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HansTWN · 07-27-2009, 10:03 PM

Germany, Denmark, France, Japan come to mind, I don't know about Norway, Sweden, Holland -- I think the list of the countries with higher median incomes is longer than the one given by Sonist. But the reason why US prices are cheaper just comes down to three simple reasons. First US Americans are the greatest bargain seekers, and second they spend a much greater proportion of their income (which is why most people are heavily in debt). Third it is, for a lot of products, the biggest market in the world.

Cookie Monsters quote "what the markets there can bear..." was probably referring to the fact that people in the wealthy parts of Europe are not as sensitive to price as Americans, and thus you can charge more.

07-27-2009, 10:03 PM	#104
HansTWN Wizard Posts: 4,538 Karma: 264065402 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Taiwan Device: HP Touchpad, Sony Duo 13, Lumia 920, Kobo Aura HD	Germany, Denmark, France, Japan come to mind, I don't know about Norway, Sweden, Holland -- I think the list of the countries with higher median incomes is longer than the one given by Sonist. But the reason why US prices are cheaper just comes down to three simple reasons. First US Americans are the greatest bargain seekers, and second they spend a much greater proportion of their income (which is why most people are heavily in debt). Third it is, for a lot of products, the biggest market in the world. Cookie Monsters quote "what the markets there can bear..." was probably referring to the fact that people in the wealthy parts of Europe are not as sensitive to price as Americans, and thus you can charge more. Last edited by HansTWN; 07-27-2009 at 10:07 PM.