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Lego prices?
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 12 Jan 2004 18:21:44 GMT
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Has anybody ever compared Lego prices between US and UK or any other country
for that matter, or am I approaching a touchy subject here.
eg.
Imperial Star Destroyer US $299 UK £250
4028 bucket US $9.99 UK £9.99
Is it just me or are we paying over the odds for Lego here in the UK
considering that as far as I know there is not a manufacturing plant in the
US so all Lego has to be imported.
Most people I know (non Lego users) say that Lego is expensive so they are
more than happy to buy the copies (Mega-Blocks (spit)) for their kids.
In my opinion if Lego dropped their prices they may not make as much per
unit but they would certainly have a higher number of unit sales.
Gaz.
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| (...) <snip> I've seen debates online about this, but one thing that really sticks out in my mind is the fact that Europeans usually have some kind of tax (GAT?) "included" into the price of each item you buy...basically, it disguises the fact that (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Of course it's been discussed before. Do a search for VAT and you'll find plenty of price comparisons. What you're likely to discover is that you (or perhaps someone else) gets a bit more universal health care for your Lego Euro in the UK than (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) When one adds in the (URL) very weak dollar>(1), there is a real mismatch with prices right now. This is also partly due to tax (which pays for the public services our American friends don't value as we do), but also due to our willingness to (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| (...) Yes. Have a look at the pricetag on a large tub of LEGO in their Brand Stores. Cologne, Germany: EUR 15.99, i.e. with the Euro at $1.25 this is a whopping US$19.98 Solomon Pond Mall, Marlboro MA, USA: US$12.99 Same for allmost all sets. You (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) You boys (and girls) over in the US and UK have got it easy - I'm in australia (yes, that little island down there) and getting well and truly fed up with Lego's inflated prices. $299 for a star destroyer is beautiful - in fact, If it cost (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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