Weak Dollar Best Buys

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Firefly

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Given the weak dollar what do you think are the best buys from the States, where the seller will post (apart from ebay etc)

Firefly.
 
haha!! had to reply - been living in the US around a year now...

'gas' is $2.97 a gallon
but that's up from $2.39 only a few weeks ago

hopefully someone can do the maths to convert to euros a litre - i've given up converting!
 
Rizzo said:
haha!! had to reply - been living in the US around a year now...

'gas' is $2.97 a gallon
but that's up from $2.39 only a few weeks ago

hopefully someone can do the maths to convert to euros a litre - i've given up converting!
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48c a litre - not sure if it would be practical to import a 5 gallon drum full though.
 
Bear in mind that a US gallon is not the same as an imperial gallon.

For example, a "pint" in the USA is 16 fluid ounces, or approx. 473ml.
 
ClubMan said:
Did you allow for the difference between a US gallon and an imperial gallon?
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No, I felt that it was pointless given that the exchange rate that I used was the realtime eur/usd rate and changes constantly, and the fact that I was rounding to the nearest integer for the end result.
 
OK...now that we have determined that it's not viable to import 5 gallons of petrol where else are the biggest savings to be made. I was thinking along the lines of importing home furniture perhaps? LCD tvs...where are the biggest discounts
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Perhaps buying an american franchise - like Buffalo Wild Wings [broken link removed]
 
Firefly said:
Given the weak dollar what do you think are the best buys from the States, where the seller will post (apart from ebay etc)
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Whatever about ebay, it's a bloody good time to go there yourself and fill an extra suitcase!
 
I just got back and bought loads of clothes that would have cost more than double here...but you really need to know your sizes with clothes and not something that would be recommended to buy without trying on
 
i pods !!!

People are mad for them at the moment and they are much cheaper there add in the curreny also and there is a great mark up to be had provided you dont get caught with 30 of them in your luggage and pay duty!

What is the rule here any ine know? Do they have to be for personal use ?

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or can you say presants? 4 or 5 maybe?

369€ here and 349$ in USA thats €255 at todays rate. (Source Apple.com and .ie)
 
Bob_tg said:
Diamonds, platimum and/or gold!
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Platinum and gold are denominated in dollars but tend to fluctuate to account for dollar weakness. You want goods in dollars where the price is fixed and doesn't change on a daily basis. Jewellery perhaps?
 
Agreed, but if you bought them spot now and converted them, you could be ahead (if the dollar recovers) before existing inventories fully adjust. All depends on how far you think the dollar will drop (and by when).
 
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