtown... Gender: femme Posts: 50,054	well-- i think it's no the exact same ammount... but it's close enough.... even if it's $20-30 more expensive there... you'd have to pay tax here...so it all works out to roughly the same amount...... not enough difference to get worked up about anyway..imo... tourist- you look great...!! it's funny... i never considered wearing it in a sort of 'dressed up' way like that... it's so slouchy and casual to me... that is part of why it's so great to see how someone else does it... so much fun to see another person's perspective... it can open up our minds... thanks for sharing!... ... __________________ "It is not money that makes you well dressed: it is understanding." ChristianDior Last edited by softgrey; 06-11-2007 at 09:28 AM.

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softgrey flaunt the imperfection.. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: downtown... Gender: femme Posts: 50,054	... unfortunately- i almost missed my plane- so i didn;t have time to do the vat... can i still send it in or something...?... not so much for this item... but that junya dress was a pretty penny..... __________________ "It is not money that makes you well dressed: it is understanding." ChristianDior

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softgrey flaunt the imperfection.. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: downtown... Gender: femme Posts: 50,054	i can't do that... its' a $60 cab ride each way...... that will negate the refund!!... __________________ "It is not money that makes you well dressed: it is understanding." ChristianDior

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laika botanizing on the asphalt Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: nyc Gender: femme Posts: 1,560	^take the air train, baby.... __________________ ....I mean the ephemeral, the fugitive, the contingent, the half of art whose other half is the eternal and the immutable."

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Meg inspired contemplation Mod Squad Leader Join Date: May 2003 Location: London by way of North America Gender: femme Posts: 17,060	i don't think there is any difference. The shirt on the browns website was 80 quid which works out to be like 170 USD or 180 USD including tax so it's all the same plus shipping. tourist - they didn't deduct your VAT in person at the dries store did they? Because they definately do not do that in the UK.....I always find it the biggest hassle to be honest to get VAT back. The only time I've done it successfully was when I purchased something over a thousand pounds....other than that, it's been a total nightmare.

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tourist10 backstage pass Join Date: Jan 2005 Gender: femme Posts: 577	oh thank you, softgrey and luckyme Meg - at the Dries store as well as at Printemps, the sales people completely filled out all the paperwork for me. So at the airport, I just basically had to hand the paperwork to the VAT refund officer, and that was it. The refund appeared on my cc within about a month. It was really easy, actually ...

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Alejandro & b Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: MIAMI Gender: homme Posts: 14,092	air tranny is always good im kinda mad i didnt get the dries jacket, just cause i could've used that thing with almost everything. but! here in miami, people are gonna be like "eh, is that thirft store yetta?" then again, i know better than that. __________________ Homosexuality is God's way of insuring that the truly gifted aren't burdened with children.

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leyla m. V.I.P. Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: shoe emporium Gender: femme Posts: 16,473	soft, are you talking bout the sequinned jacket??? i didnt know you had that one love the tee also... looks great on you ale, you should have gotten that jacket!! you are mad !!! __________________ http://www.work-in-progress-blog.com/ weet tweet tweet @w_i_p_monaco

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softgrey flaunt the imperfection.. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: downtown... Gender: femme Posts: 50,054	no- i'm talking about the knotted T... you said you saw it on the brown's site... and i agree- ale should have gotten the jacket... at the very least you could sell it on ebay and make some moolah!... __________________ "It is not money that makes you well dressed: it is understanding." ChristianDior

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leyla m. V.I.P. Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: shoe emporium Gender: femme Posts: 16,473	soft, so sorry!! of course i was talking bout your top!! and again love ittt __________________ http://www.work-in-progress-blog.com/ weet tweet tweet @w_i_p_monaco

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Misako within an embrace Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: somewhere Gender: femme Posts: 2,432	U.S. Dries lovers - does anyone have any experience ordering from Browns Fashion? Were you charged customs duties? I'm still contemplating ordering from there because I've called all over the US and I still can't find my shoes. :P Do they have a wider selection in-store than online? Thanks. If anyone could share stores that sell Dries shoes in the US, that would be great. I'm wondering if I'm missing any that I haven't called yet that MAY have my shoes. Last edited by Misako; 13-11-2007 at 03:40 PM.

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luckyme V.I.P. Join Date: Jun 2005 Gender: femme Posts: 4,715	what shoes, maybe we can help... browns online is awesome, you'll get credited VAT immediately, pay $40 shipping and get charged customs from DHL via a letter to follow in about a month.

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softgrey flaunt the imperfection.. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: downtown... Gender: femme Posts: 50,054	i think she means the orange patent...... i still haven't seen them anywhere...sorry... lucky- did you get the knotted top?... __________________ "It is not money that makes you well dressed: it is understanding." ChristianDior Last edited by softgrey; 13-11-2007 at 08:20 PM.

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