ipad 2
May be wrong section , but anyway here goes, im thinking of getting my daughter the ipad 2 as a birthday present, but i'm amazed at the price difference between here and the States, the cheapest i can see here in good old rip off UK is about £320 ish, in the USA its about $399, which in our money is approx £250, how the hell do we have to pay approx £70 more than they do over there?
I know that Apple set the prices, so if a UK franchise goes below the UK price it could face embargo's, but how can Apple justify this when its on sale for so much cheaper in their own country? |
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It doesn't make it right, but Apple are not the only company who do this. Most dp.
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FYI, the banner price in the US doesn't include sales tax - I bought a 64GB version last month, and once sales tax wax added, it was only/still approx £80 cheaper.
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It is the same with the Kindle. We get ripped off on electronics here in the UK.
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you could always get on a plane and import one, but overall it might just work out more expensive.... :)
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In part it's due to prices in the US generally being advertised exclusive of sales tax, which varies from state to state. In part you can blame the higher costs of doing business here (and therefore higher cost of finished products) due to the mountain of regulation and petty bureaucratic red tape imposed by the good old EU (though the British government isn't above blame in this respect either).
The business climate in the USA is simply better than it is here and consumers benefit from it. If you want to do something about that, consider voting UKIP next month. ;) |
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Also, VAT vs Sales Tax.
South Carolina - 7% Sales Tax UK - 20% VAT The difference of 12.5% of $699 (64GB wifi iPad3) is approx $87, or £54... |
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Richland..
tbf, the max differential is 2% (6 - 8%). |
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If so many people here are queueing up to buy Apple's 'premium priced' offerings why would they discount them? They're not acting illegally and aren't a charity, as their share price and sales/profit figures will testify. If people stopped buying the stuff they'd reduce the price but that isn't going to happen any time soon. Clearly plenty of people are willing to spend their hard earned (or otherwise obtained) cash to join the Apple fan club in spite of all the financial doom and gloom. |
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