pricewatcher Unregistered guest |
Posted on Hi,
Why does B&W (a UK company) charge such a vast premium to their UK customers compared to US ?
Are there any importers of 800 series ?
Thanks Jack |
Silver Member Username: Diablo
Fylde Coast, England
Post Number: 199
Registered: Dec-04
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Posted on A little annoying, isn't it?
I used to buy lots of UK made CDs from the States and Canada. Even with the extra postage costs they were still much cheaper.
Not worth doing these days, the Customs men have wised up and seem to slap a 40% duty on everything, along with an extra weeks delay.
They don't have 17.5% VAT in the States, some areas have a sales tax though, but it doesn't apply to exports.
A lot of it is just retailers milking the captive market in the UK. There is more room for haggling over the price though, if you are tough enough. 
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Gold Member Username: Jan_b_vigne
Dallas,
TX
Post Number: 4957
Registered: May-04
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Posted on
Maybe the US needs to slap a tariff on Chinese textiles and B&W speakers. "Protect the shores, men, there coming in!"
It may not mean much to those in UK, but here in the Colonies, we paraphrase a famous saying as, "One if by land, two if by B&W, ... "
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Gold Member Username: Petergalbraith
Rimouski,
Quebec
Canada
Post Number: 1165
Registered: Feb-04
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Posted on Reading the subject title, I thought they were overpricing the US! That would have been normal!
Weird! |
Silver Member Username: T_bomb25
Dayton,
Ohio
United States
Post Number: 604
Registered: Jun-05
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Posted on Yeah Peter their prices in the UK for them are outrageous! |