C> It seems that in the USA the cost is $424 but in the UK it
C> is £350 which works out at $700!
C> Whats going on? why can't I buy at the USA rate?
Isn't that the custom for greedy British retailers? Tho' perhaps
it's sneaky taxes like VAT etc. The dollar-pound price equality
seemed also to be the case for restaurant meals in London 2
years ago. The initial impression was favorable until I
remembered, even if the pound was not worth quite so much in
2005.
James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland
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not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not
"Chris@anastasiaflowers.co.uk"
<Chris@anastasiaflowers.co.uk@discussions.microsof t.com> wrote in message
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> It seems that in the USA the cost is $424 but in the UK it is £350 which
> works out at $700!
> Whats going on? why can't I buy at the USA rate?
Re: how come office is nearly 50% more expensive in the UK?
Since we stopped paying the tea tax a couple hundred years ago, the
difference has to be made up somehow. 8-)
"Chris@anastasiaflowers.co.uk"
<Chris@anastasiaflowers.co.uk@discussions.microsof t.com> wrote in message
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It seems that in the USA the cost is $424 but in the UK it is 350 which
works out at $700!
Whats going on? why can't I buy at the USA rate?
Re: how come office is nearly 50% more expensive in the UK?
You can purchase in the US, just select an online retailer that has options
for overseas post delivery.
Amazon US wont post to uk, its part of their agreement with MS.
If you think MS prices are bad just look at Adobe where $ = +
PS There is no difference in the english language versions of MS software,
including o/s
I've purchased from US without problems, from recollection there is no duty
on software.
"Chris@anastasiaflowers.co.uk"
<Chris@anastasiaflowers.co.uk@discussions.microsof t.com> wrote in message
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> It seems that in the USA the cost is $424 but in the UK it is 350 which
> works out at $700!
> Whats going on? why can't I buy at the USA rate?
Re: how come office is nearly 50% more expensive in the UK?
Afraid its not taxes, products are priced at the rate the supplier thinks
the market will stand / is used to
"garfield-n-odie [MVP]" <garfieldnodie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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> Probably for the same reason a Mercedes Benz costs twice as much in the
> USA as it does in the Germany... Taxes.
>
> Chris@anastasiaflowers.co.uk wrote:
>
>> It seems that in the USA the cost is $424 but in the UK it is 350 which
>> works out at $700!
>> Whats going on? why can't I buy at the USA rate?
>
Re: how come office is nearly 50% more expensive in the UK?
It's more expensive because MSFT has to pay that stupid EC fine. Who did you think would have to pay the freight???
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After furious head scratching, DL asked:
| Afraid its not taxes, products are priced at the rate the supplier
| thinks the market will stand / is used to
|
| "garfield-n-odie [MVP]" <garfieldnodie@discussions.microsoft.com>
| wrote in message news:OE$XMAoEIHA.4880@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
|| Probably for the same reason a Mercedes Benz costs twice as much in
|| the USA as it does in the Germany... Taxes.
||
|| Chris@anastasiaflowers.co.uk wrote:
||
||| It seems that in the USA the cost is $424 but in the UK it is 350
||| which works out at $700!
||| Whats going on? why can't I buy at the USA rate?
Re: how come office is nearly 50% more expensive in the UK?
"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
<MillyS@donteventhinkaboutmailingmeatmvps.org> wrote in message
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It's more expensive because MSFT has to pay that stupid EC fine. Who did
you think would have to pay the freight???
A completely spurious argument. When XP came out, the UK CDs were pressed in
Ireland. Not much of a freight charge there then. And they were STILL twice
the price of the USA CDs....and that was BEFORE any EU fine.
Go figure that one. A near monopoly is able to demand it's own price......
Re: how come office is nearly 50% more expensive in the UK?
I agree with you, stupid EU fine, however it was more expensive before all
that
"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
<MillyS@donteventhinkaboutmailingmeatmvps.org> wrote in message
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It's more expensive because MSFT has to pay that stupid EC fine. Who did
you think would have to pay the freight???
--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.
After furious head scratching, DL asked:
| Afraid its not taxes, products are priced at the rate the supplier
| thinks the market will stand / is used to
|
| "garfield-n-odie [MVP]" <garfieldnodie@discussions.microsoft.com>
| wrote in message news:OE$XMAoEIHA.4880@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
|| Probably for the same reason a Mercedes Benz costs twice as much in
|| the USA as it does in the Germany... Taxes.
||
|| Chris@anastasiaflowers.co.uk wrote:
||
||| It seems that in the USA the cost is $424 but in the UK it is 350
||| which works out at $700!
||| Whats going on? why can't I buy at the USA rate?
how come office is nearly 50% more expensive in the UK? 
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