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Don't forget US prices aren't quoted with VAT, where EU prices often are
by ChrisRR 6y ago
Don't forget US prices aren't quoted with VAT, where EU prices often are
- rsynnott 6y ago~always. It's illegal to quote prices to consumers for most things ex VAT in the EU (you're allowed show the ex VAT price, but you must show the inc VAT price as the primary price).
- Etheryte 6y agoThanks for this insight, I was not aware of this difference. As far as I can see though, this doesn't account for the drastic difference, given the average sales tax in the US is roughly 7% [0][1]. On top of the $279, the price would then end up at about $300. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sales_taxes_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sales_taxes_in_the_United_Stat... [1] https://www.aarp.org/money/taxes/info-2020/state-sales-tax-rates.html https://www.aarp.org/money/taxes/info-2020/state-sales-tax-r...
- dbbk 6y agoWait what? So the US price isn't what you end up paying?
- jdminhbg 6y agoDepends on where you live. Some states don't have VAT ("sales tax" in the US), others do, still others have higher sales tax depending on the city you're in.