newirishman
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After some quick looks around this forum I found at least 5 threads discussing the Euro<>Sterling rate with the main goal to highlight how we are all being ripped off.
The most ridiculous stories are the ones where yet another punter wants to pay the Sterling price in a country where the Euro is legal tender.
If you think a shirt is a rip-off because it says £25 but Euro 39 (or whatever) but it should be Euro 29 because of todays/yesterdays/lastweeks exchange rate then just don't buy it!
The main point is: Are people annoyed because they think Euro 39 for this shirt would be too much or just because of the Sterling price? If I would be in retail I would raise my (Euro) prices by at least 15% and print a Sterling price reflecting a 0.96 Exchange rate (or something like that) and probably raise a big campaign on top of this...
(NB: I honestly don't understand all the hassle. People in this country were more than happy to get ripped off (and rip off) their fellow countrymen in various areas over the last ten years (property springs into mind) - and nobody seemed to have given a damn.
Now, as times are changing there is loads of whinging about Dual currency price tags not matching?)
The most ridiculous stories are the ones where yet another punter wants to pay the Sterling price in a country where the Euro is legal tender.
If you think a shirt is a rip-off because it says £25 but Euro 39 (or whatever) but it should be Euro 29 because of todays/yesterdays/lastweeks exchange rate then just don't buy it!
The main point is: Are people annoyed because they think Euro 39 for this shirt would be too much or just because of the Sterling price? If I would be in retail I would raise my (Euro) prices by at least 15% and print a Sterling price reflecting a 0.96 Exchange rate (or something like that) and probably raise a big campaign on top of this...
(NB: I honestly don't understand all the hassle. People in this country were more than happy to get ripped off (and rip off) their fellow countrymen in various areas over the last ten years (property springs into mind) - and nobody seemed to have given a damn.
Now, as times are changing there is loads of whinging about Dual currency price tags not matching?)
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