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Grant, is it preferable to order directly from the HUBB site or through Amazon.com? I'm in the U.S. and wonder if there's an issue with paying duties, but I want to make sure you get the most money from the order.
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Grant, is it preferable to order directly from the HUBB site or through Amazon.com? I'm in the U.S. and wonder if there's an issue with paying duties, but I want to make sure you get the most money from the order.
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Thanks for the thought Craig! And yes from our point of view it's MUCH better to order direct, Amazon is positively rapacious, so we make about half selling through them.
As for duty - we have only had a couple of reports of people having to pay duty, but then they're unlikely to bother telling us. So here's a special offer just for you to help us know for sure - go ahead and order from us, and if you pay duty we'll cover it for you - which is your incentive to tell us so we know! 
For general reference, we think that one DVD is unlikely to attract duty, but 3 or 4 is more likely. Most customs let small stuff through as the dollar or two they'll get isn't covered by the paperwork costs. If anyone can find out the exact break point for your country, and the duty rate on DVD's please let us know!
Thanks!
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Ive watched all three dvd's that ive recieved so far and they are fantastic cant wait for gear up any news when we will see it Grant......
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Ive watched all three dvd's that ive recieved so far and they are fantastic cant wait for gear up any news when we will see it Grant......
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good to hear, thanks! 
Gear Up! is very much in progress, coming along nicely. We hope to send them out very early in June. 
More to come when we know it!
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... it's MUCH better to order direct, Amazon is positively rapacious, so we make about half selling through them.
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That's good info to know. I will definitely order directly from you!
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...if you pay duty we'll cover it for you - which is your incentive to tell us so we know!
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I appreciate your kind offer, Grant and will let you know if there's any customs issue, but I'm not going to stick you with the bill! And I'm really looking forward to watching the DVDs (I'm going to buy TWO of them now).
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With the release a few weeks ago of Gear Up!, all four of the original DVD series are now available! Which should mean we're done - but nope, we got carried away - as usual - and are finishing off #5 in the Series: Tire Changing!
It's in production phase now, and is now available for pre-order. It will be shipping by early August at the latest.
I think you'll love it, because it answers all your questions about tires, getting them off and fixing, and getting it back on!
The trailer will be up in a week - after the UK Travellers Meeting.
If you haven't got your Achievable Dream series, check it out - and if you have some but not all, now is the time to fill in the holes!
Order now at:
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/store/dream
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finished watching "Gear Up" & in my opinion its the best in the series so far,the whole series has been very helpful & has given me lots of food for thought,the series is a great planning tool,great work,looking forward to "Tyre Changing".
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Trailers for all Achievable Dream series now on the site!
Just uploaded trailers for 'Gear Up!' and 'Tire Changing!' to the store page:
You can see them and order now at:
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/store/dream
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Have watched all 4 DVD's my Favourite is 2 All Geared Up.
Well worth the £ with lots & lots of info that I can see time & time again.
Well done Susan & Grant looking forward to Part 5
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Have watched all 4 DVD's my Favourite is 2 All Geared Up.
Well worth the £ with lots & lots of info that I can see time & time again.
Well done Susan & Grant looking forward to Part 5
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Thanks very much! We do try to improve - people that weren't in on the history and the true order will be a little confused in the future when they watch in numerical order and see the change out of order. If that makes any sense at all...
I'm especially please though that you feel you can watch them again and again - brilliant - that's what we were hoping for!
Looking forward to hearing your travel tales soon...
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Update on shipping etc:
ALL 5 DVD's ARE available. Also the new "Road Heroes" is available too!
We stock in Canada, USA and UK, and ship from each of those countries as appropriate for the destination country.
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USA to: USA,
Canada to: Canada and South and Central America
UK to: rest of world
If you haven't got them, and you're on this website, YOU WANT THEM ALL! Trust me... 18 hours, 150 contributors with more wisdom and experience than you can imagine all packed into 18 hours of amazing inspirational and informative content!
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Download from the net.
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Have you thought about making it possible to download DVD,s directly from the net. It is more environmentally friendly. Also most travelers are not going to carry around DVD,s but most carry laptops or smart phones.
Just a thought.
Fantastic website.
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Absolutely! We'd love to do that, unfortunately the "educate us" process and time required is out of reach at the moment! We have way too much else to do. 
If someone REALLY knows all there is to know about this, contact us please!
Probably next winter without expert assistance.
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