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Originally Posted by Lynx-lynx
Whilst I appreciate your viewpoint, it is yet again ridiculous that Australians, and no doubt New Zealanders, will be paying over the top for the device compared to say Canada, where the CAD is relatively approx the same as the AUD. And the Forma sale price for Canada, according to the kobo CA website is: $299.99.
(how outrageous that we suffer such a huge impost and are asked to pay aud429. 95!!!)
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Could be they figure you've got more money to spend. I remember working with a number of Australians (in a country that was not Canada and not Australia) and discussing typical wages in Australia. They seemed quite high compared to what they are in Canada.
OECD stats do indicate that
average national wage in Australia is about 25% more than in Canada
Indeed.com's salary surveys, for example, indicate that
average Australian salary for an office clerk is about 80% more than
the average office clerk's salary in Canada
More money chasing the goods means higher prices. That's what they tell us in economics class anyway. I suspect part of it may also be tariffs and they've got the populace used to paying more for everything.
It's like how the publishers get us to pay more for hardcover books than paperbacks when, in quantity, they cost almost the same to make and ship.