we pay too much!

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without wanting to go on a right old rant (so i will keep it to a short old rant), i have been reading up about the denon blu ray players and have noticed that you can get the player for 900 dollars in the states but its 900 quid here! Even with the weak pound that is still outrageously cheap compared to what we get charged over here!!

grrrrr
 

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i spend a lot of time in the us and its not just av gear thats the same in dollars and pounds.anything you care to mention will have a simaler sterling to dollar value.we just get our legs slapped big time.get used to it
 

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Factor out taxes - remember the price there doesn't include US state sales taxes, which can be up to 7%, whereas the price here includes Mr Darling's 17.5% - and the price difference at current exchange rates is about 27%.

That's entirely in accord with the famous Economist Big Mac Index, which compares the prices of 'Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun' across the world.

The UK Big Mac costs about 28% more than the one you'd buy in the States, though of course the US one does have 30% more calories.
 
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give the details...which sites, which player...is the company in the US going out of business, do they pay their staff?
If you are going to flame at least provide the details.
Otherwise this is just hot air
 

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It's all market forces. Drinks in Egypt were more than they were here, and the staff were being paid the equivalent of £3.50 per day. Needless to say the nice staff (99% of them) were given some healthy tips towards the end of the holiday.ÿ

Just to say, Egyptian people are incredibly genuine, welcoming, friendly and go out of the way to do everything for you. Yes, it benefits them financially, but they couldn't do enough

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you thinks brits pay a lot come on over to holland i think you will find that britain is Quite cheap

greets Emile
 

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