Eight Hundred Quid for a Stamp | Brexit Cost Us More Than the Ocean

A bonus mini-pod from the road back from EroSpain Barcelona. Eight hundred quid for a stamp. Vegas was 3,500 miles and a web form. Spain was 900 and a carnet. We went to Vegas in April. Three and a half thousand miles across the Atlantic. Customs paperwork was a web form. Some clicking, some typing, done. Then we went to Spain for EroSpain Barcelona. Nine hundred miles across one short hop of Europe. Customs paperwork cost nearly eight hundred quid in stamps — an ATA carnet via the chamber of commerce, four stamps each way, and a building site we had to cross to get to work. The doorstep cost more than the ocean. This is the EroSpain episode of record. Caz and I sit down together for the mini-pod treatment — about thirteen minutes, two-handed, no script — and we walk you through what it actually takes to ship a trade show stand into the EU since Brexit. The carnet. The chamber of commerce. The four stamps. Frankie the Tankie versus the budget Fiat. Spanish drivers who treat the car horn like a percussion instrument. A 787 with a tail cam and crew sales versus an A320neo with a packet of pretzels and no wifi. Three days of paella. A rooftop pool we never got near because Brexit didn't get us that one, the wind did. And the Spanish, who frankly speak better English than I do. It's a working podcast, not a holiday slideshow. If you ship product internationally, if you've watched post-Brexit trade shipping turn from a clipboard into a forensic accountancy exercise, or if you just like the gap between what a trip costs on paper and what it actually costs in admin, this one's for you. If you're enjoying the show, hit subscribe and the bell. And if you've got a moment, a comment genuinely helps other people find us. Mentioned in this episode: EroSpain Barcelona, ATA carnet, post-Brexit trade shipping, Altitude Intimates Las Vegas, Frankie the Tankie. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 Three thousand five hundred miles versus nine hundred — miles don't matter 1:16 Eight hundred quid for a stamp 3:12 The stock we can't actually sell 4:49 Frankie the Tankie and the building site 6:29 The Spanish speak better English than I do 8:18 787 with crew sales, A320neo with pretzels 9:50 Three days of paella 🎙️ LISTEN ON YOUR PODCAST APP Apple Podcasts: https://ift.tt/wXbWVSB Spotify: https://ift.tt/Whxynec All platforms: https://ift.tt/o7mYvaL 🌐 ABOUT E-STIM SYSTEMS "I Make Sex Toys" is the personal podcast of Wayne Allen, founder and Managing Director of E-Stim Systems, the UK manufacturer of electrostimulation products. Made in Britain since 2004. Find us at: 🌐 https://estim.store 📷 Instagram: @estimsystems 🐦 X / Threads / Bluesky: @estimsystems 👥 Facebook: facebook.com/estimsystemsltd 💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/e-stim-systems ⚠️ PLEASE NOTE The content of this podcast is not designed to be explicit or erotic, but we may discuss adult topics. Therefore this podcast is not suitable for children or those of a nervous disposition. You have been warned. New episodes drop the second Tuesday of the month, with bonus content in between. #Brexit #SmallBusiness #BritishManufacturing #Podcast #EroSpain