Can I post cans of Druids to my mate in Australia?

kevzo

Is it possible to post a few cans to my mate who is living in melbourne and misses the drink very much

thanks

ifeelill

Meat and Meat Products

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Looks like it'll be ok

jackbhoy

I looked into posting some whiskey back to Melbourne when I was home at Christmas and An Post wouldn't accept alcohol through standard post. Might be different for non-spirits but I'm sure their website had details.

Hail 2 Da Thief

jackbhoy wrote: »

I looked into posting some whiskey back to Melbourne when I was home at Christmas and An Post wouldn't accept alcohol through standard post. Might be different for non-spirits but I'm sure their website had details.

Sure what's stopping someone saying it's a large bottle of Club Orange they're sending over?

ifeelill

Here is what An Post say on their website

11. Materials Not Accepted
(a) An Post has certain standard restrictions and prohibitions on items it will carry and it is important that the Customer consult the list below prior to posting.

Standard List of Prohibitions for all Services;
Dangerous, poisonous or infectious items, explosives, munitions of war, firearms, corrosives, acids, paint removers, oxidising substances, organic peroxides, compressed, liquidised or dissolved gases (especially butane gas lighters or aerosols), flammable solids or liquids or materials liable to spontaneous combustion, paints, varnishes, dyes, radioactive materials (except under licence), pornography or anything that would cause embarrassment in transit, living creatures, proscribed or dangerous drugs (except under statutory licence), mercury, materials deemed illegal or prohibited by any Government Authority, perishable goods, organic or biological materials likely to perish under normal transit conditions IATA restricted articles - such as liquids (see International Section of the Guide), items likely to cause injury to any other item or person, any other items that from time to time may have to be added to the foregoing list are prohibited, unless An Post has agreed in writing to carry such items subject to such conditions as determined by An Post.


Source: http://www.anpost.ie/AnPost/parcelterms.htm


and on another section of their website it goes on to say





Do not send

Never send liquids outside of the Republic of Ireland using any of our services. We cannot accept liquids due to IATA regulations. Other restrictions for both national and international services include explosives, corrosives and irritants. Money, bank drafts, jewellery, passports, vouchers with a monetary face value and precious metals such as platinum, gold and sliver will only be accepted internationally using Registered Post. These items will no be insured and any lost or damaged items will be sent at the risk of the sender. Many international destinations have additional restrictions on items they will accept by post. If you have any concerns please contact customer.services@anpost.ie or CallSave 1850 57 58 59.

Source: http://www.anpost.ie/AnPost/MainContent/Customer+Service/SendingMail.htm



So it seems they wont transport any liquids whatsoever.

Cushie Butterfield

jackbhoy wrote: »

I looked into posting some whiskey back to Melbourne when I was home at Christmas and An Post wouldn't accept alcohol through standard post. Might be different for non-spirits but I'm sure their website had details.

You could use somewhere like the Celtic Whiskey Shop on Dawson St in Dublin, but it would want to be for a special occasion, as it's not exactly cheap. All non-European purchases made from outside the EU don't pay the 23% VAT, so its the ex-vat price for each product. Orders made from within the EU will be subject to an additional 23% tax.

A 70cl bottle of Jameson 12 Year-Old Special Reserve, for example, ordered by an Irish resident would be €34.95 + shipping €53.95 + tax €20.45 coming to a total of €109.35.

If ordered by an Australian resident you wouldn't have to pay the tax so it would just be €34.95 + €53.95 shipping totalling €88.90


https://www.celticwhiskeyshop.com/Delivery_Charges/Shipping_Australia_New_Zealand_Japan_Far_East-recordid-15-z-all.htm

I don't know whether they go by IP address or by credit card address to determine whether you're classed as an Irish or Australian resident.

As I said, it's not cheap, but it is an option & you're better off ordering two or three bottles at a time to save on shipping charges.

Cavehill Red

Tell him to look for Kingston Press Cider in bottles over there. It's made by the same cider brewers in England to a slightly higher spec, with a marginally lower ABV, but is otherwise exactly the same drink as Dutch Gold, only a wee bit better.
DG is only sold in Ireland and is bargain bucket stuff, so there is no cheap way of getting it to him, and it doesn't really warrant it in any case.
He's in Oz. I'd be advising him to check out some of the amazing wine, craft beers and even whiskey (though maybe not Bundaberg 'rum') that the country has to offer.
There's something sort of tragic to my mind, hearing of someone yearning for Dutch Gold while living on the other side of the planet.

jackbhoy

Cushie Butterfield wrote: »

You could use somewhere like the Celtic Whiskey Shop on Dawson St in Dublin, but it would want to be for a special occasion, as it's not exactly cheap. All non-European purchases made from outside the EU don't pay the 23% VAT, so its the ex-vat price for each product. Orders made from within the EU will be subject to an additional 23% tax.

A 70cl bottle of Jameson 12 Year-Old Special Reserve, for example, ordered by an Irish resident would be €34.95 + shipping €53.95 + tax €20.45 coming to a total of €109.35.

If ordered by an Australian resident you wouldn't have to pay the tax so it would just be €34.95 + €53.95 shipping totalling €88.90


https://www.celticwhiskeyshop.com/Delivery_Charges/Shipping_Australia_New_Zealand_Japan_Far_East-recordid-15-z-all.htm

I don't know whether they go by IP address or by credit card address to determine whether you're classed as an Irish or Australian resident.

As I said, it's not cheap, but it is an option & you're better off ordering two or three bottles at a time to save on shipping charges.

Thanks. I actually bought 12 bottles from them before Christmas and had them delivered to my parents place. I could bring 6 back in our bags but cost of sending rest by courier was prohibitive, so was forced to drink them before I came back

murraykil

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB_fraVGG38

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy

Cavehill Red wrote: »

Tell him to look for Kingston Press Cider in bottles over there. It's made by the same cider brewers in England to a slightly higher spec, with a marginally lower ABV, but is otherwise exactly the same drink as Dutch Gold, only a wee bit better.
DG is only sold in Ireland and is bargain bucket stuff, so there is no cheap way of getting it to him, and it doesn't really warrant it in any case.
He's in Oz. I'd be advising him to check out some of the amazing wine, craft beers and even whiskey (though maybe not Bundaberg 'rum') that the country has to offer.
There's something sort of tragic to my mind, hearing of someone yearning for Dutch Gold while living on the other side of the planet.

Its druids cider in the OP, not dutch gold.

Cavehill Red

Johnny Electricity wrote: »

Its druids cider in the OP, not dutch gold.

Sorry, Druid's is what I meant. The same people in Tallaght distribute both drinks here, but the cider they source from the same place in England that make a range of other ciders for domestic and export.
They make Kingston Press, which is very similar in spec to Druid's, but slightly higher spec and sold in bottles, which is distributed in Australia.
Coman's distribute both Druid's and Dutch Gold here, and since they're both pure muck drinks, I got easily confused. I hope this clears things up.

dartup

no liquads

Mellor

Cushie Butterfield wrote: »

You could use somewhere like the Celtic Whiskey Shop on Dawson St in Dublin, but it would want to be for a special occasion, as it's not exactly cheap. All non-European purchases made from outside the EU don't pay the 23% VAT, so its the ex-vat price for each product. Orders made from within the EU will be subject to an additional 23% tax.

A 70cl bottle of Jameson 12 Year-Old Special Reserve, for example, ordered by an Irish resident would be €34.95 + shipping €53.95 + tax €20.45 coming to a total of €109.35.

The tax is only €8 or so. It'd come to about €97.

If ordered by an Australian resident you wouldn't have to pay the tax so it would just be €34.95 + €53.95 shipping totalling €88.90


https://www.celticwhiskeyshop.com/Delivery_Charges/Shipping_Australia_New_Zealand_Japan_Far_East-recordid-15-z-all.htm

I don't know whether they go by IP address or by credit card address to determine whether you're classed as an Irish or Australian resident.

As I said, it's not cheap, but it is an option & you're better off ordering two or three bottles at a time to save on shipping charges.

But it'd be a lot cheaper to just buy it in australia. I think it was just over $60 in the off license.

Cushie Butterfield

Mellor wrote: »

The tax is only €8 or so. It'd come to about €97.

No, 23% of €88.90 is definitely €20.45 , so it's €109.35. See attached screenshot:
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Mellor wrote:

But it'd be a lot cheaper to just buy it in australia. I think it was just over $60 in the off license.

I used Jameson 12 Year-Old Special Reserve as an example for pricing purposes, in response to a poster who looked into posting some whiskey back to Melbourne when he was home at Christmas and An Post wouldn't accept alcohol through standard post.

kevzo

ifeelill wrote: »

Here is what An Post say on their website

11. Materials Not Accepted
(a) An Post has certain standard restrictions and prohibitions on items it will carry and it is important that the Customer consult the list below prior to posting.

Standard List of Prohibitions for all Services;
Dangerous, poisonous or infectious items, explosives, munitions of war, firearms, corrosives, acids, paint removers, oxidising substances, organic peroxides, compressed, liquidised or dissolved gases (especially butane gas lighters or aerosols), flammable solids or liquids or materials liable to spontaneous combustion, paints, varnishes, dyes, radioactive materials (except under licence), pornography or anything that would cause embarrassment in transit, living creatures, proscribed or dangerous drugs (except under statutory licence), mercury, materials deemed illegal or prohibited by any Government Authority, perishable goods, organic or biological materials likely to perish under normal transit conditions IATA restricted articles - such as liquids (see International Section of the Guide), items likely to cause injury to any other item or person, any other items that from time to time may have to be added to the foregoing list are prohibited, unless An Post has agreed in writing to carry such items subject to such conditions as determined by An Post.


Source: http://www.anpost.ie/AnPost/parcelterms.htm


and on another section of their website it goes on to say





Do not send

Never send liquids outside of the Republic of Ireland using any of our services. We cannot accept liquids due to IATA regulations. Other restrictions for both national and international services include explosives, corrosives and irritants. Money, bank drafts, jewellery, passports, vouchers with a monetary face value and precious metals such as platinum, gold and sliver will only be accepted internationally using Registered Post. These items will no be insured and any lost or damaged items will be sent at the risk of the sender. Many international destinations have additional restrictions on items they will accept by post. If you have any concerns please contact customer.services@anpost.ie or CallSave 1850 57 58 59.

Source: http://www.anpost.ie/AnPost/MainContent/Customer+Service/SendingMail.htm



So it seems they wont transport any liquids whatsoever.

ah shiitee thanks for the help

kevzo

Cavehill Red wrote: »

Sorry, Druid's is what I meant. The same people in Tallaght distribute both drinks here, but the cider they source from the same place in England that make a range of other ciders for domestic and export.
They make Kingston Press, which is very similar in spec to Druid's, but slightly higher spec and sold in bottles, which is distributed in Australia.
Coman's distribute both Druid's and Dutch Gold here, and since they're both pure muck drinks, I got easily confused. I hope this clears things up.

Nice one mate will pass on the info

Sundy

murraykil wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB_fraVGG38

Haha that is hilarious. Some of his videos make a good watch

ifeelill

Most people just send their liquids via private courier fedex, dpd etc.