mwsilvers wrote:
There are other factors involved when purchasing like items in other countries and on other continents. You can't just do a currency conversion and expect the prices to be the same. One of the the differentiators might be higher transportation costs, another higher import tariffs, and a third may be the more stringent regulation of retailers in the UK which might results in higher retail prices. There are probably other factors as well.
Of course, but in the end the price is the price and once you factor in the currency exchange rate you end up with a price that I wouldn't want to have to pay, no matter what the reason is for it. It makes it apparent why some Europeans pay for their US vacations by shopping here. Despite what some people will try to tell you, we still don't have it all too bad here.