As a Web Analytics practitioner I simply have to buy some of my presents online and usually I save some money.

This year, however, I bought at Play.com and everything looked as it should. It was a large internet company shipping from inside the EU (UK). Unfortunately they forgot to write that they actually shipped from the Channel Islands just outside the UK and more importantly, outside the EU.So when the shipment arrived I had to pay the Danish customs authorities for handling toll which actually meant a doubling of prices on each delivery L

So next time you buy online (from inside the EU) be sure to check this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_Islands_VAT_loophole