asked 2015-01-25 08:55:27 +0200
Sorry if my question should not be posted here. I'm new to the community.
I've tried searching around but couldn't find a proper way to get the phone (with TOH bundle) in Canada. There are some offers on Amazon UK / FR and eBay though, but they don't include TOH bundle (price is also not as cheap).
Anyone could help me with this? Did I overlook something?
answered 2015-01-25 14:13:29 +0200
I heard of one person who put in all their Canadian shipping information into the Jolla store's checkout page in the various fields (eg: using the company field for their name, the name field for the street name and house number, the street field for the city and province, and the city field for the postal code and "Canada"), listed the country as France, put in a Parisian postal code, and then crossed their fingers.
Why Paris? Because that is a regional hub for FedEx so redirection to Canada will be less of a technical issue for FedEx.
FedEx took the device to France, looked at the address, realized it was in Canada, and redirected it to Canada automagically.
Upon receipt, FedEx charged the receiver duties and HST, but the person was able to get some of the VAT paid at checkout refunded by politely asking Jolla and providing them proof that the device was sold outside of the EU VAT area.
I don't know if this will still work or not as perhaps Jolla will check for such things and note them. Or perhaps Jolla wouldn't mind passing a blind eye on such sales because technically the device isn't certified for sale in Canada but a sale is a sale. There is however nothing illegal with using a Jolla in Canada: it is just the sale that is a grey area as the device is not certified by Industry Canada or the FCC.
If you take this route, you are risking not receiving your device, or having your order refused.
Alternatively you could try to find a reshipper EU -> Canada.
Thanks, that route sounds risky indeed, but I guess I won't have much of an option. It's really impressive that that guy managed to get some of the VAT refunded, and that FedEx redirected the package to Canada "automagically" as well.
Thanks again oenone I would never have thought about it on my own.
quanzi ( 2015-01-25 18:29:59 +0200 )editMaybe you have a friend in the EU/NOR/CH who could reship?
Or if you are going to the EU for business or pleasure, you might be able to time your ordering such that the device will be delivered to your hotel while you are there?
I do wish you best of luck if you try the route outlined above. It would be interesting to see if this still works because it was done as described pretty much exactly a year ago (was one of The First One's).
oenone ( 2015-01-26 01:20:53 +0200 )editAsked: 2015-01-25 08:55:27 +0200
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