European Puzzle Stores

gabrielmpf · **Posted:** Fri Mar 12, 2010 9:32 am

Hi everyone,

With the help of forum members, I'm building a list of all known online puzzle stores in the European Union. The reason is that European Union countries have free transit of goods, and this way if you are in a EU country and make a purchase on one of these online stores, you have it delivered to your door without stopping in the customs and most importantly, without paying any import taxes. So, with this in mind, I thought that it would be very helpful for those living in the EU, to create such a list of online puzzle stores.

I'll list below the puzzle stores that I know, and if any of you know any that isn't in the list, send a suggestion and I'll update the list. I think it would be best to make a suggestion by PM, this way we don't flood the topic.

Here's a few rules for the list of stores:

- Has to be in a EU country
- Needs to have an english version
- Send packages to most EU countries
- Doesn't need to sell exclusively twisty puzzles

Here's the list so far:

- Cubikon - Germany - Mostly Twisty
- Hendrik Haak Puzzle Shop - Germany - Mostly Twisty
- Crazee Thingz - UK - Mostly Twisty
- V-Cubes - Greece - Twisty
- Tony Fisher Puzzle Shop - UK - Twisty
- Tom's Puzzles - The Netherlands - Twisty
- SpeedCube UK - UK - Twisty
- TwistyPuzzles.de - Germany - Twisty
- Milan's Puzzles - Czech Republic - Miscellaneous
- Sloyd - Finland - Miscellaneous
- Crafty Puzzles - UK - Wooden
- Vinco's Puzzles - Czech Republic - Wooden
- Puzzle This - UK - Wooden & Metal
- Pentangle - UK - Wooden & Metal
- Arusloky - Spain - Arusloky Puzzle
- Revomaze - UK - Revomaze Puzzles
- Marusenko Sphere - Spain - Marusenko Sphere Puzzles
- Oliver's Puzzles - Hungary - Olivér Nagy Shapeways Shop
- Krubik - Spain - Mostly Twisty
- iCubik - Italy - Mostly Twisty
- Philibert - France - Miscellaneous
- Sonic Games - UK - Miscellaneous
- Dioctipoid - UK - Twisty
- Dael 'O Ring - The Netherlands - Hidden Maze
- Puzzle Guru - UK - Miscellaneous
- RubixFreakGreg Shapeway's Shop - France - Twisty
- Bits and Pieces - UK - Miscellaneous
- Gemani Games - UK - Mostly Wooden
- Grand Illusions - UK - Miscellaneous
- Hand Held Puzzles - UK - Miscellaneous
- Knox Puzzles - Switzerland - Mostly Wooden
- Mind Games - UK - Miscellaneous
- Net Gadgets - UK - Mostly Metal and Wooden
- Phil Exley's 3D Puzzles - Portugal - Wooden
- Puzzle Box Direct - UK - Miscellaneous
- SmartEgg - Hungary - Wooden

Thanks for the help :wink:

Sjoerd · **Posted:** Fri Mar 12, 2010 12:11 pm

There's also puzl.co.uk, twistypuzzles and other stuff in the UK
And Arabesk (http://www.arabesk.nl/english.html) who don't have that much twistypuzzles but a great great lot of other wooden puzzles and other amazing stuff. I love going to that store, it's pretty tiny but I usually stay there for a couple of hours

Luke · **Posted:** Fri Mar 12, 2010 12:54 pm

I don't really know many European sites there are, but I mainly use PUZL.co.uk. You have a PUZL Megaminx in your avatar, gabrielmpf.

APJ · **Joined:** Sat Jul 11, 2009 1:09 pm **Location:** My House

SEBUVER wrote:

I don't really know many European sites there are, but I mainly use PUZL.co.uk. You have a PUZL Megaminx in your avatar, gabrielmpf.

Puzl's definitely a good site. I've bought from them with no problems. Also, because I live really near where they are, packages only take about a day to arrive.

Alex

gabrielmpf · **Posted:** Fri Mar 12, 2010 1:18 pm

SEBUVER wrote:

You have a PUZL Megaminx in your avatar, gabrielmpf.

Yes I do

One of my first twisty puzzles. I bought it from their ebay.uk store among others, back in 2008. Forgot they had their own site though...

Tony Fisher · **Joined:** Sun Mar 27, 2005 7:37 pm

gabrielmpf wrote:

The reason is that European Union countries have free transit of goods, and this way if you are in a EU country and make a purchase on one of these online stores, you have it delivered to your door without stopping in the customs and most importantly, without paying any import taxes.

In my experience only a tiny percentage of parcels are stopped by customs any way.

Luke · **Posted:** Fri Mar 12, 2010 5:31 pm

APJ wrote:

SEBUVER wrote:

I don't really know many European sites there are, but I mainly use PUZL.co.uk. You have a PUZL Megaminx in your avatar, gabrielmpf.

Puzl's definitely a good site. I've bought from them with no problems. Also, because I live really near where they are, packages only take about a day to arrive.

Alex

I don't think it matters where you are, it all gets pushed into the system. Where do you live in England Alex? I live in the south, and I get my deliverys from him within a day.

Justin · **Posted:** Fri Mar 12, 2010 6:10 pm

Crazeethingz are UK based http://www.crazeethingz.com/section.php ... duct-range

maarten · **Joined:** Mon Feb 02, 2009 3:50 pm

Another one in Germany

http://www.puzzle-shop.de/start-shop.html

maarten · **Joined:** Mon Feb 02, 2009 3:50 pm

Well, at least somebody forgot to mention

http://tonyfisherpuzzles.net/Rubik%20Type%20Puzzles.html

gabrielmpf · **Posted:** Sat Mar 13, 2010 5:59 am

Justin wrote:

Crazeethingz are UK based http://www.crazeethingz.com/section.php ... duct-range

Justin, maybe I'm wrong but, I took a look at the website and I don't think they send outside UK. I was simulating a checkout and only showed UK delivery options.

Justin · **Posted:** Sat Mar 13, 2010 8:01 am

Good point. I think at one time they did ship outside the UK (?)

I'm basing that assumption on what I read in this thread a while ago viewtopic.php?f=15&t=14414&p=172436

Georges · **Posted:** Sat Mar 13, 2010 10:14 am

gabrielmpf wrote:

Justin wrote:

Crazeethingz are UK based http://www.crazeethingz.com/section.php ... duct-range

Justin, maybe I'm wrong but, I took a look at the website and I don't think they send outside UK. I was simulating a checkout and only showed UK delivery options.

I phoned them and was able to order without a problem.

gabrielmpf · **Posted:** Sat Mar 13, 2010 10:49 am

Thanks for the info, Georges. List updated :wink:

Namegoeswhere · **Joined:** Fri Feb 20, 2009 1:45 pm

Dutch
http://kubuswinkel.nl/
Also Dutch
http://www.jolie-spellen.nl/
Located in Eindhoven, they also have most general twisty puzzles (2x2 - 7x7) allthough they are not listed on the site.

EDIT:
They are both entirely in Dutch though, still making a complete list of all puzzle stores seems like a good idea aswell so the locals also know where to go.

gabrielmpf · **Posted:** Sat Mar 13, 2010 1:01 pm

Namegoeswhere wrote:

Dutch
http://kubuswinkel.nl/
Also Dutch
http://www.jolie-spellen.nl/
Located in Eindhoven, they also have most general twisty puzzles (2x2 - 7x7) allthough they are not listed on the site.

EDIT:
They are both entirely in Dutch though, still making a complete list of all puzzle stores seems like a good idea aswell so the locals also know where to go.

It's a shame they don't have an english version. Also, probably they don't send outside The Netherlands though. As for the complete list of all puzzle stores, that would be a daunting task

Maybe someone else would like to to that one.

Namegoeswhere · **Joined:** Fri Feb 20, 2009 1:45 pm

gabrielmpf wrote:

Namegoeswhere wrote:

Dutch
http://kubuswinkel.nl/
Also Dutch
http://www.jolie-spellen.nl/
Located in Eindhoven, they also have most general twisty puzzles (2x2 - 7x7) allthough they are not listed on the site.

EDIT:
They are both entirely in Dutch though, still making a complete list of all puzzle stores seems like a good idea aswell so the locals also know where to go.

It's a shame they don't have an english version. Also, probably they don't send outside The Netherlands though. As for the complete list of all puzzle stores, that would be a daunting task

Maybe someone else would like to to that one.

The task would be the same, people post links. you copy paste them.

gabrielmpf · **Posted:** Sat Mar 13, 2010 1:54 pm

Well, for now I'm just gonna be doing this one, because it's of more interest for me personally. But as I said, if someone wants to do the list of all world puzzle stores, feel free

Luke · **Posted:** Mon Apr 12, 2010 3:38 am

Bump! I just discovered SpeedCubeUK, seems like a pretty good shop, maybe you should add that to the list.

gabrielmpf · **Posted:** Mon Apr 12, 2010 5:37 am

Thanks for the suggestion, list updated

kastellorizo · **Posted:** Wed May 19, 2010 5:17 am

There is a store in Finland (many thanks to Tomas Linden for the info)

http://www.sloyd.fi/index.php

English version should be known soon.
For twisty puzzles:

http://www.sloyd.fi/kuber-c-118.html?language=se

Pantazis

gabrielmpf · **Posted:** Wed May 19, 2010 7:06 am

List updated. Thanks Pantazis ;-)

Tony Fisher · **Joined:** Sun Mar 27, 2005 7:37 pm

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blueShinyApple · **Joined:** Thu May 20, 2010 1:22 am **Location:** Sweden

kastellorizo wrote:

There is a store in Finland (many thanks to Tomas Linden for the info)

http://www.sloyd.fi/index.php

English version should be known soon.
For twisty puzzles:

http://www.sloyd.fi/kuber-c-118.html?language=se

Pantazis

lol, it's in swedish :lol:

kastellorizo · **Posted:** Sat May 29, 2010 7:57 am

blueShinyApple wrote:

kastellorizo wrote:

http://www.sloyd.fi/index.php

lol, it's in swedish :lol:

Really? Wow... interesting, as the web domain is a Finnish one!
I suspect there is some Scandinavian connection there!

Pantazis

gabrielmpf · **Posted:** Sat May 29, 2010 8:02 am

List updated. Thanks Tony.

Monkey-Claw · **Joined:** Thu Jun 24, 2010 10:20 pm

the third ones my favorite (Puzzle Shop)so far but some of the 3x3's are different prices and it doesn't give to much information why.

gabrielmpf · **Posted:** Wed Nov 03, 2010 8:37 pm

Main list updated with two new entries:

- Vinco's Puzzles - Czech Republic - Wooden
- Revomaze - UK - Revomaze Puzzles

Gabriel

Pepsis · **Joined:** Mon Feb 16, 2009 6:43 am **Location:** Italy

I found this Italian store online ( iCubik ), and I'm going to check how the real shop in Milan is in the next days.
It respects all the conditions to be in the list, but it sells puzzles of brands that I've never heard (probably KO, or probably I simply don't know 'em), so I don't know if it's right to list it here...

Pepsis · **Joined:** Mon Feb 16, 2009 6:43 am **Location:** Italy

Ehi I found another interesting website :lol:

, but I don't understand in which state it is...
Here KrubiK

The problem is that it seems expensive

Olivér Nagy · **Posted:** Thu Jan 27, 2011 7:14 am

What about my shops?
For Speedcuber's silicon:
http://speedcuberssilicone.com/
For stickers:
http://speedcubing.hu/webshop

Vadim · **Posted:** Mon Feb 14, 2011 6:21 pm

Also Marusenko Sphere:
http://www.marusenko.com/

gabrielmpf · **Posted:** Mon Mar 14, 2011 9:33 am

List updated with four new entries. Sorry for updating just now, haven't been paying much attention to the markeplace area. If you have suggestions, it's better to send me a PM.

Olivér, thanks for the suggestions, but I only want stores that sell puzzles. I added your shapeways shop instead.

All of the above, thanks also for your suggestions.

Gabriel

gabrielmpf · **Posted:** Wed Mar 16, 2011 1:52 pm

List updated with a new entry: Schaakengo

RubixFreakGreg · **Posted:** Tue May 17, 2011 10:00 am

Strasbourg - Phillibert

gabrielmpf · **Posted:** Sun Dec 11, 2011 8:32 am

List updated :wink:

Paradox · **Posted:** Thu Jan 12, 2012 10:12 am

If it's of any help, and you haven't come across it before, I have been putting together a list of puzzle links including shops here:

Puzzle Links - Puzzle Place

Eventually it will be an exhaustive list, but it's a work in progress.

gabrielmpf · **Posted:** Sat Jan 14, 2012 1:14 pm

Thanks Oli :wink:

I noticed that you have a lot of store links there.
I have to find a bit of time and check out which ones are European and update the list here.

Paradox · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2012 4:03 am

gabrielmpf wrote:

Thanks Oli :wink:

I noticed that you have a lot of store links there.
I have to find a bit of time and check out which ones are European and update the list here.

Excellent! Maybe you could consider making a US list of links as well for our friends 'over the pond'?

gabrielmpf · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:23 am

Hi Oli,

The US list will probably be longer than the European, so I have to leave that job to another interested member

Paradox · **Posted:** Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:52 am

I modified the list, so it's now sorted by continent of origin. That should make it a bit easier for potential shoppers.

Puzzle Links - Puzzle Place :solved:

gabrielmpf · **Posted:** Fri Jan 20, 2012 7:50 am

List Updated

Thanks Oli, for making it easier by separating the links at the Puzzle Place :wink:

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