Thread: PRS-T1 $ony ripping off UK Customers
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Old 11-08-2011, 04:12 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by Gilmartin View Post
I've read that the PRS-T1 is now being sold in the USA for $129, yet Sony UK are up to the same old trick of co9nverting the $ sign to a £ sign and charging £129 in the UK.
$129=£80 (approx) add on VAT at 20%=£25, so total price should be about £105.
Your arithmetic is incorrect. 20% of £80 is £16, not £25.

Sony 'ought' to be selling the PRS-T1 for £99, including VAT. Currently, the cheapest UK price seems to be £129.
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