tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525848878710274126.post7502910647967889469..comments2024-02-14T10:12:46.994+00:00Comments on From My Kitchen Table: THE REPLY FROM EVANSBarbara Scullyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14311532447861613731noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525848878710274126.post-65880549506383727082011-06-16T11:34:39.849+01:002011-06-16T11:34:39.849+01:00Thanks for the comments - it seems to be back to t...Thanks for the comments - it seems to be back to the consumer - a case of buyer bewarebarbarahttp://www.barbarascully.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525848878710274126.post-20968897906143593382011-06-15T12:28:39.052+01:002011-06-15T12:28:39.052+01:00Pre UK VAT increase, the VAT difference was 17.5% ...Pre UK VAT increase, the VAT difference was 17.5% UK to 21% Ireland, so together with currency changes...higher Irish prices were perhaps explainable.<br /><br />Now - NO WAY - sadly British companies are following what Irish companies do daily - rip off customers. The price differences across the board between UK and Ireland to me fit definition of racketeering.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525848878710274126.post-17293193596233899232011-06-15T12:26:29.235+01:002011-06-15T12:26:29.235+01:00To be fair to Audrey - I think her explanation doe...To be fair to Audrey - I think her explanation does answer your question but that answer is far from satisfactory to the Irish customer. The 75 Euro price will have been fixed well in advance and then printed on the label. The 60 Euro price you were charged reflects the current Sterling - Euro exchange rate on the day you bought the dress in London. The question is - what sort of exchange rate they are using when they fix their prices as a 25% movement in the exchange rate is unlikely to have in fact occurred in that period. It would appear that Evans is expecting its Irish customers to pay the price of exchange rate fluctuations not just between two actual rates at different points in time but also between an actual rate and their own rate dreamed up for budgeting & costing purposes.Yvonnehttp://pessioptimist99.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525848878710274126.post-79184312092441495742011-06-15T09:08:47.391+01:002011-06-15T09:08:47.391+01:00Beaut.ie have done some work on this as well
htt...Beaut.ie have done some work on this as well <br /><br />http://beaut.ie/blog/2009/the-price-is-wrong-when-will-the-rip-off-on-beauty-products-end/<br /><br />It doesn't seem to be getting any better!speccyhttp://memineandotherbits.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com