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Did Apple ever reply to you?

There are quite a few differences in economic systems between our countries which do not show up in direct price comparisons. I’m no expert and can’t quote anybody, but there is definitely more to the equation than VAT and currency exchange rates. On a visit in 2005, I noted that U.K. prices for almost everything were about 25% higher than in the U.S. - even more for electronic items - after adjusting for the exchange rate. So it seems unfair to single out Apple for criticism.

Environmental requirements for electronics manufacturers are more stringent outside the U.S. Recent new rules have American manufacturers scrambling to adapt to the new European standards regulating use of hazardous materials. Also, eventual disposal costs are generally factored into prices in the E.U. because that responsibility is deemed to be the manufacturer’s. Such costs are passed on to the European customer in the purchase price, whereas in the U.S., waste disposal is usually paid for by property taxes - a completely different system that disconnects price from true cost.

In the U.S., citizens in most municipalities have to pay extra fees to responsibly dispose of hazardous waste such as electronics. In the U.S. version of capitalism, corporations rule our economic and political systems, and corporations have more legal rights than human beings do. We have all kinds of hidden subsidies that amount to corporate welfare; our system allows costs to be reallocated and hidden in bizarre ways. But such shenanigans don’t cross the pond.

Because the total lifetime cost of a product isn’t paid up front in the U.S., lowest-price competition drives our marketplace. Some of that total-cost responsibility gets shifted back onto the consumer, or society as a whole, so those costs can be trimmed from initial purchase prices here. Our sales tax in the U.S. is not federal, it varies by state, therefore quoted prices don’t include 3-9% sales tax. Retailers can discount manufacturers’ suggested retail price a lot, or a little, or even sell products at a loss in order to gain a customer. There are also significant differences in employment laws and other aspects of manufacturing outside the U.S. (not everything is outsourced to China - isn’t there still an Apple manufacturing facility in Ireland?).

Such legal differences between countries must be monitored, adhered to, and paid for (the lawyers don’t work for free either) and the higher cost of doing business would naturally result in higher prices outside the U.S. We can only guess what these additional costs might add up to, but I’d bet Apple’s accountants have a pretty accurate idea. I’d also bet the amount is very close to the price difference you are complaining about (after accounting for the VAT/sales tax).

Not that you should expect Apple’s P.R. department to explain this in any detail, if at all. They may not know anything about these reasons themselves, especially if they are Americans!

Dumbass Maczealots will buy it anyways, why should Apple change the pricing.

I did a post about this on my blog a while ago.

Everything’s more expensive in the UK. Maybe they need to raise prices as UK employees wages might be higher due to our pricey cost of living?

Cornellian, why does that matter? The bottom line is that UK consumers are asked to pay substancially more, so even with 17.5% taken into account they’re still not close to being the same price are they?

You would think you would of heard of something called VAT of 17.5%.

so 699 is really 594.89 with VAT of 104.11.

Rest is hidden tax for British Empire that you have to pay.
Why the hell should pound be so valuable when you guys
don\\\’t produce anything. I have zero items made in UK.

Isn’t that just because of the weak dollar?