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Fair Play Hodges Figgis

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  • 29-06-2008 10:33am
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    mcaul
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    Was in Hodges Figgis yesterday and pleasantly surprised to see their exchange rate from sterling to euro was 1.27 - now why can't others do the same??? esp M&S who had new season £35 items selling for €55, an exchange rate of 1.55! - though most stg price tags had been removed so you couldn't see the extra they were charging.


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    Danno
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    compares our old punt/euro around 2001/2002


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    dub45
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    mcaul wrote: »
    Was in Hodges Figgis yesterday and pleasantly surprised to see their exchange rate from sterling to euro was 1.27 - now why can't others do the same??? esp M&S who had new season £35 items selling for €55, an exchange rate of 1.55! - though most stg price tags had been removed so you couldn't see the extra they were charging.

    Apart from the sterling issue altogther I usually find Hodges Figgis excellent.

    Their staff are exceptionally friendly and helpful in my experience.


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    bugler
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    New stock arriving into HF is always priced at the current exchange rate. This is why it is worth digging around through copies of the same book as some may be priced cheaper than others if they came into stock at different times.

    HF is actually a Waterstones but without the name over the door, so I assume Waterstones have the same approach.


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    ixoy
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    Yep, bought a book there yesterday and it matched actual exchange rates rather than the exchange rates from years ago that many other shops employ.


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    rubadub
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    Danno wrote: »
    compares our old punt/euro around 2001/2002

    Yes, is it just coincidence, or could it be a really old book where the £ is actually punts.

    I think game used to do direct conversions on magazines, and they sold FHM etc at the time. It changed though, I think VAT or something may be different, I have heard some argument why magazines should not be a direct exchanged rate, dunno about books, there was a reason but shops take the piss and charge way more even still.


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    ixoy
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    rubadub wrote: »
    I think VAT or something may be different, I have heard some argument why magazines should not be a direct exchanged rate, dunno about books, there was a reason but shops take the piss and charge way more even still.
    Books are VAT-exempt in Ireland but magazines are not, so there's less excuse for price differences.


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    dub45
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    ixoy wrote: »
    Books are VAT-exempt in Ireland but magazines are not, so there's less excuse for price differences.

    I think what the original poster was getting was that in addition to the vat the wholesalers add on an extra charge for costs etc.


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