Hi folks,
I am currently living in the UK waiting for my greencard which'll most likely be squared away in June 2013. My wife, who lives in the US is adamant about buying me an iMac for long belated father's day / birthday present.
What is the best way to go about doing it? I suggested she log onto the UK Apple Store (where everything is listed in Sterling) and buy from there with the assumption that despite living in the US, buying it from Apple.co.uk will not create a customs charge on delivery as would if she bought it from Apple.com and set an overseas destination. The principle is the same for whenever I buy her goods I buy from Amazon.COM so to avoid international shipping / customs fee.
As the iMacs ship from China or wherever how does this interact with customs? I know if I buy it from the UK store it'll be delivered fine and dandy, but my wife is the one who wants to click buy (sense of giving me something I need, gosh she's a darling!)
Is there some flaw to her being in the USA, buying an iMac from the UK store website for shipping to the UK a viable way to go about it? She was going to wire the money but (with our banks) there are like 2 different fees which equate to around 75-100 pounds worth of fees.
I am currently living in the UK waiting for my greencard which'll most likely be squared away in June 2013. My wife, who lives in the US is adamant about buying me an iMac for long belated father's day / birthday present.
What is the best way to go about doing it? I suggested she log onto the UK Apple Store (where everything is listed in Sterling) and buy from there with the assumption that despite living in the US, buying it from Apple.co.uk will not create a customs charge on delivery as would if she bought it from Apple.com and set an overseas destination. The principle is the same for whenever I buy her goods I buy from Amazon.COM so to avoid international shipping / customs fee.
As the iMacs ship from China or wherever how does this interact with customs? I know if I buy it from the UK store it'll be delivered fine and dandy, but my wife is the one who wants to click buy (sense of giving me something I need, gosh she's a darling!)
Is there some flaw to her being in the USA, buying an iMac from the UK store website for shipping to the UK a viable way to go about it? She was going to wire the money but (with our banks) there are like 2 different fees which equate to around 75-100 pounds worth of fees.