Using this Order Form is optional when you may wish to create your own. However, if you do create your own, you should always refer to this order form in order to create one with a suitable structure, and to obtain an highly accurate postage price. Please always quote the exact postage option (next to the postage value) if you do create your own order form, or else your order could be dispatched using a lower value postage option.
To open the Order Form then please select one of these links...
Order Form (Sterling Version)
Pay in Sterling (GBP)
on-line through
the NoChex, PPPay and PayPal services.
Pay through your bank with a SWIFT / CHAPS
Transfer or pay Cash into any Lloyds-TSB branch.
Send me payment through the post with Cash,
Postal Orders, Cheques or even Foreign Currency.
Order Form (Euro
Version)
Pay in Euros (EUR) on-line through the PayPal, PPPay and MoneyBookers services.
Pay through your bank with a SWIFT / IBAN Transfer.
Send me Cash through the post.
Order Form (US Dollar
Version)
Pay in US Dollars (USD) on-line through the PayPal, E-Gold
and EvoCash services.
Pay through your bank with a SWIFT / CHAPS Transfer.
Send me Cash through the post.
Please note that your brower MUST support JavaScript or JScript in order for this automatic order form to work correctly. Should you not see a JavaScript Enabled note, just above the Total Item Weight field to the center right of this automatic Order Form, then please enable Scripting in your browser options.
To begin with, then if this is your first time using this Order Form, then please carefully read this entire page before proceeding, when this page will explain every possible aspect in order to avoid confusion.
This automatic Order Form was created to provide an error free and accurate order value to speed up order processing and to make ordering from myself faster and easier for my customers.
The Order Form has been tested using Microsoft's Internet Explorer version 6.00, Netscape's Navigator version 6.01, Opera version 8.0, as well as several others. This was done in order to make sure that this automatic Order Form was compatible with the most popular browsers.
From this testing some problems were discovered due to the browsers inability to print exactly what you see on the screen.
MIE was guilty of not providing controlled character spacing. This means that while the displayed text has lots of spare space, this space was added when it will be used up when the print-out is done. As MIE provides the better printout however, then that is the browser that I recommend to use.
NN from my testing does even worse, when it cannot print selected options from a drop-down menu. This is due to always printing the default value instead, which is why the Order Form always has to copy the ordering code to the Description field.
Even worse is that drop-down menus in NN can cause other text fields under these menus to have their value blanked out. This means that some drop-down menus had to be moved to the bottom of the form in order to avoid blanking out vital values.
As other browsers and values can equally fail to print what you are looking at, then if you encounter problems then try a different browser.
Finally due to the fact that calculations are done on your own computer, then I am not responsible should any value be incorrectly calculated or displayed. Also I recommend that you confirm item values and weight with that listed elsewhere on this site, when the wrong order total can lead to delays in processing your order.
Order Form - The Basics
The most basic thing that you should be aware of when looking at the automatic Order Form is that the fields coloured blue are ones that you can and should change as required.
However, the fields coloured in red are controlled by the Order Form by inserting the correct values automatically. To avoid user errors any user attempt to modify a red field will be deemed invalid by the Order Form and the correct value restored.
To briefly explain the whole process; then the automatic Order Form works by you selecting the Ordering Codes (eg ELVIS) for the items that you wish to purchase. The Order Form would then automatically fill in the Description, Price, Quantity, and Total Price for you.
If you wish more of this item then the default 1 quantity, then just select the Qty field, delete the "1" value, and then enter the quantity that you do require. Naturally, the Order Form will automatically adjust to this change by calculating a new Total Price for this group of items.
The second most important aspect, in order to obtain a final Total, is to select the Postal Options. As once the Order Form knows where it has to go to (by zone) and how, then the accurate postage cost can be calculated and the final Total returned.
There are other options to adjust as required, such as if you need to pay VAT. And for the description and use of every possible field then please see below.
Once the Order Form is complete, then either you can print it out and post it to me, or you can now pay for your order on-line using many different payment services.
Order Form - Fields
Code: In this field you should select the Ordering Code of the item that you wish to purchase. The Ordering Code can be found under the description for all of the items listed on other pages on this site. The Ordering Code is found on the line marked Ordering Code:, and where the actual Ordering Code is always coloured in blue.
Description: A brief description of the item selected by the Ordering Code in the Code field will be displayed automatically once the Ordering Code has been selected. This should naturally reflect the item that you wish to purchase, and is displayed to avoid accidental ordering of the wrong item.
Price: This is nothing more then the Unit Price of the item selected in the Code field. The price will be inserted automatically in order to avoid incorrect totals. Should the item in question provide multiple prices, depending on the quantity ordered, then the Order Form will automatically update the Price to the correct value for the chosen quantity.
Qty: The Quantity field should be set to reflect the number of the item selected in the Code field that you wish to purchase. The default value for this field will always be set to 1, but this value can be easily changed by deleting this number and typing a new quantity.
Total: Now the end item line total will contain the total price for the quantity of each item that you wish to purchase. This automatic price value is naturally calculated as the Unit Price multiplied by the Quantity.
Special Offers: This group of automatic fields will contain any Special Offers that applies to the current month. One example of a constant Special Offer free item is to select any two applicable card programmers (eg ALIEN and SMART2), as then the third Special Offer line will then contain one free SERIAL cable.
Total Item Weight: This automatic field will contain the total weight of all the selected items. This total item weight value you can check for yourself by adding up all the Gross Weight values as displayed on the item pages.
Total Package Weight: This field is just the Total Item Weight plus a rough estimate for the packing weight. This value will be a close estimate of the final package weight, which is then later used to provide a highly accurate postal cost.
Sub Total: Once at least one item has been selected, and the important Postal Options have been set, then this Sub Total value can then contain the total of all the Item Totals plus the additional cost for the Postage.
Pay VAT?: This important option should be set depending on the destination country, including if the customer is VAT registered or not. For each country this is as follows...
For the United Kingdom; containing England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Island, and all the small islands around our coast line, VAT always needs to be paid. This means that this option should always be set to "Yes 15%".
If however the destination is set to the Channel Islands (Jersey, Guernsey, etc) then no VAT should be paid. To do this make sure that this option is set to "No 0%".
For other countries within the European Union; which happens to be Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus [Greek Part], Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden, VAT should always be paid (set to "Yes 15%") unless the customer is VAT registered and provides their VAT Registration Number in the Other Details field. With this VAT registered exception this option should then be set to "No 0%".
With all other country destinations this option should be set to "No 0%". However, you should be aware that depending on the destination, some country's Customs Service would charge VAT and/or Excise duty upon import, usually depending on order value.
VAT: If the Pay VAT? option is set to "Yes 15%", then this value is the VAT amount, which is naturally 15% of the Sub Total value. However, if the Pay VAT? option is set to "No 0%", then this value will always be set as zero.
TOTAL: Once every other automatic field has been entered then this final total is the accurate value for this order. This amount is the value that you should include with your Order Form when you send it to me.
I have included: The two lines starting with these three words should ideally be entered with the chosen payment type (eg; Cheque, US Dollars, Postal Orders) followed by the exact face value of the chosen payment type. This section is so that I can confirm that what you have included matches what you believe you have included.
Customer Name: Enter here the name of the customer that the package should be addressed to. Ideally the first and last name should be mentioned as well as your title if desired.
Delivery Address: These six fields should include the full address for where the package has to be delivered to. Please remember that as most packages need to be signed for then the address should have at least someone available to meet the postal worker. For this reason you may wish to choose to use your work address instead of your home address.
Contact Information: You should ideally enter an e-mail address here which should be frequently checked for mail. However, if desired, you can enter other contact information such as a telephone number or a fax number. On the other hand it is a very bad idea not to include any contact information in this field, when if there is a problem with your order, then not being able to contact you can lead to very long delays waiting for you to contact us.
Other Details: Include here any other information that you feel is important. If you are VAT registered, and require a VAT Invoice, then enter your VAT registration number here so that I know you require one. Now if there is not enough room to include what you wish to say then you can hand write details on your order form once it has been printed.
Destination Region: Here you should select the destination "zone" for where the order is to be sent to. As this option controls the postal cost then this setting needs to be correct in order to arrive at a valid order total.
The different "zone" options include the following countries...
United Kingdom: England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and any island around this coast line.
Channel Islands: Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark and Herm.
Other Europe: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Azores, Balearic Islands, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Corsica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Irish Republic, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madeira, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Spitzbergen, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State.
World Zone 1: The countries of Abu Dhabi, Afghanistan, Ajman, Algeria, Angola, Anguilla, Antiga & Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Ascension, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, British Indian Ocean Territories, British Virgin Islands, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Christmas Island, Cocos Island (Keeling Island), Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Congo Democratic Republic, Costa Rica, Cote d'lvoire, Cuba, Curacao, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Dubai, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, French West Indies, Fujairah, Gabon, Gambia, Gaza & Khan Yunis, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bussau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Macao, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherland Antilles, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Niger Republic, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Ras al Khaimah, Reunion, Rwanda, Sabah, St Christopher (St Kitts) & Nevis, St Helena, St Lucia, St Pierre & Miquelon, St Vincent & Grenadines, Sao Tome & Principe, Sarawak, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sharjah, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, South Georgia, South Sandwich Islands, Spanish North African Territories, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Tazania, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Trinidad & Tobago, Tristan da Cunha, Tunisia, Turks & Caicos Islands, Uganda, Umm al Qaiwan, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Islands (USA), Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
World Zone 2: The remaining countries of Australia, Belau (Palau), China (People's Republic), East Timor, Fiji, French Polynesia, French Southern & Antarctic Territories, Guam, Japan, Kiribati, Korea (Democratic People's Republic), Korea (Republic of), Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States), Mongolia, Nauru Island, New Caledonia, New Zealand, New Zealand Island Territories, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Island, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pitcairn Island, Samoa (American), Solomon Islands, Taiwan, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wake Island, Wallis & Futuna Islands, Western Samoa.
Pay by NoChex: If you are already a NoChex account holder, then you should already know what to do. So just click the "Pay By NOCHEX" button, check that the your displayed order details are correct, then click on the Make Payment button to be taken to the NoChex payment gateway.
Once the NoChex payment gateway is displayed, then just fill in your e-mail address and password to complete the payment process. There are NO EXTRA CHARGES involved in paying me using this method, provided that your NoChex account already has suitable funds available. Also as I never see any details beyond what you entered on your order form, then as the transaction is done on a secure SSL connection, then all details like your debit card number is then totally safe.
For people who do not currently know what NoChex is, and do not have their own NoChex account, then let me now explain. To begin with then a NoChex account is like a GBP based holding account for money, which you can then send to any other NoChex account holders, like myself. And as I mentioned above, there is no charge for these between NoChex account payment transfers.
As new account holders will have a starting balance of zero, then the only way to get money into your new NoChex account is from one of two possible sources. First of all other NoChex account holders can send you money, but unless you sell them something, then it is not a good idea to wait around for your balance to grow. The more common second method is to transfer money into your NoChex account by doing a Direct Debit transfer from your (UK based) Bank Account, where this transfer method will allow you to transfer money back and forth between your NoChex and Bank accounts as desired.
The other method that NoChex now offers is to transfer payment directly from your Credit or Debit Card to my NoChex account. Where this transfer will by-pass your own NoChex account. This easier payment transfer will allow you to send me payment of up to £300, when payment from a standard NoChex account is currently limited to £90.
So if you are interested in paying me using this method, then proceed to the NoChex log-in screen and then select the "Register Here" option to open a new window. Fill in the details to open a NoChex account, transfer money to your new account, then finally return to the first screen to confirm your payment to me.
If you do not have a NoChex account yet, then before you can load money into your non-existant account, then you will first need to confirm a transfer of up to 99p that NoChex will deduct from your bank account. Once you know the value transferred from your bank account, which will be found on your on-line or monthly bank statement, then you will have full use of your NoChex account.
As the process of paying me takes a only minutes at most, and is instantly shown on my own NoChex account, then you can save one or two days off the order completion time compared to sending your order on-line instead of through the postal system.
My limit for same day dispatch for all on-line payment orders is usually up to 16:30 GMT, but although that is common and not always the cut off time, then the earlier I receive your order in the day the better. And out of interest the latest time for a same day order dispatch was for a NoChex order that was received in my own NoChex account at 17:02 GMT, where that order left with my daily postal collection just 20 minutes later.
Pay by E-Gold: Please see the Details link on my Order Forms for understanding E-Gold's costs and limits before using this service. You may also wish to see the NoChex system details above if you wish to learn more about how on-line payment systems work in general.
E-Gold is the most popular of the virtual currency services, where since they are not that popular anyway, then that is why most E-Gold payments I receive come Eastern European countries like with Russia.
E-Gold is good if you have E-Gold funds already, but it is the usual virtual currency time and hassle moving your funds to E-Gold if not.
Pay by EvoCash: Please see the Details link on my Order Forms for understanding EvoCash's costs and limits before using this service. You may also wish to see the NoChex system details above if you wish to learn more about how on-line payment systems work in general.
EvoCash is my least popular on-line payment service due to the virtual currency, extra required steps to get money in and out, but at least they support a payment gateway to make life easier.
Pay by PayPal: Please see the Details link on my Order Forms for understanding PayPal's costs and limits before using this service. You may also wish to see the NoChex system details above if you wish to learn more about how on-line payment systems work in general.
PayPal is the most popular on-line payment system around, where it is fast, cheap for you, and packed with features. However, it is expensive for me, where it has also been known to take up to 2 weeks to just transfer these PayPal funds to my own bank account. So I would prefer you to use a different payment method if that is an option.
Pay by MoneyBookers: Please see the Details link on my Order Forms for understanding MoneyBookers's costs and limits before using this service. You may also wish to see the NoChex system details above if you wish to learn more about how on-line payment systems work in general.
Since MoneyBookers is my latest supported on-line payment service, where I have not yet discovered all that it has to offer, then I will add more details later. However, MoneyBookers seems like the ideal service for the people wishing to move money about across Europe.
What I mean is that you can load funds into your MoneyBookers account by issuing them a bank transfer to a local bank in your country, which can often be cost free. Once you have funds in your MoneyBookers account, then so can you send funds to other MoneyBookers customers like me.
Best of all is that they can process funds in the Euro currency, which combined with their low costs makes for a good way to pay me on-line using this currency.
Select Postal Option: Here you can choose the options of Recorded & Insured (Inland Recorded / International Signed-For), Standard postage (1st Class Only), and the new Faster Postage Recorded & Insured Option (Special Delivery / International Priority). Standard postage is restricted to item totals (excluding Postage and VAT) of £35 and below. This option is only offered to reduce the postage cost on International Orders, and to allow for the delivery of orders that can fit through a letter box when no person is at home. Please note that such dispatches are done at the customer's own risk of unlikely loss or damage. Should you not wish to accept this risk, then my Recorded and Insured postal options cover all postal system loss and damage.
Known Problems
1. The Order Form prints out over two (or more) pages.
As the order form is designed to print on one side of A4 paper, the most common mistake is to have margins set to a too high value resulting in each item line appearing over two lines. This mistake produces too many line to appear on the single page causing the print-out to usually take up two pages.
To correct this problem look under either the Print Options or Page Setup until you find the Margins option, then just lower the left and right values until the Order Form correctly prints to a single page. And for note my own suitable margins are set to the default of 19mm each, but you may require less.
Another mistake is to print the Order Form using the Landscape print option instead of the correct Portrait setting, where naturally the correction to this problem is obvious.
In some cases the print-out will still cover two pages due to font size, but anything below the Other Details field (as usually found on this second page) you do not need to send me, when I would only throw it away anyway.
2. Letters and Numbers are missing from the end of most fields.
This rare problem is no doubt due to the font size. You can try reducing the text size within the browser, but most likely this font size is controlled by the printer driver. So check your print system to see why it is using a too large font size.
3. The Total Item Weight field is always calculated as 0g. (FIXED)
This uncommon problem is most unhelpful, when any customer sending me an order form where the Total Item Weight is shown as 0g (zero grams), would in most cases be sending me the wrong payment. And as the
Delivery Cost is most accurate, then I am not in the habit of dispatching orders until the correct postal cost has been paid.
This appears to be a browser fault, which has an unknown cause that I cannot duplicate. It is unclear what happens to cause this, when all other information is displayed correctly, when only the Total Item Weight is being wrongly calculated as 0g.
To help solve this problem the Order Form will now provide a warning if it detects this situation, where you should then follow the recommended "hit reload" advice in order to restart the Order Form. If that does not work out, then changing to using a non-faulty browser is now required.
The latest News here is that following my added code to warn people of this situation, then no new order form has been submitted with a 0g value since. I can only conclude that is was caused by a fault in one of the browser versions.
4. Sub Total incorrectly calculated on the NoChex confirm screen. (GONE AWAY)
This is the most rare problem of all, which make it a good idea for customers to always check their order details before sending them to me. As in this rare case these customers send me more payment then what they should have, which means that I can easily refund this overpayment via NoChex if they are really concerned with what is only a small amount.
I have totally no idea at all why this rare problem can occur, but since it seems to have gone away, then hopefully it won't return. Good news here is that it has not been seen in over a year, which is why I am happy to declare this problem is no more.
If you encounter other order form problems beyond those listed here then please let me know.