KuwaitReview.com (KR) - English - » Lessons and Tips http://en.kuwaitreview.com Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:35:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 How-to: Lower your costs ! http://en.kuwaitreview.com/2009/11/15/how-to-lower-your-costs/ http://en.kuwaitreview.com/2009/11/15/how-to-lower-your-costs/#comments Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:31:48 +0000 KR http://www.kuwaitreview.com/?p=419 apple-imac-updated-03-2009

Good:  iMac 27inch

Weight: 13.8kg – say 15kg

Costs: 1999$ – say 2000$

2000$ equals to 570kd to 580kd

Now, Aramex will ship this good for 75.5kd plus the 1kd. DHL will ship it for 80kd(approx), but wait there something missing here: NY Taxes !

To buy this item from Amazon will cost you with Aramex: 2000$ * 1.0836(NY Taxes 8.36%) = 2167$ = 618kd +76.5 = 695kd

To buy this item form Amazon will cost you with DHL: 2000$ = 570kd  + 80kd(approx.) = 650kd

There is a problem, I called DHL and they say it will cost me approximately 76kd. You can calculate shipping costs here.

Please note: There is no charges from customs on computers and laptops, in addition all items in this list.

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The best thing in the world that Aramex thinks the customers are idiots to cheat them. There is one way to avoid paying the 5% to customs, or in another word Aramex:

1- When order anything, ask the company to make your an invoice below 100$, so there is no 5%, and they will be happy to do it for you :)

2- There is no customs charges or taxes on PCs, laptops, and mobile ( Mobile Accessories and PC Hardware not included) . Even your laptop costs you 10,000$, NO CUSTOMS CHARGES AT ALL!

So, all you have to do to pay them 1kd, and please choose an old dinar for them. Whats happening now, its like you pay the %5 and the 1 kd for another customers. Its complicated to describe it here, but the truth .. Aramex needs some money.

Poor Aramex, They do not have money!

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Now, they will ask to confirm your address. They will ask you to provide bills or anything to confim your address, but you will never find something they ask for to help, because everything in Arabic. After 6 months of looking to something to help me to activate my account, I thought my PASSPORT will help. After I sent a copy of my passport, THEY ACTIVATED IMMDIATELY

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Now, go to Ardiya Industrial Area to Aramex Company, open a mailbox in US and UK for 10 KD. Or, you can open it online: www.aramex.com/shopandship. You must go to them, so I recommend vist’em, and ask everything you want to them.

When you buy something, you MUST use your US or UK in SHIPPING ADDRESS.

Next lesson, how to get Paypal account and activate it in 3 days or less.

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