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Lets kick off with some beautiful measuring equipment and it's even coffee related for some projects I'm doing. Micrometer (1 micron), depth gauge (1 micron) and calipers (10 micron). A pleasure to use, especially the callipers as my other set are Mitutoyo, but 60 years old (my dads) and in thou. [upl-image-preview url=//i.imgur.com/JUG8VW8.jpeg] **With the new image function, to see a larger image, right click, open in a new tab and you can zoom in and see it full size. with much higher resolution.**

Not nearly as desirable as Dave's Mitutoyo triptych, but I my AliExpress order arrived, Timemore scales and tamping stand. https://p8.f1.n0.cdn.getcloudapp.com/items/6quvgKo1/d1df3fad-2e19-4680-8ce4-1b3b2beda9c9.jpg https://p8.f1.n0.cdn.getcloudapp.com/items/2NuPLY8D/e86b8e20-5899-4d8c-9d5f-c6d9f5ac229c.jpg https://p8.f1.n0.cdn.getcloudapp.com/items/jkuEwdpG/3de85076-95b0-4234-8023-c13f2363b3dd.jpg Tamping stand reminds me of a monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey. https://p8.f1.n0.cdn.getcloudapp.com/items/7KuA5eZw/ab5f8c5e-ae80-4b21-9ca1-6eaf383dc281.jpg

My monthly subscription from Penningtons of Kendal arrived today; Christmas blend! [upl-image-preview url=//i.imgur.com/AFRDNS1.jpeg]

* I also got some Christmas blend today! Hope I’ve loaded the pic correctly?? [upl-image-preview url=//i.imgur.com/QuXtFn2.jpeg ]

> @"Gagaryn"#p128 AliExpress order arrived, Timemore scales Great buy, I love mine (from the same place). Hope you will like it too.

[upl-image-preview url=//i.imgur.com/qlDZuph.jpeg] [upl-image-preview url=//i.imgur.com/SfLyUYa.jpeg] [upl-image-preview url=//i.imgur.com/MxKdHpG.jpeg] Well Friday to be correct, new PID for the Verona (snazzy blue ) with angled corners, update from the old red figured one. Up and running again now 😄 .

@"Elcarajillo"#p228 Photo or it didn't happen! ![Giphy - Cat Click GIF by Kochstrasse™](https://media2.giphy.com/media/RKpIEiPZs2eaBQH6Cg/giphy.gif?cid=bb77869f9j8d7hwxdlf8b2ic6ooy0nldw512cynx6sgxzpzi&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g)

Getting this up three flights of stairs was fun. 😫 https://p8.f1.n0.cdn.getcloudapp.com/items/P8u84KYQ/8b682a6b-1150-4422-868a-c702db2c2a05.jpg

@"Elcarajillo"#p228 Looks good Frank, especially like the PID, much better than the old one…you going to keep the longer legs :😉 And @"Gagaryn"#p405 at least it isn't a Vesuvius Evo?

@"Gagaryn"#p405 All the legs are intact for a change.

What did postman bring today ?

JHCCoffee

My NanoFoamer from Subliminal. Tried it this AM, and it made good microfoam. Nice and portable for travel. Decently built.

JHCCoffee

Plastic Hario V60 for travel, along with the DripAssist. Nice and light, with not much heat loss.

dfk41

I saw these on a website. I cannot remember the exact price but they were less than £6 each. That included delivery and some really good packaging! Very nice to look at and use!

Cuprajake

Ernie1

Cuprajake

That’s simultaneously the coolest and most OTT coffee packaging I’ve ever seen. And I want it.

Where did you order from? Googling only turns up Selfridges and Harvey Nicks.

MediumRoastSteam

Ernie1 Where did you order from

Here: https://coffeetime.freeflarum.com/d/105-whats-in-your-cup-this-morning/1049

Cuprajake

https://ridegrind.com/product/honduras-carlos-alfredo-estevez

Ernie1

Ordered the Honduran / Motor Oil / Ethiopian special one.

dfk41

I saw this roaster from Holland recommended recently. Had a look at their site and they are quite expensive but offer free shipping if you spend 60 Euros. SO, the one I fancied was this at 32 Euros for 200 gms:

https://www.dakcoffeeroasters.com/shop/coffee/candy-crush?quantity=250g&roast=filter

MediumRoastSteam

dfk41 - “free” shipping… 😀

Redla

dfk41 Great selection! I loved the Candy Crush, coffee of the year (so far) for me!

dfk41

dfk41 Must say I was pretty dissapointed with the first two I have drunk. No matter how hard I tried I could only get the faintest of flavours coming through!

JahLaza

And are there any import duties/vat from the EU due to hmrc?

MediumRoastSteam

JahLaza And are there any import duties/vat from the EU due to hmrc?

Because of the value of the goods being less than £135, that’s up to the seller to sort out.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/vat-and-overseas-goods-sold-directly-to-customers-in-the-uk#:~:text=Consignments%20valued%20at%20£135,their%20UK%20VAT%20registration%20number.

One of the reasons some sellers in the EU won’t sell directly to you if you spend less than £135. E.g.: it’s now harder to buy coffee machine spares/parts from the EU if you are in the UK.

DavecUK

JahLaza And are there any import duties/vat from the EU due to hmrc?

Coffee is zero rated for VAT, so not a problem.

dfk41

The shipment arrived the day after it was dispatched by DPD. No mention of any taxes by anyone. Free shipping saved me something like £3 to £6 and that is based on UK delivery, not coming in from the EU. So, am looking forward to opening these and hope they live up to expectations!

Mikeyb

OldGregg

Cool box set from Onyx-

https://onyxcoffeelab.com/products/collection-box

DavecUK

OldGregg This was confusing, because to the best of my knowledge, coffee is Zero rated for VAT? https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/vat-food/vfood7720

DavecUK

Many roasters are using some really nice looking packaging nowadays.

Uncletits

Am I right that is £135 per kilo?

MediumRoastSteam

DavecUK - That’s a general rule they applied to their website (https://onyxcoffeelab.com/products/collection-box). They sell other goods too, not only coffee.

One size fits all policy I suppose… Keeps things simple.

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