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Went shopping with the wife this morning. Went to the Vodafone shop and check the price of that very easy to use new mobile phone from Vodafone. I can`t believe the price of £80 when last week I have just seen it for €39 in Spain (About £28). Why do we have to get conned every day when you buy something electronic in this country?

JC

€39 is £25.
This is bloody England, everything is expensive, everyone knows it!!

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This is bloody England, everything is expensive, everyone knows it!!

You might not have been to any of them, but there are actually 3 other countries in the UK aside from England. :p

Yep, we get the short straw on everything.

I don`t care what you`re doing, it`s the idiotic way that you`re doing it.

This item was edited on Thursday, 16th June 2005, 15:33

Yep. Im from Australia where we pay far less than you lot do, we get more for our dosh.

When I moved to London, I nearly collapsed at the prices, from cans of juice, to DVD`s, and everyday items up to bigger things like cars. All over inflated and heavily taxed.

It seems the establishment here, just likes to keep your standard of living down.

this is rip of Britain, `cause people LIKE being ripped off.

HMV/Virgin cd cost £12-13 tesco less then £10 so WHY buy from HMV? don`t go there till they lower there prices

dvd in the uk £14-£19 (if your player is multi region) buy from Australia or US less then £10

if your electric it to high, do you leave? or stay with them and say "christ!! look at this bill!!"

shop give you bad service yet you still go there! tesco gave us bad service twice we have NEVER shopped there since.

bf wanted to buy his mum a mobile, every mobile shop had the phone at £30 went to virgin website with my student card i bought the same phone WITH £25 credit for about £28 FREE next day delivery!

just look at the new phantom dvd faulty sound yet people DIDN`T take it back for a refund WHY NOT!

as long as Brits love getting ripped of then they will continue to get ripped off.