globalisation...w00t!

[jawnbc]

Who would have guessed that in downtown London I would find a very high quality pair of snowboard/ski pants for the outrageous price of £10 ($25 Canadian). Including VAT.

London, however, remains hideously expensive. Less so for some stuff (clothes, music, videos), but as much for others (food, public transport).

But a lovely sunny and warm (25C) day on Regent Street is...lovely!

Comments

[uncut-diamond.livejournal.com]

I haven't been to London in, oh, 8 or 9 years, but when I was there, it struck me that the number on the sticker for food was about the same number it'd be on Canadian grub. A can of soda, for arguments sake, would be 1.00. Except there is a hell of a lot of difference between one dollar Canadian and one pound, or Euro now I guess. :( Damn expensive place to eat.

how much is the VAT these days, anyway?

[jawnbc]

The yook (UK) isn't joining the €uro any time soon: which makes travelling Ireland-UK-Slovenija-UK-Estonia a right pain. Estonia wants to join the €uro, but has to wait a bit longer for their inflation to go below 3%.

I think vat is around 12.5%.

[uncut-diamond.livejournal.com]

12.5 is lower than our HST. :)

[london1967.livejournal.com]

The standard VAT rate is 17.5 %

[borderlandsbear.livejournal.com]

You actually found a deal in London?!?! That is amazing.

Luckily, walking is free.

Enjoy your day!

[chen-tokuryu.livejournal.com]

Heh, 25C in London, eh? We're just doing fine here back in Vancouver, too. :-D

[slate-canada.livejournal.com]

You may run across my boyfriend - keep an eye out!