Well Cotty, I would give you the easy answer and say VAT, but almost
~everything~ in your country is damn expensive compared to most places...
Norm
Cotty wrote:
Can anyone please tell me why I should pay hundreds more for the same
thing here in Britain, supposedly well and truly ensconced in
Because of VAT perhaps? You got only 17,5%; over here its 24%.
How about import duties? Not to mention the extra pairs of hands
(importer,
distributor, etc) and the extra freight.
But surely this applies to lenses entering the USA - they certainly
didn't originate from there!
Cotty
To: Pentax List
Subject: Re: Cost incompatibility of MZ-S (was: Ordered My MZ-S ... )
I finally gave in to the urge and ordered the MZ-S from BH in NYC.
Not
only is the camera in stock but the price has dropped from $899.95 to
$874.95!
By my reckoning, that's about 625 British Pounds, which
Best is Cameras-at-lowest-prices.com who want £640!
Rob
That's much more like it! Okay, I didn't do my research very well, did I
blush.
Even so, you have to hunt about to find outlets like this. Jessops at
£699 is slightly more palatable, but 650 would be better. I suppose these
numbers
Cotty wrote:
Can anyone please tell me why I should pay hundreds more for the same
thing here in Britain, supposedly well and truly ensconced in 'the First
World', than counterparts in the USA?
Because of VAT perhaps? You got only 17,5%; over here its 24%.
Pål
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Hi Cotty, just FYI, when I asked for the PZ1P body price (u$s 500 in USA)
here in Argentina they charged u$s 1400-1450.
Regards
Martin
Martin, I am stunned. What a ridiculous situation. You have my complete
sympathy. If you ever want anything that costs less here in the UK (which
is still
On Fri, 13 Jul 2001 19:45:51 +0200, you wrote:
Cotty wrote:
Can anyone please tell me why I should pay hundreds more for the same
thing here in Britain, supposedly well and truly ensconced in 'the First
World', than counterparts in the USA?
Because of VAT perhaps? You got only 17,5%;
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