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Re: Lego prices?
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 14 Jan 2004 19:54:56 GMT
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Christian Treczoks wrote:
> I only stated that LEGO bricks and sets are generally about 30 percent
> cheaper for the customers in the US for no appearent reason.
The apparent reason is the market. If the US buyers expect Lego to cost X,
Lego can not charge too much over that because they will lose market shares.
In EU the clones are not such a big threat (yet), so Lego can charge a bit
more. Plain, standard, business tactics.
--
Anders Isaksson, Sweden
BlockCAD: http://user.tninet.se/~hbh828t/proglego.htm
Gallery: http://user.tninet.se/~hbh828t/gallery/index.htm
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| (...) Well, if I take out the local sales tax of 16%, I still get a EUR 13.79 price tag, and even if the dollar would come up to parity again (where he does not belong, economically), it would still be more expensive. Chances are, that TLC will have (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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