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Huw Millington wrote:
> The new Spybotics sets, such as 3806 Gigamesh G60,
> http://shop.lego.com/product.asp?id={6D0D9615-6F23-11D6-8037-00C04F5ED856}&C
> atID=&OrderBy=0 are GBP59.99 in the UK, or $59.99 in the USA.
>
> I make that about 50% more! Surely such a difference can't be justified.
> Could it be a mistake?
>
> Huw
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And currently in New Zealand, 59.99 USD = 122.98 NZD whereas LEGO want
149.95 NZD for the Gigamesh G60. So it's not so bad here, but it is
still about 22 percent more than the US price.
Grahame
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| The value of the US dollar had been falling the last several months - the pound has gained about 20% to 25% against the dollar recently. LEGO may not have planned on that when determining the prices. Also, isn't tax already included in the UK (...) (22 years ago, 1-Jul-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| The new Spybotics sets, such as 3806 Gigamesh G60, (URL) are GBP59.99 in the UK, or $59.99 in the USA. I make that about 50% more! Surely such a difference can't be justified. Could it be a mistake? Huw (22 years ago, 1-Jul-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.lego.direct)
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