Heenan, Lambert
Lambert.Heenan at AIG.com
Thu Dec 13 09:01:33 CST 2007
In the high-tech area at least it has always been $1 = £1 for as long as I can remember. Before I moved to the US I used to look through copies of Byte and PC Mag marveling at the low cost of all those goodies. I even bought my upgrade (?) to WFWG 3.11 in New York for $99 instead of (IFCRC) over £100 in London. Lambert -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Max Wanadoo Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 9:41 AM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: LEGO Mindstorms NXT I have just ordered PlayStation 3 for my grandson in USA via Amazon.com $499. In UK via Amazon.co.uk it is £499. So they are trying to stick us with currency conversion of £1=$1 when it is nearer £1=$1.91! I can sympathise with you Shamil! Max Ps. Why not give him your Dell and buy a new one for yourself <vbg>. A 6 years of age he won't know the difference (hard-hearted, me?) -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Shamil Salakhetdinov Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 12:34 PM To: 'Access-D' Subject: [AccessD] OT: LEGO Mindstorms NXT Hi All, It's not Friday yet but the subject OT issue is rather urgent here :) My minor son (6.5 year old) has just finished his letter to Santa in which he asks to bring him the LEGO Mindstorms as a Christmas/New year Eve gift... The fact is that when you check on http://shop.lego.com/Product/Default.aspx?p=8527 you'll find that this product is only available in United States if ordering it from this site... There is another option here in Russia: http://www.lego-go.ru/model_details.asp?id=1631 But the price for this option = 14900 roubles =~ 600USD is almost three times higher than the price there in United States... So, I decided to order the subj on Amazon com - I will have to pay some shipping costs and probably Russian customs will also charge me here with some custom duties but the issue isn't these money but the fact that I'm not sure that LEGO Mindstorms ordered on Amazon.com will come safely to Russia - I mean that there will be no some parts broken etc. - broken while traveling here... I have a Shengen Visa and for me it would take a couple/three hours to get to Finland by car - and here is my question: - if there is somebody from Finland here in AccessD and you have time could you check is that subject LEGO Mindstorms NXT toy available in Finland toy's shops - then I will drive there too purchase it (I expect the price will be in EURO - around EUR250-300... Another option for me could be Estonia or Sweden which are also not that far... Now you can see how simple on your side of the Globe things as ordering LEGO Mindstorms become a "hard-core" and expensive and tasks here... I just don't want to pay three times more money for the shop reselling LEGO Mindstorms here for ~USD600 - I'd better spend more money traveling to Finland, Estonia or Sweden to get purchased LEGO for my son - that promise to be some fun :) Maybe I will even have to reach Laplandia (it's not that fat from here) and to meet "real" Santa to make this wish of my minor son to come true this Christmas/New Year Eve... Thank you, -- Shamil -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com