Clever Dripper

dfk41

A daft question (for a change!). Does the Clever come in 2 sizes? I have one (kindly donated by @MWJB ages ago. When I make a 15gm/225ml brew it just seems so lost! I am going to double up on those amounts to get more of a mug full but just wondered if they also do a smaller one.

MWJB

dfk41 There is a smaller version that realistically holds up to about 270ml of water, but stock of these seems intermittent. I think Hasbean are the importers, but they don’t have stock at the moment.

dfk41

MWJB Many thanks Mark…..I had a llo around and saw the odd reference to them but nothing else!

LMSC

I have been looking around for a long time. It isn’t available, unfortunately. Please do advise @dfk41 if you manage to find one. Thx

dfk41

If anyone wants the smaller size, they can be found here

https://www.fortyfiveuk.com/product-page/clever-dripper-coffee-brewer

I have ordered one using Paypal since I had never heard of the firm!

Pompeyexile

Just ordered one too so thanks for that dfk41👍

LMSC

I ordered the clear yesterday. They told me today only blue is available.

dfk41

LMSC I ordered the red and they told me they were out of stock of all!

Pompeyexile

dfk41 I ordered the red and they told me they were out of stock of all!

Same here, got an email yesterday saying sorry out of stock and re-funded my PayPal account.

dfk41

@Pompeyexile Chatting to @LMSC he send me this link to a Spanish website, claiming to have them. Being curious and not speaking Spanish, I followed my nose and ordered one. The total including shipping was £23.30. If it turns up I will let you know!

https://ecafe.es/tienda/clever/568-clever-dripper-300ml.html

dfk41

The 300ml Clever that I ordered from the Spanish website that I linked to. This morning I received shipping info for it. So, including shipping nit cost around £21.50. If it turns up, I will be more than happy

Gagaryn

dfk41 The 300ml Clever that I ordered from the Spanish website that I linked to. This morning I received shipping info for it. So, including shipping nit cost around £21.50. If it turns up, I will be more than happy

My worry would be the risk of VAT and more importantly, the carrier’s handling fee, once it lands in the UK.

The seller should have registered with HMRC if they want to sell to UK. For orders less than £135 they are responsible for collecting the VAT on HMRC’s behalf. From the invoice you posted it looks like that may not have happened so there is a good chance that you will be billed for this on arrival. Blame Brexit!

Some things still slip through though - I had a parcel from Latvia that I expected to get a VAT bill for last week and it got missed.

LMSC

dfk41 ~~I haven’t received the Clever Dripper, although it was supposed to be a 1st class delivery.~~

Here it it - Came by Evri

dfk41

Gagaryn From the Gov.uk website……You will not have to pay anything to the delivery company to receive goods worth less than £135 unless they’re gifts over £39 or excise goods (for example, alcohol and tobacco).

So, hopefully there will be nowt to pay.

dfk41

LMSC You must have received the last one! I ordered first and was told no stock of the one I wanted. I then asked if they had any stock and was told no…..so, well done! If there is vat to pay on my Spanish one then fair enough. It is coming via Royal Mail who informed me today so we will know the answer soon

Pompeyexile

When I got my ‘sorry out of stock’ email even though I ordered the black one I would have expected them to offer me a different colour one in the email had they had any left at all. But I guess they didn’t. Seems like I missed htem by a day.

LMSC

dfk41 Did! Very convenient for a single cup if I want to use Clever Dripper as a short steep for 15g / 227g water! :-)

Thx

Gagaryn

dfk41 Gagaryn From the Gov.uk website……You will not have to pay anything to the delivery company to receive goods worth less than £135 unless they’re gifts over £39 or excise goods (for example, alcohol and tobacco).

So, hopefully there will be nowt to pay.

Yup - that is how it should work if the seller had collected the VAT. But they didn’t…

dfk41

Gagaryn Well, I have received notification from Royal Mail that it is being delivered tomorrow. So far no request for any additional payment….am I speaking too soon?

MediumRoastSteam

dfk41 Well, I have received notification from Royal Mail that it is being delivered tomorrow. So far no request for any additional payment….am I speaking too soon?

Please read: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/vat-and-overseas-goods-sold-directly-to-customers-in-the-uk

Under £135: supplier pays VAT + duty directly to HMRC
Over £135: you pay VAT + duty on receipt of the goods. The courier will handle that and charge you a handling fee.

So nothing due for you.

Also discussed here on a slightly different context: https://coffeetime.freeflarum.com/d/364-what-did-postman-bring-today/1835

Gagaryn

MediumRoastSteam That’s all correct - but as I’ve explained twice before and now a third time, it appears the seller didn’t charge the VAT on DFK’s order (as they should have per your link).

So one of two things will happen: He’ll either get lucky and get the item cheap (minus any VAT) or the VAT will be added with a handling fee here in the UK.

The latter is what should happen when the VAT was incorrectly not collected by the retailer but the former seems to happen quite regularly.