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Re: Why the high proce in UK?
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Date: 
Tue, 10 Jul 2001 09:37:00 GMT
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"aeon" <aeon15@home.com> wrote in message news:GG8pDI.4wH@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.lego.direct, Lawrence Wilkes writes:
> 
> 
> > But it is harder to do this when it is the same shipping centre (I think), and in the same economic zone.
> 
> Well Uk is farther from Denmark than Germany is.

You miss the point
It is shop at home
WE pay shipping.

> 
> > It is almost the equivalent of saying California residents have to pay 20% more than New York folk, even though they • are
> > both being supplied from Texas. For no other reason than someone just thought the Californians ought to pay more.
> 
> They often do, due to various things..
what things?
Things you might think are reasons for the difference are covered in this case. Like Tax, transport.
This is just a case of them deciding to charge UK more.

> 
> No offense but, I felt the "poor pitiful British" current in the post needed
> to be dampened a bit.

Oh yeh, like I should just sit back and say 'OK lego charge me what you want, I wont complain'

British has nothing to do with it.
I just dont want to pay 20% more than my neighours for no reason.
What is wrong with
a. complaining about that
b. asking Lego to justify it?

regards
lawrence



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  Re: Why the high proce in UK?
 
(...) From Denmark? Or do they have a distribution center in Britain? --Bill. (25 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)

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(...) Well Uk is farther from Denmark than Germany is. (...) They often do, due to various things.. No offense but, I felt the "poor pitiful British" current in the post needed to be dampened a bit. It almost seems there ought to be a (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)

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