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Re: Pricing and stuff
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Tue, 26 Oct 1999 05:31:50 GMT
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Santosh Bhat wrote in message <3813BA17.F875384E@student.unsw.edu.au>...
> Well im no economist (thanky you oh great one who decides careers),
> but I was told that the Sales tax/import tax etc..on lego came to about
> 22%, but with a flat GST of about 10% then that would be a 12% saving.
All true enough. I'm only a CA (and that's just between you and I,
alright?), but the whole GST thing does not look like a happy day. our
prices are a dan sight more than just 22% higher than the US. We can
habitually score 20% off if you're careful and watch the likes of Big W,
Kmart and Target. Even then I can buy from the US and save another 10-15%
even allowing for freight.
> But even then its not cheap. I mean you can't really afford to go out
> and buy 4 or 5 of one set because it contains a few special pieces. On
> that note though, i do remember once speaking to someone at Lego over
> there in Frenchs Forest, I was told that if there was a piece i wanted
> in large numbers (what large is im not sure yet) they could get them
> together as a special package..I used the example of them neat palm tree
> thingies..and the Rep. said yeah they could get them if i wanted.
Wow. I just read a post on lugnet.general which talked about a whole other
experience with the service people. You want to get your man's name, and
find out where he lives ;-)
> Where incidentally do you get things from Overseas...direct contacts?
> Auctions? on-line?
I'm a big fan of eBay (done properly). If you would like some hints LMK.
Beyond that, I have stumbled upon a couple of people who can get me some of
the current sets at US discount prices. Again, if you're interested, LMK
and I'll go fossicking back through my email to find them. I seem to
remember buying the Sphinx's Surprise (RRP AU$110.00, best discount
AU$88.12) for a poofteenth under US$40 inc freight.
> As an offside..isn't it cool to know more about lego/sets/etc..because
> of information off the internet, then them so called "REPRESENTATIVES"
> Lego gets to hang around in stores.
I'm not entirely convinced that these representatives actually exist. Like
Drop Bears, everyone says they're there, but no one ever sees one ;-)
Richard
Still baldly going...
Speak to the Governor at http://www.hinet.net.au/~guinan/
PI[so,ig+++ pi++ is,ia-]++ AD++ NI+ TO---- S+ LS- A+ LM- YB66m :-)
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| Once i find out how to cross post I think we should be filling up the troughs of Loc.au just as you suggested to me.. So apologies for that. Santosh (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
| | | Mythical creatures was:Re: Pricing and stuff
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| (...) I've seen them, I've seen them! Lego reps that is, not drop bears. But I didn't speak to them. (There were two together, some sort of Dropbear training?)!:) James. Bunyip anyone? Hmm... do 'mericans understand what a bunyip is? (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| Well im no economist (thanky you oh great one who decides careers), but I was told that the Sales tax/import tax etc..on lego came to about 22%, but with a flat GST of about 10% then that would be a 12% saving. But even then its not cheap. I mean (...) (25 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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