I wanted to let people who don’t live in the U.S. know that The Knitting Zone (The KnittingZone) offers a shipping discount for international orders. They state that their discount is equal to the cost of shipping for a U.S. order. If you go to their home page, click on “Ordering” at the top and you will see this information.
I haven’t ordered anything from them, but this seems to be a very nice service.
Also, Pack Lane Wool in England (Hampshire) has very reasonable international shipping. Their website is www.packlanewool.co.uk. Click on “Terms and Conditions” to see their rates. To convert currency, one pound is equal to two U.S. dollars.
The only thing which may ruin the total price of the order for EU customers is the VAT, which I STILL don’t understand after 3 1/2 years here.
Non-European orders should be VAT exempt (similar to the VAT rebate North Americans can claim after shopping in Europe). Their page at http://www.packlanewool.co.uk/pc/viewContent.asp?idpage=6 reflects this: “If you are visiting us from outside the EU, there will be no charge for VAT.”
It’s sort of a sales tax Europeans and others have that changes depending on what you buy. Some things, like books (at least in Greece) and children’s clothes are exempt.
