how come office is nearly 50% more expensive in the UK?

C

Chris

It seems that in the USA the cost is $424 but in the UK it is £350 which
works out at $700!
Whats going on? why can't I buy at the USA rate?
 
G

garfield-n-odie [MVP]

Probably for the same reason a Mercedes Benz costs twice as much in the
USA as it does in the Germany... Taxes.
 
J

James Silverton

[email protected] wrote on Fri, 19 Oct 2007
11:32:01 -0700:

C> It seems that in the USA the cost is $424 but in the UK it
C> is £350 which works out at $700!
C> Whats going on? why can't I buy at the USA rate?

Isn't that the custom for greedy British retailers? Tho' perhaps
it's sneaky taxes like VAT etc. The dollar-pound price equality
seemed also to be the case for restaurant meals in London 2
years ago. The initial impression was favorable until I
remembered, even if the pound was not worth quite so much in
2005.


James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not
 
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db ´¯`·.. >

yeh, that is unfortunate.

i think i have even seen
the student/teacher version
at around 100.00 dollars,
which is what... 50 pounds.

wonder if it would be
less costly if you purchased
it via the internet from canada
or something?

isn't that what the world
wide web of internet shopping
is all about?

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db ·´¯`·.¸. said:
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"[email protected]"
 
V

Val

Since we stopped paying the tea tax a couple hundred years ago, the
difference has to be made up somehow. :cool:


"[email protected]"
It seems that in the USA the cost is $424 but in the UK it is £350 which
works out at $700!
Whats going on? why can't I buy at the USA rate?
 
D

DL

You can purchase in the US, just select an online retailer that has options
for overseas post delivery.
Amazon US wont post to uk, its part of their agreement with MS.

If you think MS prices are bad just look at Adobe where $ = £+

PS There is no difference in the english language versions of MS software,
including o/s
I've purchased from US without problems, from recollection there is no duty
on software.

"[email protected]"
 
D

DL

Afraid its not taxes, products are priced at the rate the supplier thinks
the market will stand / is used to
 
M

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

It's more expensive because MSFT has to pay that stupid EC fine. Who did you think would have to pay the freight???

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After furious head scratching, DL asked:

| Afraid its not taxes, products are priced at the rate the supplier
| thinks the market will stand / is used to
|
| "garfield-n-odie [MVP]" <[email protected]>
| wrote in message || Probably for the same reason a Mercedes Benz costs twice as much in
|| the USA as it does in the Germany... Taxes.
||
|| [email protected] wrote:
||
||| It seems that in the USA the cost is $424 but in the UK it is £350
||| which works out at $700!
||| Whats going on? why can't I buy at the USA rate?
 
G

Gordon

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
It's more expensive because MSFT has to pay that stupid EC fine. Who did
you think would have to pay the freight???


A completely spurious argument. When XP came out, the UK CDs were pressed in
Ireland. Not much of a freight charge there then. And they were STILL twice
the price of the USA CDs....and that was BEFORE any EU fine.
Go figure that one. A near monopoly is able to demand it's own price......
 
D

DL

I agree with you, stupid EU fine, however it was more expensive before all
that

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
It's more expensive because MSFT has to pay that stupid EC fine. Who did
you think would have to pay the freight???

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, DL asked:

| Afraid its not taxes, products are priced at the rate the supplier
| thinks the market will stand / is used to
|
| "garfield-n-odie [MVP]" <[email protected]>
| wrote in message || Probably for the same reason a Mercedes Benz costs twice as much in
|| the USA as it does in the Germany... Taxes.
||
|| [email protected] wrote:
||
||| It seems that in the USA the cost is $424 but in the UK it is £350
||| which works out at $700!
||| Whats going on? why can't I buy at the USA rate?
 
M

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Um... hellooo - you guys don't recognize humor when it slaps you upside the head?

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Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
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reading.

After furious head scratching, Gordon asked:

| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
| | It's more expensive because MSFT has to pay that stupid EC fine. Who
| did you think would have to pay the freight???
|
|
| A completely spurious argument. When XP came out, the UK CDs were
| pressed in Ireland. Not much of a freight charge there then. And they
| were STILL twice the price of the USA CDs....and that was BEFORE any
| EU fine.
| Go figure that one. A near monopoly is able to demand it's own
| price...... he
 
M

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Or should I have said "humour?"

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After furious head scratching, Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] asked:

| Um... hellooo - you guys don't recognize humor when it slaps you
| upside the head?
|
| --
| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
|
| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
| unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
| reading.
|
| After furious head scratching, Gordon asked:
|
|| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
|| || It's more expensive because MSFT has to pay that stupid EC fine. Who
|| did you think would have to pay the freight???
||
||
|| A completely spurious argument. When XP came out, the UK CDs were
|| pressed in Ireland. Not much of a freight charge there then. And they
|| were STILL twice the price of the USA CDs....and that was BEFORE any
|| EU fine.
|| Go figure that one. A near monopoly is able to demand it's own
|| price...... he
 
J

James Silverton

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
Or should I have said "humour?"

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted
without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
asked:

| Um... hellooo - you guys don't recognize humor when it slaps
you
| upside the head?
|
|

Speaking from sad experience, Milly, to avoid pedantic
correction or being jumped on by the humorless, several bells,
whistles and smilies can be necessary :)
 
M

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

By the way "pay the freight" is a euphemism for foot the bill, pay the
piper, or whatever goes "over there" for slang. Shipping has nothing to do
with it.

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After furious head scratching, Gordon wrote:

| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
| | It's more expensive because MSFT has to pay that stupid EC fine. Who
| did you think would have to pay the freight???
|
|
| A completely spurious argument. When XP came out, the UK CDs were
| pressed in Ireland. Not much of a freight charge there then. And they
| were STILL twice the price of the USA CDs....and that was BEFORE any
| EU fine.
| Go figure that one. A near monopoly is able to demand it's own
| price......
 
G

garfield-n-odie [MVP]

By your own admission, you know nothing about being a Genuine customer,
so you are spouting off from a position of ignorance. Microsoft's
anti-piracy efforts are not directed towards casual copying but towards
the likes of you, and does result in inconvenience for the majority who
are Genuine customers. Much like the inconvenience caused to the
majority of airline passengers worldwide by a comparatively small number
of middle eastern extremists. I'm sure you feel flattered and aroused
by this comparison, and that is sooooo unfortunate in sooooo many ways.
 
D

DL

Unfortunately 'middle eastern extreamists' are often citizens of western
countries & may also have been born in these countries - but then thats a
whole can of worms
 
D

DL

PS not all links in your web site work

DL said:
You can purchase in the US, just select an online retailer that has
options for overseas post delivery.
Amazon US wont post to uk, its part of their agreement with MS.

If you think MS prices are bad just look at Adobe where $ = £+

PS There is no difference in the english language versions of MS software,
including o/s
I've purchased from US without problems, from recollection there is no
duty on software.

"[email protected]"
Click to expand...
 
A

antioch

Jack Ass said:
I don't pay anything. I just find a crack for all M$ products and it
works out free! I can't remember buying any of the M$ products since
1985!
Click to expand...


THIEF
 
A

antioch

DL said:
You can purchase in the US, just select an online retailer that has
options for overseas post delivery.
Clipped.......

I've purchased from US without problems, from recollection there is no
duty on software.
Click to expand...

True, there is no import duty on computer software.
And the item purchased should be free of any US local taxes.
However there are other charges - V.A.T @ 17.5% - variable charges for
shipping via US Postal(if appropriate) - clearance charges in the UK.
Allow for a minimum addition cost of 35% on the net cost of the item.
As long as the items are not too heavy, you can make a saving :)
If you are in business you can claim back the VAT and may be able to defer
import duty if applicable.
Plus there are the forms to fill in for customs etc.

Rgds
Antioch
 
D

DL

On the last occassion I had software shipped from US I only had to pay
postal charges, whether that was down to an error in customs I dont know.
 
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