----- Original Message ----- From: "Willem-Jan Markerink" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 12:39 AM Subject: Re: EOS Canon Pricing Strategy
> 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) One would still have to pay VAT * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
