Subject:
|
Re: Absurd price differences at LEGO Direct
|
Newsgroups:
|
lugnet.lego.direct
|
Date:
|
Wed, 17 Jul 2002 13:03:07 GMT
|
Viewed:
|
650 times
|
| |
|
|
In lugnet.lego.direct, Lawrence Wilkes writes:
The issue might have to do with taxes. There are no VAT or in most cases sales
taxes (for mail order purchases) in the US. I also think corporate income tax
is lower. In spite of all the complaining some people do in the US, we have the
lowest rate of taxation of all of the "western" countries.
Lester
PS: Interesting bit of US tax triva (This may be depressing for some of our
friends from higher taxing countries.). In the US there are taxes at the
Federal and state levels. In Alaska, which has hugh Oil income, rather than
paying taxes, the residents get a check (a portion of the Oil revenue). (This
may not be true anymore)
My overall personal rate of taxation is about 30-35% of Gross income as opposed
to nearly double that in some places. And let's not even get into how cheap it
is to own a house in the US
> "Eric Brok" <e.c.t.brok@nospamplease.kpn.com> wrote in message
> news:GzE6Jn.5no@lugnet.com...
> > In europe (Netherlands) the new Spybotics are listed EUR 90, which equals
> > over USD 90.
> > In the US this same product in the same shop is listed USD 60. A • difference
> > of USD 30, one-third of the price!
> >
> > So in effect, since shop.lego.com only allows purchases for our own • country,
> > we should order this product from e.g. Amazon.com instead of shop.lego.com
> ?!
>
> Same for UK. £59.99 which equals $93 - slightly more.
>
> Rip off.
>
> Lawrence
|
|
Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Absurd price differences at LEGO Direct
|
| "Lester Witter" <witter@erim-int.com> wrote in message news:GzE9L7.D1K@lugnet.com... (...) sales (...) tax (...) have the (...) In part yes. Lego prices in Europe include VAT. VAT is levied in the country where you purchase - not where you reside. (...) (22 years ago, 17-Jul-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
| | | Re: Absurd price differences at LEGO Direct
|
| It may be cheap to own a house in SOME places in the US, but others are insane. In my area, unless I'm willing to deal with stray bullets occasionally, the cheapest I will find a 2BR house that doesn't need a TON of work is over $400K, and nearing (...) (22 years ago, 17-Jul-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
|
Message is in Reply To:
10 Messages in This Thread:
  
 
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
This Message and its Replies on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
