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[Jennifer]

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The £500 is a Leica offer through all dealers.

 

In terms of playing the Euro vs GBP, I always look for more pricey items on amazon.co.uk, amazon.de and amazon.fr (beware wifi standard differences) before I buy.

Amazon charges a small fee for intra-EU delivery and the return conditions are the same.

No company can change its prices in all jurisdictions every day, so there will always be shifts in relative values.

Also worth noting the slight discount that German VAT is 19% and UK VAT is 20%

 

rgds

 

The alternative, of course, would be to price the product in euros with a rate of exchange determined at national level and reviewable on say a weekly/monthly basis. It would avoid these major discrepancies developing and a loss of sales by local dealers to European suppliers.

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[colonel]

The alternative, of course, would be to price the product in euros with a rate of exchange determined at national level and reviewable on say a weekly/monthly basis. It would avoid these major discrepancies developing and a loss of sales by local dealers to European suppliers.

 

I don't believe its practical for stock control, marketing purposes and other reasons to change prices weekly.

Its certainly possible technically, but generates a whole lot of extra work, reconciliations, balance sheet marking, etc. which is not deemed necessary.

 

Differences in currency and tax are necessary to balance economies and instil competition. It is quite proper to take advantage of these.

 

Companies, such as Canon, Leica, etc. do review rebalancing at least every quarter, but only actually implement a jurisdictional price change if there is a material discrepancy.

 

There is a feeling in the UK of "rip off Britain". Where things are more expensive then other countries. Sometimes companies site bureaucracy, currency, transport, licensing, staff, taxation, legal and other costs to justify these differences. However I feel they have actually diminished considerably over the years. For example I used to buy a lot of equipment in New York but don't any more (1) as I am actually not travelling there much (ii) if you compare prices, inc. NY state tax (8.75%), you will see that there is not much difference, Certainly not enough to forgo the UK warranty on most goods.

 

So I think its mostly noise. If Amazon decides to discount the Kindle in France for a week because Sony have discounted their ereader for week, but not discount it in other places, that is entirely valid and up to them in a free economy.

 

Ultimately within the EU we can buy where we want for no import duties and paying local VAT. This should work to even out prices and largely does. The largest spikes are with GBP, no surprise there, as its not the Euro. But that's the consequence of the EU and how its set up. For good or bad, depending on your personal opinion.

 

Best rgds