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Subject:	Re: What's up with the 2006 price hike in Canada?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.loc.ca
Date:	Fri, 6 Jan 2006 14:08:19 GMT
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On 05/01/06, Christian Treczoks <ct@braehler.com> wrote: > Ka-On Lee wrote: > > > Mindstorms NXT -> "suggested retail price of $249.99 (USD) and $379.99 > > (CAD)." > > What is going on? US$250 = CAD$286. I can save CAD$90 - shipping just by > > importing it from a US toy store, and possibly more if it slip pass custom. > Hey, don't complain, you're still well-off as a Canadian... When this > set comes to Europe at the usual Lego "exchange" rates, we'll propably > have to pay EUR300.00 for it - about US$350+. > > yours, Christian And in the UK, they will probably retail for £249.99 - as they often just price it at the same price in teh Uk currency. That works out at about $440. I hope it is nto that expensive though! Danny -- Danny Staple MBCS OrionRobots http://orionrobots.co.uk (Full contact details available through website)

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		Re: What's up with the 2006 price hike in Canada?
OK, I've got a German retail price for the NXT now: EUR269. This includes a 16% sales tax, and so it is amazingly close to the american price, although still somewhat higher. Yours, Christian (19 years ago, 10-Jan-06, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.loc.ca)

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		Re: What's up with the 2006 price hike in Canada?
(...) Hey, don't complain, you're still well-off as a Canadian... When this set comes to Europe at the usual Lego "exchange" rates, we'll propably have to pay EUR300.00 for it - about US$350+. yours, Christian (19 years ago, 5-Jan-06, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.loc.ca)

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