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    ‘Guitar exports used to take 48 hrs – after Brexit it’s three weeks’

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    1. AnotherKTa on

      > A man who makes high-end guitars says Brexit has meant exporting his instruments has gone from 48 hours to three weeks.
      > Steve Toon added the process has gone from costing £60 to £240 with his hand-crafted items often turning up late and “trashed”.
      > “It’s become actually quite difficult to trade. My European sales have dropped off by 50%,” he said.
      > […]
      > Mr Toon **does not want Britain to rejoin the EU, or even the single market**. He just wants politicians to come up with a plan to get his guitars across the channel in under a month.

      Hmmm…

    2. PurahsHero on

      He just wants politicians to come up with a plan to get his guitars across the channel in under a month.

      Translation: I voted for Brexit. But rather than admit I was wrong and ask for the thing that would actually achieve this, I want politicians come up with a plan based upon feelings and ensuring I’m not embarrassed, rather than something that will work.

    3. yubnubster on

      Just curious for those in the know, but what additional checks would a guitar be subject to that would add such a huge amount of time? I could probably order from China and the US and it wouldn’t take that long.

    4. faconsandwich on

      What’s he complaining about?

      If he doesn’t want to rejoin and improve his business, he already got what he probably voted for.

      Just because it hasn’t worked out how he imagined , but exactly as most knew it would, is nobody’s fault but that of Brexiteers.

      Something, something, red white and blue, unicorns, unicorns oven ready, best deal ever, theyneedusmorethanweneedthem.

    5. One-Confusion-2438 on

      So many years on we know Brexit was f’ed up. We just need to get on with it now ..no point dragging up the pain! 💯

    7. somethingbrite on

      But surely Brexit opened up the whole world for him?
      Sure his sales to Europe, his geographically closest market, have fallen off a cliff but don’t they buy guitars in India, China and Australia? He should be raking it in with all the opportunities now open to him right?

    8. Capital-Wolverine532 on

      I’m not sure how you can blame Brexit if inadequate packing means you goods are damaged enroute