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Re: Exchange rate at Shop@home?
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lugnet.loc.au
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Wed, 1 Aug 2007 06:54:00 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.
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> 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!
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> Is there anyone we can contact to have this rectified?
Yes. If you have any friends in the States, use the US S@H portal and send it to
their address, and get them to ship it over. Even if it costs $100 to ship it,
you'll still come out well ahead [1]. I understand US customers get free
shipping too, so that's another $40 saved.
It's unlikely you'll be able to change the system, but there's always ways to
circumvent it.
Allister
[1] It'd pay to check out the various shipping rates prior to buying it though.
Does anyone know what the box weighs?
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