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    HELP! WEEE Compliance for selling a clock??!

    Better off working for the bloody government than trying to make money yourself - grrr I have reread the letter and I do not have to sign up and pay to comply as long as I make provisions to dispose of the waste with a licensed waste contractor which seems relatively straightforward according...
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    HELP! WEEE Compliance for selling a clock??!

    Is it not possible to comply by offering to accept returned items and then disposing of them according to the regulations - why does it have to cost £150-£200 a year if I can take them to a recycling centre? In reality NOONE is going to return an old clock to me, at least I very much doubt it.
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    HELP! WEEE Compliance for selling a clock??!

    I run a home accessories/gift website. I am a sole trader based from home with a small turnover. I sell a clock that takes an aa battery and today I have received a letter from vca.gov.uk telling me that I am not complying witht eh WEEE Regulation 2006 which I have never heard of before. I do...
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    Sole Trader - Advice on Personal Liability

    Ok thanks for that too - I don't import from Far East, clocks from Australia and USA, some melamine plates and then handmade decorative items such as cushions, lampshades (flameproof), pictures etc... Nothing that could burst into flames, cause damage or injury. I'm just a paranoid android!
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    Sole Trader - Advice on Personal Liability

    Hi Geoff, That's helpful, thank you. Think we are going to sign all over to my husband anyway at least that's a start... Will probably end up going limited eventually, but in the meantime I've weighed up pros and cons and the additional admin/accounting etc... fees don't make it worth it with...
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    Sole Trader - Advice on Personal Liability

    Hi, I run a small business as a sole trader. I have weighed up my options and I've decided not to go limited for the timebeing due to my small turnover, don't employ anyone, manage my books myself etc... I sell home accessories and gifts online and have been doing so for 3 years. I do not...
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    Product Liability Insurance USA - HELP!

    LuckyG - I don't yet ship to USA, I'm not going to until I can find insurance so can't advise on that. DeniseR - AXA said a big fat no straight off even when I said I knew someone who had it with them. Dynabid - thanks I'll try them tomorrow. It seems I have an additional problem now in...
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    Product Liability Insurance USA - HELP!

    thanks for the tip, I'm currently waiting to hear back from existing insurer, but when I orginally took out policy USA was not covered.
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    Product Liability Insurance USA - HELP!

    I'm pretty sure I do. I make my own lampshades and cushions and supply clocks I source from outside the EU. I currently have it for selling within UK/EU but want to start selling to USA too.
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    Product Liability Insurance USA - HELP!

    I've brought this up again, in the hope people can point me in the direction of an insurer who can help. I have been trying to get quotes for my online shop to trade to USA, but everyone I speak to refuses to touch it and can't offer product liability insurance. I totally understand it will...
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    Think I need branded packaging....

    That's the thing... so many options and I'm not sure where to start! I'll PM you...
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    Think I need branded packaging....

    I run an online gift/homewares website, and to date I just package things in any old box with brown tape and stick a docs enclosed label on the front. There's nothing on the box to show my company web address or anything and I think I should make things look a bit more professional. Not sure...
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    Not sure whether to accept this payment or not - help!

    Oh, it's in Guernsey -does that have any bearing?
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    Not sure whether to accept this payment or not - help!

    Hi there, Had an order, but the card payment has not passed the AVS checked because there is no response from the card issuer. Any suggestions for further check I could make or what you would do? Thanks a lot, Alison
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    Who twitters?

    I started using it a few days ago, still getting my head around what I can do with it - www.twitter.com/hunkydoryhome if you want to follow me.
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