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Old 03-16-2010, 01:02 AM  
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Originally Posted by andrej_NDC View Post
No, it doesn't have anything with VAT. Even if you check a shop like Ikea, they have different prices for the same products in each European country. You can even go to Ikea in one country and pay 200 for a table and go 50miles further away, to another country and pay 300 for the same table. Why? Supply demand.
No - an example from ikea, using UK (17.5% vat), Italy (20%), and the US (0% for internet pricing).

Italy: ?349 (20% VAT = ?279 == ~$384)
http://www.ikea.com/it/it/catalog/products/90126571

UK: £299 (17.5% VAT = £247 == ~$374)
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/30126569

US: $399 (0% VAT)
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50126573

Now, that is proper regional billing. Not saying the chair is $399 in the us, ?399 in europe and £400 in the UK, when VAT does not apply.
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