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"Lawrence Wilkes" <lawrence@thewilkesf...rve.co.uk> wrote in message news:GFp865.Fv9@lugnet.com... (...) Tanker - (...) Spoke too soon. I notice the caboose now has a price of £10.99 Which would indicate an exchange rate of 1.36 compared to the US (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Lawrence, we only have ourselves to blame. They will work out the costs based on how much they think they will sell at any given price. No doubt, if the UK bought more Lego trains we may well get them a fraction cheaper. I am just happy they are (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) That's just not true. All the S@H stuff comes from one central place, so the whole of Europe is just one market. There's no national segmentation. The only difference between countries is shipping costs, and we pay the various shipping rates (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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"Scott A" <eh105jb@mx1.pair.com> wrote in message news:GG7JJC.63q@lugnet.com... (...) What costs? They only have one cost for the whole for the EU. They come out the same warehouse, in the same packaging, on the same web site. (...) Doesnt the law (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) You appear to be saying they s@h only? Are they? If they are then, other than tax differences they should be the same. But despite that, my 1st sentence still holds true - supply & demand! Scott A (...) In the case of the dinosaurs - I am not (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Sorry - I meant the cost to us (ie the price) (...) Only if supply is fixed - it is not. Based on past sales, I expect supply to the UK would be estimated and sets would be made to match. (...) It is the shipping cost which gets me hot & (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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"Scott A" <eh105jb@mx1.pair.com> wrote in message news:GG7qvA.3LL@lugnet.com... (...) Woudn't help. Denmark rejected it! Though I guess at some point they are going to have to list products in Euros for the Euro zone rather than local currencies. (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) ripp-off Holland! ;) Scott A (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) This thread was discussing the prices of the new train wagons, which are exclusive to S@H. So, apart from tax and shipping costs, there shouldn't be a difference. But, they probably match the on-line prices to shop prices which are so (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) This is a good point. I expect it is more to do with keeping TRU/Argos happy, that it is with keeping us happy. :( Scott A (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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"Jason J. Railton" <j.j.railton@cwcom.net> wrote in message news:GG91x5.BEx@lugnet.com... (...) I think other shops and sites would boycott Lego if they started to get undercut by the supplier you simply cant afford to do it James (23 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Definitely true - Lego can't really sell items for less than the shops would (Although the S@H exclusives are cheaper than they would be sold for in the shops (Guarded inn for £17.99?) I wish they would drop the P&P fee though... Steve (23 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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"James Stacey" <James@minifig.co.uk> wrote in message news:GG92rH.DC6@lugnet.com... (...) It is a difficult business decision. But in this case 1. the products in question in this case are exclusive to shop at home 2. they could at least offer a (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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"Steve Burge" <steveb@ubistudios.co.uk> wrote in message news:GG93A4.F3r@lugnet.com... (...) But the items in question in this thread are exclusive to shop at home. Sorry to labour the point But there isnt another retailer for them to worry about (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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"Lawrence Wilkes" <lawrence@thewilkesf...rve.co.uk> wrote in message news:GG74JK.yp@lugnet.com... (...) I received this from Lego today in response to my questioning the price ---...--- Dear LEGO® Shop at Home Customer, Thank you for contacting (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I understand your point - and I am just as unhappy as you are. But as long as we buy the sets at that price, they will sell tham at that price. I am sure the prices they have set were done after considering just what the market is willing to (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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"Scott A" <eh105jb@mx1.pair.com> wrote in message news:GGBErp.AL7@lugnet.com... (...) I wonder how many UK people buy the shop at home exclusives? I wonder how many of them are NOT active or at least aware of lugnet? Would concerted effort by the (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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