In the UK the retail price of CDs is circa a flat pound equivalent of the dollar price i.e. $15.99 = £15.99. With the exchange rate at circa $1.60 to the pound is there anything going on? Oh no; there have been any number of investigations in to price fixing in the UK and apparently it is the costs of doing business in Europe that causes problems!
I am a dedicated music buyer mainly because I am a fussy b*stard and think that the audio quality of my PC ain't the same as my hi-fi. To tell you how nuts things are over here though: it was sunstantially cheaper, until about a year ago, to buy CDs in the States (at your 'fixed' prices) and get them shipped over here, even if I was caught for VAT (never was), than buy CDs here.
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In the UK the retail price of CDs is circa a flat pound equivalent of the dollar price i.e. $15.99 = £15.99. With the exchange rate at circa $1.60 to the pound is there anything going on? Oh no; there have been any number of investigations in to price fixing in the UK and apparently it is the costs of doing business in Europe that causes problems!
I am a dedicated music buyer mainly because I am a fussy b*stard and think that the audio quality of my PC ain't the same as my hi-fi. To tell you how nuts things are over here though: it was sunstantially cheaper, until about a year ago, to buy CDs in the States (at your 'fixed' prices) and get them shipped over here, even if I was caught for VAT (never was), than buy CDs here.
Sheesh...