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Poultry Plucker

  • 29-01-2011 1:17am
    #1
    chook
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭


    Ok, not exactly your everyday item, but my username is a bit of a giveaway.
    Here are the prices I was quoted
    (it's an Italian machine)

    Italy: 367 Euro plus 50 Euro postage. Total 417 Euro
    Germany: 399 Euro, did not request postage
    Britain: 348.25 Euro plus 17.40 postage, Total 365.65
    Ireland: 420 Euro, free postage

    Guess where I bought it...


Comments

  • #2
    Trampas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,759 ✭✭✭Trampas


    Didn't know Britain had changed to the euro


  • #3
    chook
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭chook


    Trampas wrote: »
    Didn't know Britain had changed to the euro
    :rolleyes: Converted from £.


  • #4
    Joeyjoejoe83
    Registered Users Posts: 183 ✭✭Joeyjoejoe83


    Trampas wrote: »
    Didn't know Britain had changed to the euro

    I think you should facepalm yourself after that one...


  • #5
    buckshotbrolan
    Registered Users Posts: 124 ✭✭buckshotbrolan


    chook wrote: »
    Ok, not exactly your everyday item, but my username is a bit of a giveaway.
    Here are the prices I was quoted
    (it's an Italian machine)

    Italy: 367 Euro plus 50 Euro postage. Total 417 Euro
    Germany: 399 Euro, did not request postage
    Britain: 348.25 Euro plus 17.40 postage, Total 365.65
    Ireland: 420 Euro, free postage

    Guess where I bought it...


    Quite right to! I'm the same, I dont mind paying a little more but a price difference like that you would be a fool not to.


  • #6
    chook
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭chook


    and more along poultry lines I did not buy in Ireland last year...

    Infrared bulb 150W (same model)
    Germany 4.50 Euro
    Ireland 9.50 Euro

    Infrared lamp holder
    Germany 11.50 Euro
    Ireland 19.00 Euro (that's actually down from a few years ago when I was quoted no less than 30 Euro by the same seller for the same product)

    The difference in VAT between Germany and Ireland on such items is 2%.
    Yes, there is the island location, economies of scale, VAT diff., rates, rents, wages bla di bla di bla but 60 and 110% difference respectively? Give me a break.


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  • #7
    the groutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,096 ✭✭✭✭the groutch


    chook wrote: »
    :rolleyes: Converted from £.

    using XE.com rate I expect :rolleyes:


  • #8
    UglyBolloxFace
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,867 ✭✭✭UglyBolloxFace


    This is the weirdest 'Rip Off Alert' I've ever seen in my whole life.


  • #9
    91011
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,383 ✭✭✭91011


    chook wrote: »
    Ok, not exactly your everyday item, but my username is a bit of a giveaway.
    Here are the prices I was quoted
    (it's an Italian machine)

    Italy: 367 Euro plus 50 Euro postage. Total 417 Euro
    Germany: 399 Euro, did not request postage
    Britain: 348.25 Euro plus 17.40 postage, Total 365.65
    Ireland: 420 Euro, free postage

    Guess where I bought it...

    I'd buy it in Ireland.

    My guess is the REAL sterling exchange rate would have brought it to about €380 from UK, but its bloody obvious that the Irish price is very similar to every other Euro country price. The UK is slightly cheaper because sterling is currently quite weak.

    If the machine breaks down, I hope you don't expect the Irish supplier to supplky the warranty service!

    BTW - you may want to check if the sterling price you have been quoted is ex Vat??


  • #10
    keithclancy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,208 ✭✭✭keithclancy


    chook wrote: »
    Ok, not exactly your everyday item, but my username is a bit of a giveaway.
    Here are the prices I was quoted
    (it's an Italian machine)

    Italy: 367 Euro plus 50 Euro postage. Total 417 Euro
    Germany: 399 Euro, did not request postage
    Britain: 348.25 Euro plus 17.40 postage, Total 365.65
    Ireland: 420 Euro, free postage

    Guess where I bought it...

    Not really all that shocking tbh, I price stuff here in the Netherlands vs Germany, the UK and Ireland all the time, theres always a difference in price.


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