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Re: Why the high proce in UK?
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lugnet.lego.direct
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Wed, 11 Jul 2001 08:02:01 GMT
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"Kyle D. Jackson" <flightdeck@sympatico.deletethisspamblock.ca> wrote in message news:GGACuB.IB5@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.lego.direct, Lawrence Wilkes writes:
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> > As I said, there is no tax difference. it is Danish tax for everyone.
> > That is the way the EU works. you pay tax at the rate in the retailers country, not your recieving country.
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> What's the currency story? Are there large fluctuations between the
> currencies you're talking about? By having fixed prices in both
> currencies, is LEGO trying to do something that represents exchange
> rates averaged over a time? And thus at today's rates maybe that
> is causing a discrepancy?
There has been about 10% fluctuation over the last 2 years.
The pound is currently about as strong has it has ever been agaionst the Krona over the last 10 years.
Therefore they might expect it to go down.
But 20% is a bit extreme
Remember I started this thread about th 10014 which is 20% more in the UK than Germany
It is 10% than the price in Denmark (so Danes ought to be complaining too)
Typically prices of Lego are around 4% more in UK than Denmark, and 12% more than Germany
Quite why Germany should have the lowest prices for Lego in Europe I dont know.
regards
lawrence
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