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The parts for the EU market seem to be more expensive than for the US. Example, iPhone 13 Pro Max screen price: US: $311.96 UK: $338.63 ($26.73 more expensiv
by denysonique 4y ago
The parts for the EU market seem to be more expensive than for the US.
Example,
iPhone 13 Pro Max screen price:
US: $311.96
UK: $338.63 ($26.73 more expensive)
Poland: $351.35 ($39.39 more expensive)
The prices are without VAT/Sales Tax
(20% for UK and 23% for Poland already deducted respectively)
- sbuk 4y agoConsequences of poorly performing GBP and Euro.
- denysonique 4y ago>Consequences of poorly performing GBP and Euro. In the comparison I have used current exchange rates. GBP or PLN don't have a tendency to drop down by 10% overnight. I also do not see the reason why Apple couldn't offer the option to charge in USD, in Europe many banks offer currency conversion without fees for online card payments, such as Monzo in the UK.
- andylynch 4y agoIt’s simple, their finance team’s would be made significantly more complicated and costly - eg now you get to do extra FX management on your stores local sales for VAT. And virtually all their local customers will be wanting/ only able to pay in their local currency anyway. All to sell at an arguably lower price ?
- bonestamp2 4y agoNot to mention, potential higher operating costs in some countries (which means the cost to provide these items is also higher). For example, labor and energy costs are higher in the UK and Europe than in the US. Someone else mentioned that warranties are required to be longer in the EU, which would increase the OEM's operating cost as well.
- pbhjpbhj 4y agoThat all sounds reasonable, except why would Polish operating costs and warranty costs to be much higher than UK?
- bonestamp2 4y agoI'm not sure about Poland, perhaps there are import fees or other costs that are higher than other places.
- TeMPOraL 4y agoI have two hypotheses: 1. Maybe it's not UK vs. Poland difference, but UK vs. EU difference? 2. There may be less iPhone users in Poland, so the prices reflect lack of economies of scale?
- virtualritz 4y agoWarranty on new parts by law is 24 months in the EU ...
- pbhjpbhj 4y agoAs a slight aside, _minimum warranty_, that is I think? Certainly when UK was in the EU then the Consumer Rights Act gave (and gives) (paraphrasing) "as long as a reasonable person would expect" as the effective warranty period; washing machines are expected to last a decade, at least, so if it fails after 3 years you can claim regardless that the warranty on the box says 2 years. Software providers say "no returns" or give a couple of hours of gameplay time, but the UK law (as above) specifically includes software and gives no such limit.
- bmicraft 4y agoNot exactly, not really. Mandated warranty is 24 months. But the burden of proof (of some kind of manufacturing defect) is on the consumer after 6 months. So really, you only get 6 months of little to no questions asked.
- virtualritz 4y ago> But the burden of proof (of some kind of manufacturing defect) is on the consumer after 6 months. Can you give a source for this? Afaik the burden of proof shifts from seller to buyer after 12 months, not 6. See https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/consumers/shopping/guarantees-returns/faq/indexamp_en.htm https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/consumers/shopping/gua...
- Tarsul 4y agoyes. In Germany the burden of proof just changed from 6 months to 12 months, so you're right.
- Etheryte 4y agoProportionally the price difference is more or less the same as it is for new devices. For example, an iPhone 14 Pro Max starts from $1099 in the US and $1279 pre VAT (€1222 pre VAT) in the EU.
- Yajirobe 4y agoMeanwhile the wages of developers differ ten-fold between Poland and the US