D&D General My Review of the Forgotten Realms Ultimate Bundle (major spoiler alert)

[Morrus]

I thought sales taxes were payed when I bought the books online. I never had this issue before when buying from WotC before.

That's what I'm asking you.

 

[Morrus]

Maybe all I know is there was surprise $30

But you haven't told us from who?

Did WotC charge you $30? Did a shipping company charge you $30? Did the Canadian government charge you $30? Did a passing dog in the street ask you for $30? Who did you pay $30 to and when? You said it was a 'surprise'? Was it before or after or during purchase?

Was it a sales tax or a tariff? You've said it was both now. Do you not know? And if so, why did you pay it? (And can I have $30 please?)

on top of what I payed to WotC, just for one of the books to be slightly damaged. Not bad enough to return, but still pissed about it.

Never physical books from these guys again.

WotC doesn't personally deliver your books, a local Canadian person in a van does.

 

[TheSword]

It’s not really a review is it. More a list of observations. Things you would do differently due to personal preference.

I love realmslore. I love the details. But I do think that it’s important to remember these are all just sources. Some are going to conflict and some are going to be more significant than others. Expecting it all to line up perfectly and the emphasis to be exactly where we each like, or even where it was in previous editions isn’t feasible.

I also think right off the bat, saying something is insanely overpriced and you’re never buying that kind of product again is a pretty punchy statement. If you feel that strongly then maybe you aren’t the target audience. This stuff will filter down to the wikis eventually. If there is one thing to say about Forgotten Realms and price - you get access to all the lore, for free. It’s just takes a bit longer for the wikis to catch up. Maybe that has led to unreasonable expectations about how much things cost.

 

[Zeromaru X]

The Shades are rebuilding their capital city, although I wish they'd mentioned the Shadovar still have at least one or more cities, Gloomwrought, in the Shadowfell which was unaffected by the collapse of their empire on the Material Plane.

Gloomwrought is not a Shadovar city, tho. Some of them live there, but they didn't founded it. It's a city founded by people from other world of the multiverse.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

Gloomwrought is not a Shadovar city, tho. Some of them live there, but they didn't founded it. It's a city founded by people from other world of the multiverse.

I looked into it, your right, I supposed Prince Rolan was Shadovar when he appeared in a Drizzt novel my bad.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

That's what I'm asking you.

Well I just bought the digital SCAG on sale for the 40% off Cyber Monday just now and Beyond charged me sales taxes.

 

[Swedish Chef]

Well I just bought the digital SCAG on sale for the 40% off Cyber Monday just now and Beyond charged me sales taxes.

E-Commerce sites will most likely charge you local taxes and then submit the taxes to the appropriate tax authority based on your shipping address.
Having purchased from the US prior to the current situation, I can confirm that the extra $30 you were charged was a brokerage fee to get the product across the border. Part of it may have also been extra duties. Shipping US to Canada or Canada to US can result in additional duties and/or brokerage fees, primarily due to minor errors in the paperwork or changes in policies that came into effect after you ordered the product. Pre-trade war, any changes to duties or fees were announced months before they were to take effect, and it would be simple timing to get hit by them.

I.E. books and periodicals may be subject to an additional .5% duty, effective August 31st and you placed your order August 29th and it hit the border on Sept 1st - you've now got an additional duty to pay.

End of the day, WOTC would not known of them and did not charge them. The invoice would be from a broker.