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High Price of Canon Printers in UK!
I want a Canon i850 and the cheapest price I can find in the UK is about
£148 plus delivery which is incredibly high compared with the U.S. prices I see quoted in this group. Am I the only one who finds these UK prices outrageous and does anyone know of a source in the UK which will charge a realistic price for a superceded printer? TIA Steve |
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On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 12:43:48 GMT, Stephen Barr wrote:
=3DI want a Canon i850 and the cheapest price I can find in the UK is a= bout =3D=A3148 plus delivery which is incredibly high compared with the U.S.= prices I =3Dsee quoted in this group. Am I the only one who finds these UK price= s =3Doutrageous and does anyone know of a source in the UK which will cha= rge a =3Drealistic price for a superseded printer? =3DTIA =3DSteve I've found pretty well all UK prices too high (I occasionally feed my other hobby, model trains, with purchases from the UK.) Why is this? Because the GBP is overvalued. Its true buying power (as you have discovered) is about $1, but it exchanges for roughly $2. Why the over-high exchange rate? Probably because it's one of the two currencies most used for cross-border investing; IOW, it's an international currency. (The other overvalued currency us the US$, which is about 30% too high IMO. It seems the international currency market is edging towards my opinion.... Watch prices for imported goods in the US to rise steadily over the next 12-18 months.) -- Wolf Kirchmeir If you didn't want to go to Chicago, why did you get on the train? (Garrison Keillor) just one w and plain ca for correct e-mail address |
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"Stephen Barr" wrote in message ... I want a Canon i850 and the cheapest price I can find in the UK is about £148 plus delivery which is incredibly high compared with the U.S. prices I see quoted in this group. Am I the only one who finds these UK prices outrageous and does anyone know of a source in the UK which will charge a realistic price for a superceded printer? TIA Steve It's a well known fact that manufactures will charge the highest price they think they can get away with in the UK. Not just printers, it's most things. |
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=I want a Canon i850 and the cheapest price I can find in the UK is about =£148 plus delivery which is incredibly high compared with the U.S. prices I =see quoted in this group. Am I the only one who finds these UK prices =outrageous and does anyone know of a source in the UK which will charge a =realistic price for a superseded printer? =TIA =Steve I've found pretty well all UK prices too high (I occasionally feed my other hobby, model trains, with purchases from the UK.) Why is this? Because the GBP is overvalued. Its true buying power (as you have discovered) is about $1, but it exchanges for roughly $2. Why the over-high exchange rate? Probably because it's one of the two currencies most used for cross-border investing; IOW, it's an international currency. (The other overvalued currency us the US$, which is about 30% too high IMO. It seems the international currency market is edging towards my opinion.... Watch prices for imported goods in the US to rise steadily over the next 12-18 months.) -- Wolf Kirchmeir Hi Wolf, Many thanks for your prompt reply and explanation...In the circumstances do you think I should 'bite the bullet'and buy now or perhaps wait for a possible price-fall when the new models become more widely available in the UK? Thank again. Steve |
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On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 17:45:45 +0100, "Mike"
wrote: "Stephen Barr" wrote in message ... I want a Canon i850 and the cheapest price I can find in the UK is about £148 plus delivery which is incredibly high compared with the U.S. prices I see quoted in this group. Am I the only one who finds these UK prices outrageous and does anyone know of a source in the UK which will charge a realistic price for a superceded printer? TIA Steve It's a well known fact that manufactures will charge the highest price they think they can get away with in the UK. Not just printers, it's most things. Olympus P400 dye sub printer - UK £450 US £250. A4 Paper for above 50 sheets UK £50 US £25 Ink film cartridge UK £50 US £25 Cost per A4 print UK £2 US £1 MJ |
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