On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 7:09 PM, ian douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Vincent wrote: > > 2. 19% VAT in germany > > 3. x% additional fees (recycling, ...) in germany/europe > > > > Regarding points 1, 2, 3 and 6 - doesn't the US have something similar? > > 2. I'm originally from Canada, but my experience in the US is that each > state, and sometimes within separate counties within the state can > charge varying amounts of tax. On a whole though, the Federal government > does not add a value-added tax (VAT), like the Canadian government does > with the GST (goods and services tax). > > 3. California typically charges an "environmental waste impact" (or some > similarly-phrased term) for electronics. I don't know about other > states. We're all supposed to be a bunch of tree-huggers or something > out here /shrug > > > Regarding 5 - shouldn't the prices be according to current exchange > > rates? Isn't that the whole point of exchange rates? > > Currency exchange rates can be pretty volatile though, and basing a > price on a currency that's fluctuating a lot (like the US dollar), in my > opinion, doesn't make as much sense. At the same time, marketing the > Freerunner in, say, Euros, might make these Americans around me feel > alienated or something. ;o) > Yeah sorry, I didn't use the best wording. With "current", I meant "when the Freerunner arrives"... > Just my $0.02 ... plus tax. > -- Vincent
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