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irish prices - not good

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  • 16-10-2007 7:32pm
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    Mint Sauce
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    hey guys, just thought i'd share this with you, had been on the look out for a few new gadgets recently, and ended up buying them when over in london last week, got the credit card statement today, knew i had saved, but didn't reliase quite how much until i got the statement

    creative zen v plus 8 8gb

    i paid 174 euro, have seen for sale here at 250 euro

    garmin edge 205 (gps trainer for cycling)

    i paid, again 174 euro, have seen here at 264 euro

    quite a saving, ok will have to pay off the credit card, but hopefully will clear that in the next couple of months,

    my question is, why are irish prices so high in comparison, i know there is tax, but that price difference is still crazy by comparision


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    talkingclock
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    tell us something new... ;)


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    BaconZombie
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    They are even cheaper in Germany....


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    parsi
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    what about petrol......average is 97.8p STG which is approx 1.50 euro !

    http://www.petrolprices.com/


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    talkingclock
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    i'm not sure what you are doing with petrol in the gadgets forum... do you need petrol for your mp3 player?


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    parsi
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    I'll explain : OP talking about how certain items were dearer in Ireland than the UK. I provided an example of how not everything is dearer than the UK.

    But unlike you whippersnappers I remember having a two-stroke Gramaphone - it used get 2 hours on a tank.


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    Hagar
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    Nice one. :D


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    dak
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    parsi wrote: »
    I'll explain : OP talking about how certain items were dearer in Ireland than the UK. I provided an example of how not everything is dearer than the UK.

    But unlike you whippersnappers I remember having a two-stroke Gramaphone - it used get 2 hours on a tank.

    How on earth would you hear it . I said how on earth would you hear it!!! ...................never knew such a thing existed!


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    ThOnda
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    So that explains why I do my shoppings in Belfast... :D
    The same island, the same country, but different prices. Strange, very strange...


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    the_syco
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    Shop around. Currys in Liffey Valley have been selling a 80GB Archos for €350 for the past while... whilst some shops were "dropping" their 40GB Archos's to €400...

    My point: you'll always find something cheaper elsewhere.


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