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In lugnet.general, Gary Tabener wrote:
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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
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When one adds in the 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 pay the prices Lego lays down.
(Should I pay £20 ($37) to buy the 4500 from S@H or get it for $16 on
bricklink?)
Personally, I very seldom pay full RRP for sets; I prefer to wait for
reductions. The problem is that Lego is getting less and less common on the
“High Street”, only TRU (yes, I know) has a decent range. Places like Tesco
were a good source of discounted Lego, but the range in my local store is now
~20% of what it was.
(1) I wonder how that is impacting on Lego USA’s profits?
Scott A
Have you had a look at Arthurs Seat Yet?
 
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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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| "Scott A" <dr_scott_arthur@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:HrFFo9.CMo@lugnet.com... (...) country (...) I always compare prices. But the diffrences does me no good since I can't shop from wherever I want. I'm living in Norway and have only a few (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jan-04, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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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 (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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