On 24 Aug 2003 at 19:44, Chris Evans wrote:
> I am becoming increasingly concerned at the way Canon expect the rest
> of the world to subsidise American consumers.
>
> Taking the new EOS 300D as an example, the price in the USA is set at
> 899 dollars. But they have also published the Japanese price as 120000
> Yen, the European price as 1099 Euro, and the British price as 899
> pounds. Converting these prices into dollars at the official exchange
> rate shows that the Japanese consumer is paying the equivalent of 1019
> dollars, the European consumer is paying the equivalent of 1202
> dollars, while the British are expected to pay the equivalent of 1419
> dollars!! Note to Canon: 1 dollar does NOT equal 1 pound, and if you
> try to con us into paying inflated prices don't be surprised if
> British consumers find it cheaper to fly to the USA to buy at their
> subsidised prices!!
First:
AFAIK Japan has a similar export-sponsoring system as Australia for
example....that way export is always cheaper, or at least it can be,
depending on local taxes, import & VAT.
That said it baffles me that the UK-industry hasn't been wiped out by
mail-order resellers from the rest of Europe, Germany in specific.
It's not just Canon, *all* brands are more expensive in the UK, and
mail-order in the rest of the EU is a perfect way to get around that.
(though German companies might be less inclined to sell to/deal with
English speaking customers than Dutch companies for example)
--
Bye,
Willem-Jan Markerink
The desire to understand
is sometimes far less intelligent than
the inability to understand
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