Comments for Andy Fletcher http://www.tomcatuk.net Do, or do not, there is no try Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:54:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on How to use a PHP include with WordPress by How to: Include external PHP file in Wordpress http://www.tomcatuk.net/how-to-use-a-php-include-with-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-162 How to: Include external PHP file in Wordpress Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:54:11 +0000 http://www.tomcatuk.net/?p=64#comment-162 [...] After spending too long trawling the WordPress Codex trying to find a solution, I luckily found this post by Andy Fletcher – How to use a PHP include with WordPress [...] [...] After spending too long trawling the WordPress Codex trying to find a solution, I luckily found this post by Andy Fletcher – How to use a PHP include with WordPress [...]

]]> Comment on How can I find an EAN or UPC code for listing on Amazon? by Bob http://www.tomcatuk.net/how-can-i-find-an-ean-or-upc-code-for-listing-on-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-161 Bob Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:36:18 +0000 http://www.tomcatuk.net/?p=80#comment-161 How do you go about finding UPC EAN for product when Amazon "hides" them? I was trying to list an item which did not come up when searched by model or part number. When I eventually found the UPC after 30 minutes of searching, Amazon popped up a picture of the item and said "Hey! We know about this product. You want to sell yours here?" Well, why didn't they help me in the first place? Very aggravating. But I digress. How do you find EAN/UPC numbers for products? There has got to be a master list somewhere. How do you go about finding UPC EAN for product when Amazon “hides” them? I was trying to list an item which did not come up when searched by model or part number. When I eventually found the UPC after 30 minutes of searching, Amazon popped up a picture of the item and said “Hey! We know about this product. You want to sell yours here?” Well, why didn’t they help me in the first place? Very aggravating. But I digress. How do you find EAN/UPC numbers for products? There has got to be a master list somewhere.

]]> Comment on How to use a PHP include with WordPress by Pixi http://www.tomcatuk.net/how-to-use-a-php-include-with-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-160 Pixi Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:58:50 +0000 http://www.tomcatuk.net/?p=64#comment-160 Thanks for posting this! Been trying to work this out for ages. :o) Thanks for posting this! Been trying to work this out for ages. :o )

]]> Comment on Why is no VAT paid in the Channel Islands? by Russell http://www.tomcatuk.net/why-is-no-vat-paid-in-the-channel-islands/comment-page-1/#comment-159 Russell Sat, 14 Aug 2010 13:09:51 +0000 http://www.tomcatuk.net/?p=215#comment-159 1/ The Royal Mail does not operate in Jersey, That is covered by Jersey Post. Mail destined for Jersey is held at sorting centres in the UK. Twice daily flts operate from here to the UK to deliver and collect the mail, larger items are sent by sea. The cost is divided by both postal services, ie a commerical agreement - just the same as they do for all other countries, either in the EU or not. 2/ Now here you really should read up on your own HM Revenue & Customs information provided by them. http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalWebApp/channelsPortalWebApp.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=pageTravel_ShowContent&id=HMCE_CL_000014&propertyType=document#P13_726 Now you will see that you do indeed have to pay import duties, once a certain value limit has been reached (set by UK HM Customs). My Daughter, who lives and works in the UK got married this year, and I bought the wedding rings and sent them to her, guess what? she had to pay VAT. Now I have a question for you to answer, Why do English companies who operate in the Channel Islands continue to charge prices that include VAT, when it does not apply here? Who is getting that extra revenue? Not HM customs. Check out Iceland, Marks & Spencer, Next, Topshop, BHS etc. Now those companies far exceed the amount that you feel Amazon "robs" the UK taxpayer. Now for further reading for you:- Jersey website, http://www.jerseylaw.je/law/display.aspx?url=lawsinforce%2fconsolidated%2f15%2f15.120_Codeof1771_RevisedEdition_1January2009.htm#Toc223147241 UK Gov website, http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.justice.gov.uk/whatwedo/crowndependencies.htm The Link to Wikipedia, and in fact Google would lead you to all the information that you require to learn the truth about the Channel Islands. We are Crown Dependencies. Can you also post links for your article re the question of VAT and the supposed exemption from VAT after World War II due to German Occupation 1/ The Royal Mail does not operate in Jersey, That is covered by Jersey Post. Mail destined for Jersey is held at sorting centres in the UK.
Twice daily flts operate from here to the UK to deliver and collect the mail, larger items are sent by sea.
The cost is divided by both postal services, ie a commerical agreement – just the same as they do for all other countries, either in the EU or not.

2/ Now here you really should read up on your own HM Revenue & Customs information provided by them.
http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/cha.....nt#P13_726

Now you will see that you do indeed have to pay import duties, once a certain value limit has been reached (set by UK HM Customs). My Daughter, who lives and works in the UK got married this year, and I bought the wedding rings and sent them to her, guess what? she had to pay VAT.

Now I have a question for you to answer, Why do English companies who operate in the Channel Islands continue to charge prices that include VAT, when it does not apply here? Who is getting that extra revenue? Not HM customs. Check out Iceland, Marks & Spencer, Next, Topshop, BHS etc. Now those companies far exceed the amount that you feel Amazon “robs” the UK taxpayer.

Now for further reading for you:-
Jersey website,

http://www.jerseylaw.je/law/di.....c223147241

UK Gov website,

http://webarchive.nationalarch.....encies.htm

The Link to Wikipedia, and in fact Google would lead you to all the information that you require to learn the truth about the Channel Islands. We are Crown Dependencies.
Can you also post links for your article re the question of VAT and the supposed exemption from VAT after World War II due to German Occupation

]]> Comment on Why is no VAT paid in the Channel Islands? by Andy http://www.tomcatuk.net/why-is-no-vat-paid-in-the-channel-islands/comment-page-1/#comment-158 Andy Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:51:34 +0000 http://www.tomcatuk.net/?p=215#comment-158 Russel, I appreciate the comment. I don't appreciate you citing Wikipedia as a source though - please point me to an official Channel Islands site. Having not bothered to read the Wikipedia page, I'd like to ask, if the Channel Islands has no connection to the UK: 1. How come the Royal Mail services the Channel Islands. You get to send an item anywhere in the UK using a first class stamp that costs the same as it does on the mainland, despite the obvious expense of a helicopter to get it accross the water. That sounds like a subsidy from the UK to the Channel Islands to me. 2. The Channel Islands isn't in the EU - pretty sure that's correct. That being the case, why are UK residents not charged import duty on goods "imported" from the Channel Islands like they would from any other non-EU location. That also sounds like a subsidy - I could Google the figure, but I don't really need to. It's going to be millions. Russel, I appreciate the comment. I don’t appreciate you citing Wikipedia as a source though – please point me to an official Channel Islands site.

Having not bothered to read the Wikipedia page, I’d like to ask, if the Channel Islands has no connection to the UK:

1. How come the Royal Mail services the Channel Islands. You get to send an item anywhere in the UK using a first class stamp that costs the same as it does on the mainland, despite the obvious expense of a helicopter to get it accross the water. That sounds like a subsidy from the UK to the Channel Islands to me.

2. The Channel Islands isn’t in the EU – pretty sure that’s correct. That being the case, why are UK residents not charged import duty on goods “imported” from the Channel Islands like they would from any other non-EU location. That also sounds like a subsidy – I could Google the figure, but I don’t really need to. It’s going to be millions.

]]> Comment on Why is no VAT paid in the Channel Islands? by Russell http://www.tomcatuk.net/why-is-no-vat-paid-in-the-channel-islands/comment-page-1/#comment-155 Russell Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:53:55 +0000 http://www.tomcatuk.net/?p=215#comment-155 Here is a little help for your research:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_Islands Here is a little help for your research:-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_Islands

]]> Comment on Why is no VAT paid in the Channel Islands? by Russell http://www.tomcatuk.net/why-is-no-vat-paid-in-the-channel-islands/comment-page-1/#comment-154 Russell Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:47:03 +0000 http://www.tomcatuk.net/?p=215#comment-154 What utter rubbish. We are a self ruled Island. The UK Does not support the Islands ie health etc, in any way. We have our own laws and our own form of VAT, here it is called GST. Do yourself a favour, and do a bit more research on the history of the Channel Islands, before you write a blog such as this. What utter rubbish. We are a self ruled Island. The UK Does not support the Islands ie health etc, in any way.
We have our own laws and our own form of VAT, here it is called GST.
Do yourself a favour, and do a bit more research on the history of the Channel Islands, before you write a blog such as this.

]]> Comment on How to use a PHP include with WordPress by Ben Tremblay http://www.tomcatuk.net/how-to-use-a-php-include-with-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-153 Ben Tremblay Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:40:37 +0000 http://www.tomcatuk.net/?p=64#comment-153 Has WWW jumped the short /or what?!/ This has puzzled me for the longest time ... but I didn't bother googling, imagining 10 tons of unrelated results. But just now I did ... ... and got this; spot on! thanks so much @bentrem Has WWW jumped the short /or what?!/
This has puzzled me for the longest time … but I didn’t bother googling, imagining 10 tons of unrelated results.
But just now I did …
… and got this; spot on!

thanks so much
@bentrem

]]> Comment on How to use a PHP include with WordPress by Jeff http://www.tomcatuk.net/how-to-use-a-php-include-with-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Jeff Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:57:20 +0000 http://www.tomcatuk.net/?p=64#comment-152 Sweeeeet.. Thanks man! Just what I needed! Sweeeeet.. Thanks man! Just what I needed!

]]> Comment on How to use a PHP include with WordPress by Graham http://www.tomcatuk.net/how-to-use-a-php-include-with-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-145 Graham Sat, 29 May 2010 08:49:32 +0000 http://www.tomcatuk.net/?p=64#comment-145 Thank you SOOO much, I have been looking for these answers. Thank you SOOO much, I have been looking for these answers.

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