Amazon UK

 

We made our first purchase through Amazon in the UK. Here is how it worked:

We ordered smart plugs to manage our outside lights with our phone. We made the purchase through an Amazon supplier of European electronics.  They (Amazon) honored my Prime membership and shipped for free within the EU. FedEx delivered the smart plugs to our shipping address in the UK.  EZone, our shipping company, got it from London to Bonaire. It took over a month to get to Bonaire and cost $56 in customs and shipping.

These are the smart plugs.  As you will note, they plug into European plugs. They are wireless and programmed through our phone.  They are designed for outside use and are basically a timer for lights to come on and off.

The instructions for set-up and use are in 27 different languages.  Thank goodness one of the 27  was English.

"Why do we need these?", you may ask.  Well....

The timers on the house are placed near the top of the wall beneath the roof. The placement makes it impossible to change the timing without a ladder. Plus the electrical outlets are European.  We needed wireless so we could easily change the time for lights to come on and off.

We are now fully skilled at ordering things from Europe through Amazon. This little island is certainly global when it comes to getting goods and services.