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Originally Posted by CRussel
Katsunami -- I feel your pain! Living in Canada where we always pay more than the US for the same item. Even sometimes items made in Canada are cheaper to buy in the US. At least here there's a justification, since we're not in an economic union/group. In your case, it's all one EU after all!
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While I can understand the fact that Germany is a bit cheaper because of lower VAT, I can't understand the fact why something like wood is so much cheaper that I can basically get about 1.5 times as much wood for about 33% of the price the price. That makes this item 4.5x (!) cheaper in Germany.
That's just a ridiculous price difference.
Yes, a huge 140cm x 80cm part of the board will be 'waste', which is even a lot more than the waste I would have when buying wood in the Netherlands. However, the waste from the Dutch wood are are all smaller parts that aren't really useful anymore; a board that's 140 x 80 may come in handy for something else, one day. It might even be possible to just sell it.