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In Holland it's EUR 89,99 = 88.7358 USD
According to www.xe.com/ucc GBP 59.99 = 92.1177 USD, so that's 54% more....
But then again, salaries in the US are much higher than in Europe, so it all
makes sense... or does it?
Duq
"Huw Millington" <hmillington@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:GyL234.GLr@lugnet.com...
> 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.
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> I make that about 50% more! Surely such a difference can't be justified.
> Could it be a mistake?
>
> Huw
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| (...) Not always. Cost of living also varies dramatically; in New Jersey, for example, $12,000 takes me much less far than it did in Leiden; however, it takes me farther than it did in Greater London. From my understanding of the VAT and so forth, (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jul-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.lego.direct)
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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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