Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Andrew Schroter wrote: "The Brit shopkeepers are thieves. I've seen television news shows decrying the shopkeeper's practices." Oh good grief, spare us the sweeping generalisations. Dixons is *well known* as a rip-off store and to tar all UK dealers with the same brush is utterly unreasonable. "remember, though, that price includes the VAT. In the US, One can get a new R8 for USD1695 net of the $200 Leica Rebate. buy on a Dealers Leica day and you can get an additional 10% off the list price (1,895-189.50 -200rebate, net $1505.50) at an exchange rate of 1.447USD to 1GBP, that's about 1,40.43GBP in the US. It will pay for your vacation in NYC to come to NY and buy on a Leica dealer's day." And you'll have to declare it and pay duty *and* VAT on the way back. Meanwhile Robert White will sell you an R8 for GBP1325+VAT http://www.robertwhite.co.uk/leica.htm - -- David Morton dmorton@journalist.co.uk "The more opinions you have, the less you see." -- Wim Wenders.