13 ms·
Try buying them in Australia where the RRP is almost exactly 2x the US RRP for most models :(
by cubicle67 14y ago
Try buying them in Australia where the RRP is almost exactly 2x the US RRP for most models :(
- mbenjaminsmith 14y agoDitto Thailand. I was looking at a set the other day that was just under $1k US. It was a very large set but still one thousand dollars is a lot of money for a plastic building toy. This was a static set too, not anything with motors or controllers.
- lessnonymous 14y agoThe nerd in me read this hours ago. When I got home I had to do some data mining of the Lego site and put the numbers together. Average Brick Price Australia:18.3c UK: 14.9c USA: 10.8c So yes, the price is almost double in Australia what it is in the US. Average Licenced Brick Price Australia: 22.0c UK: 17.5c US: 11.5c If the link works, you can see all my numbers on my Facebook page: http://rick.ph/lego_price_analysis http://rick.ph/lego_price_analysis
- vacri 14y agoRemember that Australian prices include 10% GST which the US prices won't have. Similarly, the UK will probably have 17.5% (I think) VAT. Still much pricier, but a shade less so. At least there's the pseudo-excuse for the increased price of actually shipping physical goods, as opposed to the argument for digital downloads which is "Hey, look over there! scamper"
- bluepaper 14y agoJust to note, UK VAT has been at 17.5% previously but is now at 20%.