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USA vs. UK pay differences
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 27 Mar 2007 17:52:46 GMT
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Granted, most of us don’t work for minimum wage, but some debate about the
Playstation3 price difference on
Joystiq.com between the States and Europe has yielded an interesting tidbit of
information, perhaps useful in understanding the LEGO price difference:
“The minimum wage in the UK is roughly $10/hr USD against the US’s $5.15/hr.”
In other words, the average American is poorer than the average Briton, and
therefore less able to pay the same prices for the same product.
-Lenny
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 | | Re: USA vs. UK pay differences
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| (...) Not neccessarily true. You cannot make a broad generalization simply based on the average wage in dollars. The average American pays less for everything than the average Brit so may or may not be "poorer" in material goods and access to (...) (17 years ago, 27-Mar-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
| | | Re: USA vs. UK pay differences
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| (...) If you're suggesting that Lego pricing is due to income levels of citizens, I don't think that's the case. Some of the issues (as I've been told from people in Lego and outside of Lego) are: 1) People in Europe are willing to pay more for toys (...) (17 years ago, 27-Mar-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
| | | Re: USA vs. UK pay differences
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| (...) Also in the US tips are expected, whereas in Europe they are not (although they are generally accepted). I couldn't find any info on the relative amounts made in tips, but they are not included in wage comparisons. ROSCO (17 years ago, 27-Mar-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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