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Re: Exchange rate at Shop@home?
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Wed, 1 Aug 2007 06:41:21 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, David Drew wrote:
   I haven’t bought from shop@home for a while, but the exchange rate there is ridiculous.

For US buyers, the UCS Millennium Falcon is only US$499, but for us Aussies, it’s A$979. This equates to an exchange rate of 51c. At current exchange rates, it should only cost about A$590. Australian buyers are being ripped off to the tune of $400!

Is there anyone we can contact to have this rectified?

David Drew

There’s little chance of having it rectified in the short term, unless it is a typo on the site.

Consistency of pricing between markets is an issue on the Ambassadors’ list which is being pursued with LEGO.

Cheers

Richie Dulin
LEGO Ambassador



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(...) It also pays to remember that the exchange rates used by TLG are determined well in advance of the price being announced (as announced by someone official sometime). A fairer comparison is probably the exchange rate six to twelve months ago. (...) (17 years ago, 1-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)

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I haven't bought from shop@home for a while, but the exchange rate there is ridiculous. For US buyers, the UCS Millennium Falcon is only US$499, but for us Aussies, it's A$979. This equates to an exchange rate of 51c. At current exchange rates, it (...) (17 years ago, 31-Jul-07, to lugnet.loc.au)

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