Has the Dollars crash effectively increased sales?

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  • Project-Shadow
    Confirmed User
    • Feb 2003
    • 7340

    #1

    Has the Dollars crash effectively increased sales?

    My point being, everyone has noticed that the dollar is worth less and less pretty much daily now, i'm not entirely sure how this has affected spending power inside the U.S, that $5 to buy a McD's is now $6 <example> but when it comes to purchasing smut do you believe users feel less compelled to make an impulse purchase to a $30 AVS, purely because they know it costs them more and they can go without it?

    Now I know alot of people have been claiming sales have gone through the roof for them, and year after year they increase sales, but has anyone taken the dollars value into consideration when checking ratio?

    On the other side of the globe.. people in Europe paying for sites, has anyone seen a drastic increase in sales abroad? I remember when 1GBP would buy $1.4 ... as apposed to $1.85 if sales from inside the U.S have dropped at all, surely it would make sense to target European users just a bit more.

    Anyway.. business post I'll give it a few minutes before it drops off the first page, if anyone bothers to read it i'd appriciate your opinion on whether you believe sales have increased/decreased and if possible whether your sales abroad have increased significantly over the past weeks/months as the dollar has pretty much died.

    Oh, and pardon the poor use of grammar in the title, it's 6:30am.
  • Project-Shadow
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    • Feb 2003
    • 7340

    #2
    Oh come on someone must have an opinion that doesn't involve a posting of some picture or smiley.

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    • WarChild
      Let slip the dogs of war.
      • Jan 2003
      • 17263

      #3
      If I was drunk, I'd hit it.
      .

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      • Mr.Fiction
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        • Feb 2002
        • 9484

        #4
        Another four years of Bush and the Canadians will probably be laughing at the value of the U.S. dollar.

        Bring back Clinton!
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        • Steen2
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          • Feb 2004
          • 7662

          #5
          Originally posted by WarChild
          If I was drunk, I'd hit it.
          ahahha
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          • cheekycherry
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            • Feb 2002
            • 1703

            #6
            Dunno about increasing sales but it has decreased my income (on the same amount of sales).

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            • Major (Tom)
              So Fucking Banned
              • Nov 2003
              • 32492

              #7
              i think things are all relaitve if you live in the US.
              5 bucks is still 5 bucks. I dont see prices going up on anything but gas.
              Duke

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              • hydro
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                • Dec 2003
                • 4216

                #8
                Originally posted by DukeSkywalker
                i think things are all relaitve if you live in the US.
                5 bucks is still 5 bucks. I dont see prices going up on anything but gas.
                Duke
                yea same here, i just got back from taco bell and got 3 supreme tacos, a drink, and a side of nachos for $3.94

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                • bizmak
                  So Fucking Banned
                  • Apr 2004
                  • 10014

                  #9
                  Originally posted by cheekycherry
                  Dunno about increasing sales but it has decreased my income (on the same amount of sales).
                  amen

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                  • sacX
                    Confirmed User
                    • Dec 2002
                    • 2998

                    #10
                    for non-US people buying in USD, I would say sales have increased. At a lower price there should be more demand for a product.

                    Not enough to offset currency though.
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                    • Corleone
                      C.R.E.A.M
                      • Apr 2003
                      • 15262

                      #11
                      EU users can buy cheap porn now ;)

                      24,95 / month is less than 20EURO for them

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                      • polish_aristocrat
                        Too lazy to set a custom title
                        • Jul 2002
                        • 40377

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Project-Shadow
                        My point being, everyone has noticed that the dollar is worth less and less pretty much daily now, i'm not entirely sure how this has affected spending power inside the U.S,
                        I don't think it has at all...
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                        • David - PG
                          Confirmed User
                          • Mar 2004
                          • 767

                          #13
                          12-18 more months more of this relative Dollar weakness and inflation in the US will accelerate due to oil imports and imports of goods from the EU.

                          Next thing you know is the fed will increase the interest rates some more to combat inflation.

                          Next thing you know is economy and spending habits in domestic US will slow down cause money becomes more expensive.

                          IMO a weak Dollar only benefits the US economy short term, not long term.

                          Originally posted by DukeSkywalker
                          i think things are all relaitve if you live in the US.
                          5 bucks is still 5 bucks. I dont see prices going up on anything but gas.
                          Duke
                          perfectgonzo.com

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                          • AlienQ - BANNED FOR LIFE
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                            • Mar 2003
                            • 30307

                            #14
                            Originally posted by David - PG
                            12-18 more months more of this relative Dollar weakness and inflation in the US will accelerate due to oil imports and imports of goods from the EU.

                            Next thing you know is the fed will increase the interest rates some more to combat inflation.

                            Next thing you know is economy and spending habits in domestic US will slow down cause money becomes more expensive.

                            IMO a weak Dollar only benefits the US economy short term, not long term.
                            Thats what the economists were saying in America then the Neocon Rednecks told them to shut the fuck up and duct tape there mouths shut.


                            People will be making the same amount of money and everything will get more expensive. Thus more money will be spent just like the Bushies are saying but of course they are not saying the same dollar spent now has far less value than a dollar spent in 1998-2000!

                            But people are so fucking retarded them reports that state spending is up is supposdly a good thing!!!
                            Last edited by AlienQ - BANNED FOR LIFE; 11-13-2004, 08:54 AM.

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                            • AlienQ - BANNED FOR LIFE
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                              • Mar 2003
                              • 30307

                              #15
                              Thats how fucking retarded America has become...

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                              • AlienQ - BANNED FOR LIFE
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                                • Mar 2003
                                • 30307

                                #16
                                Also note that Bush and his friends are not investing with the American dollar, they are investing in oil.

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                                • Basic_man
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                                  • Oct 2003
                                  • 27360

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by AlienQ
                                  Also note that Bush and his friends are not investing with the American dollar, they are investing in oil.
                                  And OIL = WAR .. and american dislike WAR... but guess what.. they RE-ELECTED BUSH !
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                                  • Project-Shadow
                                    Confirmed User
                                    • Feb 2003
                                    • 7340

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by polish_aristocrat
                                    I don't think it has at all...
                                    The dollar being worth less and less, or spending power..
                                    I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you were going for spending power. The majority of the public wont realise it, [excuse the extreme generalisation I am about to make] some Yanqui's have their head so far up Bush's ass they do not realise the short term and long term effects of the dollar being worth shit.

                                    When I said what use to cost you $5, will now cost you $6, was also a exaguration[sp] although it hasn't affected all Americans directly just yet people who trade currency, and play the market will definately of noticed this.

                                    The way GWB is going the dollar will be worse than the CAD soon enough.

                                    Saturday, November 11, 2004
                                    1 British Pound = 1.85730 US Dollar

                                    Tuesday, November 11, 2003
                                    1 British Pound = 1.67170 US Dollar

                                    Monday, November 11, 2002
                                    1 British Pound = 1.59110 US Dollar

                                    Sunday, November 11, 2001
                                    1 British Pound = 1.45640 US Dollar

                                    Saturday, November 11, 2000
                                    1 British Pound = 1.42682 US Dollar

                                    --

                                    Thursday, November 11, 2004
                                    1 British Pound = 2.20647 Canadian Dollar

                                    Tuesday, November 11, 2003
                                    1 British Pound = 2.19477 Canadian Dollar

                                    Monday, November 11, 2002
                                    1 British Pound = 2.48896 Canadian Dollar

                                    Sunday, November 11, 2001
                                    1 British Pound = 2.33505 Canadian Dollar

                                    Saturday, November 11, 2000
                                    1 British Pound = 2.20090 Canadian Dollar

                                    Anyway, this isn't a political thread, it's about our industry heh.

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