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I was in Colorado Springs & Denver in Novemember and picked up a load
of gear from these two retailers . These two massive stores can be found on most Shopping Mall Parks out west http://www.gartsports.com http://www.galyans.com/ They had shed loads of gear on sale & from my experience on previous visits you can allways ask the manager for a deal . Anyway on the clothing front the quality & value of gear in the US is far superior to whats available in Europe. Strange really because it all made in the same fareast sweatshops . Nigel Plake wrote: I'm going to Utah for 2wks in March and want to take advantage of the USD/GBP exchange rate by buying new ski & board gear: Rossignol B2/Fritschi Diamir £519 at Snow+Rock, £397 at rei.com K2 Recon/Salomon SP3/Salomon Dialogue £664 at Snow+Rock, £355 at rei.com! So I have a couple of questions: 1) I suspect the US stores are pressurised by the European manufacturers not to sell gear to Europeans. Is this true, and will paying cash at the store help? 2) If I declare the stuff at customs when I bring it back to the UK, what will the import duty cost? 3) If I don't declare it, what are the chances of being caught? And what happens if you are? Al |
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John Red-Horse wrote:
No and no. In fact, I would suggest that you avoid paying cash just because, in my experience with travels overseas, the credit card companies tend not to charge large exhange fees and premium exchange rates. What? Credit card companies give appaling exchange rates. Granted there is not up front fee or fixed charges for purchases overseas, but the rates are a rip off (at least for Visa and MC, not sure about Amex). It's tollerable for small purchases and might be cheaper than exchanging cash for small amounts, but for a large purchases you are much better off getting cash (or better still traveller's cheques) from a bank or the post office before you travel. Also, if you change now you know the rate you're getting, the dollar may recover in the next few weeks... or then again it could tumble further... |
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1) I suspect the US stores are pressurised by the European
manufacturers not to sell gear to Europeans. Is this true, and will paying cash at the store help? Not at all. The store makes the same amount of money no matter who they sell it to. One thing though, some of the European brands may not be available is the US. For example you won't find Voelkl or F2 boards in American stores. (But you'll find plenty of Voelkl skis!) Maybe a handful of shops carry Nidecker. But Rossi and Salomon are all over the place! (Waitaminute - did Adidas buy Salomon outright - if so I guess they are American now). |
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Mike T wrote:
1) I suspect the US stores are pressurised by the European manufacturers not to sell gear to Europeans. Is this true, and will paying cash at the store help? Not at all. The store makes the same amount of money no matter who they sell it to. One thing though, some of the European brands may not be available is the US. For example you won't find Voelkl or F2 boards in American stores. (But you'll find plenty of Voelkl skis!) Maybe a handful of shops carry Nidecker. But Rossi and Salomon are all over the place! (Waitaminute - did Adidas buy Salomon outright - if so I guess they are American now). How does that work? Adidas (or adidas-Salomon AG as it is now) are German. |
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"Steve Haigh" wrote in message
... How does that work? Adidas (or adidas-Salomon AG as it is now) are German. adidas-Salomon AG, headquartered in Germany, is the second-largest company in the sporting goods industry in terms of worldwide sales. It is a global corporation, with products present in all major international markets. -- Simon Brown www.hb9drv.ch |
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Simon Brown wrote:
"Steve Haigh" wrote in message ... How does that work? Adidas (or adidas-Salomon AG as it is now) are German. adidas-Salomon AG, headquartered in Germany, is the second-largest company in the sporting goods industry in terms of worldwide sales. It is a global corporation, with products present in all major international markets. Yes, so how does that make Salomon an American company, as the previous post suggested? |
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Yes, so how does that make Salomon an American company, as the
previous post suggested? My mistake - For some reason I thought Adidas was HQ'd in America... my apologies! |
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"Steve Haigh" wrote in message
... Simon Brown wrote: "Steve Haigh" wrote in message ... How does that work? Adidas (or adidas-Salomon AG as it is now) are German. adidas-Salomon AG, headquartered in Germany, is the second-largest company in the sporting goods industry in terms of worldwide sales. It is a global corporation, with products present in all major international markets. Yes, so how does that make Salomon an American company, as the previous post suggested? It doesn't as far as I can see. I was really just confirming your statement with a quote from some research material I found. Although headquartered in Germany it could be US-owned but I couldn't be bothered to dig up this info. -- Simon Brown www.hb9drv.ch |
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"Mike T" wrote in message news 1) I suspect the US stores are pressurised by the European manufacturers not to sell gear to Europeans. Is this true, and will paying cash at the store help? Not at all. The store makes the same amount of money no matter who they sell it to. One thing though, some of the European brands may not be available is the US. For example you won't find Voelkl or F2 boards in American stores. (But you'll find plenty of Voelkl skis!) Maybe a handful of shops carry Nidecker. But Rossi and Salomon are all over the place! (Waitaminute - did Adidas buy Salomon outright - if so I guess they are American now). Adidas is an American company? I thought they were German. |
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(Waitaminute - did Adidas buy Salomon outright - if so I guess
they are American now). Apparently I was mistaken about Adidas's location,,, my apologies! |
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