Sent money -can't get phone

[Sharon]

@Sharon

The phone has a value of what was paid, $850.00 AUS NOT USD!

@ everyone!

GOT IT!!

I’m quite OK with the value now. I have the email and papers with the value. In Canada, taxes are applied to the price of the product. Some businesses, small ones that I know of, and the “law” as it is written on the government website, can get some taxes back at tax time.

Yes, João was kind enough to forward me the “packing slip”. I’m not sure what João does at Puri but I have a feeling he stepped out of his normal job to help out. Thank you João

@Quarnero, much thanks. You helped a lot and thanks for the promotion to “entity” Blessings to you.

@danielr

I think that buying a place in a queue should be like buying receipt of a contract.

@danielr

and an HST instead of a GST might be charged (to move the tax from your stage to the border)

Each province decides if they want to convert from GST to HST. BC did, and taxpayers, near election time, gave politicians an ultimatum, be voted out or return to GST. We have GST back.

@danielr

(How much was the fee?)

From their site, and I quote them, “IMPORT DUTY AND/OR TAX AND CUSTOMS CLEARANCE SERVICES CHARGES PAYMENT RECEIPT.”

I like to send them an “AND/OR”

I will agree that many things “should” be different, but I was buying the phone from a buyer turned seller. Seller told Puri to change address, Puri did and I think shipped the next morning. Voila!

I imagine Puri might be investigating their policy or procedures about such things. My hope is they don’t say no to a similar situation. It would deter others from buying a phone sooner than later. There is a que in every retail store waiting for a customer. Oil and water don’t mix- - L5 and Oil, don’t mix either.

Phone is due maybe Friday 27 but IMO, as they note, due to supply chains and COVID blah blah excuses, maybe later… DHL gives the word “Express” a bad name.

Sidenote: 6 people have already asked me to let them know when it’s here because they want be there for the ‘unveiling’ and to see it in action. I think I’ll make a sign for the door “Leave all cell phones here.” so the L5 doesn’t have to be sterilized after coming so close to their digital devices.

~s

[irvinewade]

@Sharon

I imagine Puri might be investigating their policy or procedures about such things.

I think they have already announced a more general change towards a model of not funding the development of new products via crowd-funding from would-be buyers. That alone will make it less likely in the future that selling one’s place in the queue will be a scenario. Problem solved (once parity is reached for the Librem 5).

[Christal]

@irvinewade

Hard to interpret what you mean by that.

Yea i mixed that up. The value of US Dollar was higher for one AUS Dollar. Like 1 AUS Dollar was like something 1 or more US-Dollar.

[carlosgonz]

@Sharon

Yes, João was kind enough to forward me the “packing slip”. I’m not sure what João does at Puri but I have a feeling he stepped out of his normal job to help out. Thank you João

@joao.azevedo it is the best, he never gaming.