Have Amazon.co.uk Competely Given Up The Irish Market?
17/04/07 22:08 Filed in: Dadage
Last year,
I discovered that
amazon.co.uk had discontinued
despatch of electrical and electronic goods to
Ireland. The excuse given was that it could not
comply with Ireland's WEEE regulations, as the UK
had so far not implemented their own (and still
haven't.)
Anyways, the last couple of weeks we have been looking for a new grobag for the little 'un. A grobag is a bit like a cross between a sleeping bag and something a baby would wear in bed. They are a great idea, because babies have a tendency to kick their sheets and blankets off in the cot, and then wake up crying because they're cold. We want a light one for the summer, as the house is quite warm at night, even with no heating on, and her winter one is getting too warm now (and too small.) Mothercare didn't have any in stock, and the ones in Marks & Spencer were too heavy.
(Obligatory photo of Aoife, in her grobag)
I had seen them on Amazon and went to buy one this evening. "Sorry. This item is not available for shipping to the address you specified."
Why on earth not?? Ultimately, it's a piece of fabric, with a zip and a few push buttons. There is nothing electrical involved, and it weighs hardly anything. Why are Amazon turning away my order? So, I ended up doing a Google search for grobag, found their own site and bought from one of the resellers there, without any problem.
Anyways, the last couple of weeks we have been looking for a new grobag for the little 'un. A grobag is a bit like a cross between a sleeping bag and something a baby would wear in bed. They are a great idea, because babies have a tendency to kick their sheets and blankets off in the cot, and then wake up crying because they're cold. We want a light one for the summer, as the house is quite warm at night, even with no heating on, and her winter one is getting too warm now (and too small.) Mothercare didn't have any in stock, and the ones in Marks & Spencer were too heavy.
(Obligatory photo of Aoife, in her grobag)
I had seen them on Amazon and went to buy one this evening. "Sorry. This item is not available for shipping to the address you specified."
Why on earth not?? Ultimately, it's a piece of fabric, with a zip and a few push buttons. There is nothing electrical involved, and it weighs hardly anything. Why are Amazon turning away my order? So, I ended up doing a Google search for grobag, found their own site and bought from one of the resellers there, without any problem.