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I know this is not Website feedback,
but next year can you make the HU calendar without US holidays?
As many of us do not live in the USA, the US holidays are not needed.
Heck, not even Christmas is celebrated on the same day in every country.
If cafepress requires US holidays, I guess we have no choice, but I thought I would suggest it anyways.
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bugs my ass too! 
No choice unfortunately, it's the standard default "anything you want as long as it's this one" calendar.
I'm on it, no worries!
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Before I start, I know, I know, always read the small print! But...
Having ordered the new calendar I was a bit miffed when I had to pay the customs clearance charges of a whopping £8.68 to the post office before I could take it home.
I had guessed Cafepres was a worldwide organisation and the european orders would be printed and posted form Europe rather than the states. Shame they're not.
I appreciate it is stated on the site but it would be nice if there was some way European orders could be printed 'over here' in future - may not be possible I appreciate.
Lovely calendar of coursethough :-)
Perhaps a group order would be way to go as the fee is based on 1 or 10 caledars in a package?
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Originally Posted by Fritz
Before I start, I know, I know, always read the small print! But...
Having ordered the new calendar I was a bit miffed when I had to pay the customs clearance charges of a whopping £8.68 to the post office before I could take it home.
I had guessed Cafepress was a worldwide organisation and the european orders would be printed and posted form Europe rather than the states. Shame they're not.
I appreciate it is stated on the site but it would be nice if there was some way European orders could be printed 'over here' in future - may not be possible I appreciate.
Lovely calendar of course though :-)
Perhaps a group order would be way to go as the fee is based on 1 or 10 caledars in a package?
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Sorry! Although you shouldn't have had to pay - as I understand that's printed matter which attracts NO duty in the UK!
Does the package say printed matter, or anything? If not I'll take it up with CafePress.
We'd LOVE to get them printed here - but although CafePress has talked about it for a couple of years, we seem to be no closer.
Perhaps next year, when we have a more reliable idea of quantities, there is a SMALL chance of local printing - but we'd need to print a lot to make it viable. I really have no use for 500 extra calendars. 
If anyone knows of a good calendar printer at a good price for small quantities - please let me know!
Good to hear you like the calendar despite the price anyway! We DO try to keep the price as low as possible, and really hate attracting duty. 
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PS - Re Group orders - sounds good, we thought of that too - but the logistics of getting it together, keeping track of all the orders, early orderers have to wait, getting it here, then possibly paying the duty anyway, repackaging and resending - naaah, sorry, not worth it.
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I was going to order a couple as pressies. can anyone confirm that I don't have to pay silly money on duty before I order? er Grant....
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