a member in spain said their pharmacy price was lower than germany when they compared in 2024, and i cannot verify that
#eu 2025-11-26
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- lipase_lore — a member in spain said their pharmacy price was lower than germany when they compared in 2024, and i cannot verify that 09:10
- lipase_lore — parcels entering the eu get assessed at the first point of entry rather than at your own border, which caught me out badly 09:14
- deadspace — my last customs bill was about twenty two percent of declared value plus a fixed handling charge that hurt more than the tax did 09:19
- coa_or_cope — while im here crossing a border to buy it happens and people are quiet about it, which tells you how comfortable they are with it 11:19
- coa_or_cope — the language barrier with support is real. i write in short plain english and it works better than good english does 12:09
parcels entering the eu get assessed at the first point of entry rather than at your own border, which caught me out badly
poland was cheapest
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i had one pharmacy in another eu country refuse a foreign prescription and one accept it, same month, same paperwork
my last customs bill was about twenty two percent of declared value plus a fixed handling charge that hurt more than the tax did
privat means you pay
i order about six weeks ahead because a customs delay inside the eu still cost me 25 days once
while im here crossing a border to buy it happens and people are quiet about it, which tells you how comfortable they are with it
the language barrier with support is real. i write in short plain english and it works better than good english does
german pharmacies will order in what they do not stock. mine took three working days when i asked in 2024
how does a pharmacy handle it if you have no local insurance at all