European Distributor

Paddington Bear Alesya OpeltDoes anyone know how to get a European distributor?  Or even a mail house? I’ve had at at least 10 requests for bags in Europe, but the cost is so much – $150 + VAT – that it’s simply prohibitive.  How can I get around this cost?

PS – Yes, that is me c. 2004 in London, at The Tower of London with Paddington Bear.  Photo taken by my then boyfriend, now husband.

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5 Responses to “European Distributor”

  1. Julie says:

    Dear Alesya,

    Maybe this helps?

    http://www.etsy.com/about?ref=ft_about

    btw, I love your bags, do you think it can hold a 15,4 inch laptop?

    Julie

  2. Sarah says:

    No clue, but it’s so neat to hear that people are asking for them! Can you set up some kind of drop shipping arrangement with someone / company maybe…?

  3. Andrea says:

    Alesya,
    If you contact me (I think you can see my email in the post because I’ve listed it above), I have a contact that might be able to help. Let me know! And if you don’t have my email from this post, just comment here and I’ll contact you directly.
    Thanks!

  4. Shannon says:

    Alesya, do you have a small business account with FedEx, Ups, etc? That will help get your rates down and you can charge back the shipping fee to the purchaser. You can’t do anything about duty/VAT unless as you say you get an EU distributor.

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