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Re: Holy over-priced, Batman!
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lugnet.castle
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Fri, 24 Dec 1999 00:55:44 GMT
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mattdm@mattdm.org+antispam+
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Jeff Johnston <sakura@mediaone.net> wrote:
> > 6094 Guarded Treasure: 101 pcs, $19.99 (CAD)
> > 6095 Royal Joust: 99 pcs, $29.99 (CAD)
> Jeez! I thought the US prices were bad. This side of the border they're
> US$15 and US$20, respectively. I wonder why the price for 6095 goes up so
> much when you go north? You'd think that the % increase would be roughly
> the same...
Actually, at current exchange rates, USD 20 = CAD 29.40, and USD 15 = CAD
22.05. So actually, the Royal Joust is about equivalent, and the Guarded
Treasure is cheaper.
Not that it's not expensive in either country.
--
Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org
Quotes 'R' Us ---> http://quotes-r-us.org/
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| Crap! This sure doesn't bode well for a man of limited means like myself. Then again, I am getting a job soon. I'm gonna need to if I want King Leo's Castle... Anybody know how much that thing is (in U.S. currency)? Mike (...) (25 years ago, 24-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
| | | Re: Holy over-priced, Batman!
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| (...) Yup, the exchange rate bites (for us Canucks, at least). See, John? Lego is cheaper here! <grin, duck> James (URL) those of you wondering, John Neal was bugging me a while back about no reason to live in Edmonton...) (25 years ago, 24-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Jeez! I thought the US prices were bad. This side of the border they're US$15 and US$20, respectively. I wonder why the price for 6095 goes up so much when you go north? You'd think that the % increase would be roughly the same... J (25 years ago, 24-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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