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I know Americans enjoy the lowest consumers electronics prices in the world but in Europe it's at least 20 Euros which is more than 20 USD and even at 20 euros

I know Americans enjoy the lowest consumers electronics prices in the world but in Europe it's at least 20 Euros which is more than 20 USD and even at 20 euros it's difficult to find, with most shops asking for more than that.

bookofjoe 3y ago
Indeed. €28.86 = $31.08 USD at Amazon Germany: https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Casio-F91W-1-Classic-Black-Digital/dp/B000GAWSDG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3BI8GO78LBUA1&keywords=Casio+F-91W&qid=1686318099&sprefix=casio+f-91w%2Caps%2C154&sr=8-1 https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Casio-F91W-1-Classic-Black-Digita... SEK 587.14 = $54.23 USD at Amazon Sweden: https://www.amazon.se/Casio-Herrar-Digitalklocka-hartsrem-F-91W-1/dp/B000J34HN4/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2IT1I66L8H4HI&keywords=Casio+F-91W&qid=1686319002&sprefix=casio+f-91w%2Caps%2C145&sr=8-5 https://www.amazon.se/Casio-Herrar-Digitalklocka-hartsrem-F-...
- laurencerowe 3y ago
  Partly this is that Amazon isn’t as cheap in Europe. It’s £10.99 ($13.81) including 20% VAT at Argos in the UK.
  - ChuckNorris89 3y ago
    That's true, but in continental Europe I definitely can't find it under 20 Eruos in any shop. UK is also an exception for low consumer prices.
drivers99 3y ago
I remember paying $7 for mine at Walmart. It was on clearance.
- bookofjoe 3y ago
  Cheap at twice the price.
- ChuckNorris89 3y ago
  It's crazy how much cheaper stuff is in the US compared to Europe.
  - 908B64B197 3y ago
    It's completely self-inflicted. Duties, tariffs, out of control regulations and taxes to pay for underperforming civil servant's pension funds. It all adds up.
    - mrguyorama 3y ago
      Also worker protections, public safety nets, and a general desire to not let corporations chew up and spit out people as if they were iron ore.
      - ChuckNorris89 3y ago
        Workers protections have nothing to do with consumer prices.
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  - laurencerowe 3y ago
    Remember that prices in Europe include sales tax, so the price you see is the price you pay. In the US you need to add sales tax on top, and in some places all sorts of random extra charges like ‘employee healthcare mandate’.
  - devilbunny 3y ago
    So buy here and take it home. You'll quickly find that the price differences mostly reflect some combination of various laws and taxes. E.g., I recall reading (pre-Brexit) that UK law required shops to have a two-year warranty period for durable items sold. As in, you bought it from them, you could return it to them and get a new item. Or make them deal with the warranty. In the US, almost anything other than dead-on-arrival can (doesn't always, but can) require the consumer to ship it in the original packaging to the manufacturer's service center at their own cost. That is not a free service. And there may be tariffs involved.

bookofjoe 3y ago

Indeed. €28.86 = $31.08 USD at Amazon Germany: https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Casio-F91W-1-Classic-Black-Digital/dp/B000GAWSDG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3BI8GO78LBUA1&keywords=Casio+F-91W&qid=1686318099&sprefix=casio+f-91w%2Caps%2C154&sr=8-1 https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Casio-F91W-1-Classic-Black-Digita... SEK 587.14 = $54.23 USD at Amazon Sweden: https://www.amazon.se/Casio-Herrar-Digitalklocka-hartsrem-F-91W-1/dp/B000J34HN4/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2IT1I66L8H4HI&keywords=Casio+F-91W&qid=1686319002&sprefix=casio+f-91w%2Caps%2C145&sr=8-5 https://www.amazon.se/Casio-Herrar-Digitalklocka-hartsrem-F-...

laurencerowe 3y ago
Partly this is that Amazon isn’t as cheap in Europe. It’s £10.99 ($13.81) including 20% VAT at Argos in the UK.
- ChuckNorris89 3y ago
  That's true, but in continental Europe I definitely can't find it under 20 Eruos in any shop. UK is also an exception for low consumer prices.

drivers99 3y ago

I remember paying $7 for mine at Walmart. It was on clearance.

bookofjoe 3y ago
Cheap at twice the price.
ChuckNorris89 3y ago
It's crazy how much cheaper stuff is in the US compared to Europe.
- 908B64B197 3y ago
  It's completely self-inflicted. Duties, tariffs, out of control regulations and taxes to pay for underperforming civil servant's pension funds. It all adds up.
  - mrguyorama 3y ago
    Also worker protections, public safety nets, and a general desire to not let corporations chew up and spit out people as if they were iron ore.
    - ChuckNorris89 3y ago
      Workers protections have nothing to do with consumer prices.
  - deleted 3y ago
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- laurencerowe 3y ago
  Remember that prices in Europe include sales tax, so the price you see is the price you pay. In the US you need to add sales tax on top, and in some places all sorts of random extra charges like ‘employee healthcare mandate’.
- devilbunny 3y ago
  So buy here and take it home. You'll quickly find that the price differences mostly reflect some combination of various laws and taxes. E.g., I recall reading (pre-Brexit) that UK law required shops to have a two-year warranty period for durable items sold. As in, you bought it from them, you could return it to them and get a new item. Or make them deal with the warranty. In the US, almost anything other than dead-on-arrival can (doesn't always, but can) require the consumer to ship it in the original packaging to the manufacturer's service center at their own cost. That is not a free service. And there may be tariffs involved.