> -----Original Message----- > From: WAMUG Mailing List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Mark Secker > Sent: Thursday, 11 March 2004 9:44 AM > To: WAMUG Mailing List > Subject: Re: Mac prices ?? > > > Remember to that the Australian dollar has bee reasonably stable in > regards to most Asian currencies (compared to it's volatility > against the US dollar) this means that the cost of manufacture V's > the change in exchange rates has probably not been significant or > in fact may have gone the other way. > > As an example of this is something musician in the list may have > noted: the recent significant drop in prices of US and Mexican made > Fender guitars but no change in the pricing asian made Fender > "Squire" guitars.
Welcome to my nightmare ;o) I have this sort of a problem all the time, customers expect things cheaper when the $$ goes up, but as most parts are manufactured in Asia. The sooner we get an international currency the better I say. Regards, Kat. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.618 / Virus Database: 397 - Release Date: 9/03/2004
