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post #101 of 238
2/12/13 at 8:48am
Now, do the same in Norway.
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post #102 of 238
2/12/13 at 8:50am
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Now, do the same in Norway.

No.

Norway has one of the highest standards of living out of just about every country. You deserve to pay more.
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post #103 of 238
2/12/13 at 8:58am
You're just jelly of our country's standards.
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post #104 of 238
2/12/13 at 9:02am
so in order to keep 'fair' prices, all companies above will increase their prices all over the world to match Australia smile.gif
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post #105 of 238
2/12/13 at 9:23am
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Now, do the same in Norway.

I would worry more about the price of beer in Norway before I worry about software prices wink.gif

Still can't get over the $20 pints I was buying when I was in Oslo.......ridiculous, even if Norway is an awesome country biggrin.gif
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post #106 of 238
2/12/13 at 10:00am
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You're just jelly of our country's standards.

The prices in nordic countries look high but it's mostly due to the 25% VAT that's added in already.
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post #107 of 238
2/12/13 at 11:23am
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No.

Norway has one of the highest standards of living out of just about every country. You deserve to pay more.

Oh yeah, that makes sense. Let's charge people that have money more, simply because they have more money...

You sir, you make minimum wage, your gallon of milk costs 1 dollar!

You sir, over there, you make 100k a year, your gallon of milk just increased to 10 dollars!

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Originally Posted by b3machi7ke View Post

Oh yeah, that makes sense. Let's charge people that have money more, simply because they have more money...

You sir, you make minimum wage, your gallon of milk costs 1 dollar!

You sir, over there, you make 100k a year, your gallon of milk just increased to 10 dollars!

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I'm sorry your words made sense, but your sarcastic tone did not.
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post #109 of 238
2/12/13 at 11:52am
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Oh yeah, that makes sense. Let's charge people that have money more, simply because they have more money...

You sir, you make minimum wage, your gallon of milk costs 1 dollar!

You sir, over there, you make 100k a year, your gallon of milk just increased to 10 dollars!

rolleyes.gif

If anything, traffic tickets are based on income in Norway.
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2/12/13 at 11:55am
This is a great case to follow in New Zealand as well, as the products in New Zealand usually come from the same market as Austrlaians due to supply chains.

That said, the Australian government has put a war against retailers in Australia and are severely choking them. Electronic gadgets haven't been profitable since the late 80s.
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