Re: mac price ripoff in Australia

John Bennett <john439@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> David Empson wrote:
> > [Comments on NZ and Australia GST and exchange rate fixing]
> > 
> you make a couple of valid points - I overlooked that US sales tax is
> extra (about 15%?). I was in US last month and tripped over that often
:-(
> 
> The $A has risen against $US lately, I'm surprised to hear that $NZ went
> down.

The NZ dollar rose rapidly against both the US and Australian dollars,
then dropped back down somewhat. The iMac arrived at a point near the
currency's recent peak.

-- 
David Empson
dempson@[EMAIL PROTECTED]