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Unexpectedly the the shipping address was not accepted; it claimed they were unable to accept orders from my post-code.","2005-12-12T12:40:00+00:00","Guernsey",[13],"iTunes",{"type":15,"children":16},"root",[17,24],{"type":18,"tag":19,"props":20,"children":21},"element","p",{},[22],{"type":23,"value":9},"text",{"type":18,"tag":19,"props":25,"children":26},{},[27],{"type":23,"value":28},"This was a strange turn of events. I’ve ordered a PowerBook G4, iLife, Apple Pro Keyboard, 20GB iPod and various other accessories in the past. 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I can appreciate some smaller retailers not wanting to deal with the hassle of the VAT issue and having to book a preferred courier in the islands but Apple aren't exactly of the size where such logistical difficulties become insurmountable.",1429,"Rob","2006-04-25T07:49:00",{"type":15,"children":108,"toc":123},[109,113,118],{"type":18,"tag":19,"props":110,"children":111},{},[112],{"type":23,"value":103},{"type":18,"tag":19,"props":114,"children":115},{},[116],{"type":23,"value":117},"I've never even bothered to look at local stockists for Apple Kit as I was aware the markup was heinous and I can imagine it will only get worse now that they are the sole source.",{"type":18,"tag":19,"props":119,"children":120},{},[121],{"type":23,"value":122},"Thanks for the heads up Damien - Apple are going to be getting a very angry email over this.",{"title":74,"searchDepth":75,"depth":75,"links":124},[],"content:comments:appletothechannelislands-getlost:1429.md","comments/appletothechannelislands-getlost/1429.md","comments/appletothechannelislands-getlost/1429",{"_path":129,"_dir":101,"_draft":6,"_partial":6,"_locale":7,"title":130,"description":131,"id":132,"name":133,"date":106,"body":134,"_type":77,"_id":147,"_source":79,"_file":148,"_stem":149,"_extension":82},"/comments/appletothechannelislands-getlost/1430","1430","Guys, dont count out other retail channels though. Companies such as jigsaw24.com actually sell more Apple equipment than Apple themselves per year... the prices are good and they deliver a heck of a lot quicker than Apple do... customer service is great and all the Apple offers seem to be passed to customers!!",1430,"Phrixus",{"type":15,"children":135,"toc":145},[136,140],{"type":18,"tag":19,"props":137,"children":138},{},[139],{"type":23,"value":131},{"type":18,"tag":19,"props":141,"children":142},{},[143],{"type":23,"value":144},"Just my 2po!!!",{"title":74,"searchDepth":75,"depth":75,"links":146},[],"content:comments:appletothechannelislands-getlost:1430.md","comments/appletothechannelislands-getlost/1430.md","comments/appletothechannelislands-getlost/1430",1777844878874]