View Single Post
Old 11-12-2010, 03:01 AM   #3
klutz_100
AF Fanatic
Thread starter
 
klutz_100's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Up the creek with no paddle
Posts: 5,889
Thanks: 7
Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts
Send a message via Skype™ to klutz_100
Re: On-line shopping analysis – shock

Quote:
Originally Posted by gionc View Post
havent't it to do with the currecies chart? USD isn't so low like our better shopping days but neither strong, pound is a bit stronger than a couple YA (20% is not only a bit) and yen is stellar HI right now.........
Haven't the comparo to be affected by it?
Not for the purpose of this analysis.

A dollar is a dollar. And these are the prices that the stores are charging in dollars. I have not made any currency conversions.

If the reason for a high price is because a given store has applied a high rate of exchange, it was their choice. This is still what they are expecting a customer to pay.

Of course, it is possible that in EUROs the differences would change but 75%???

Also, the dynamics of the prices strongly suggest that this has little to do with exchange rates but a lot to do with pricing policy.
__________________
Guideline for happy modeling: Practice on scrap. Always try something new. Less is more.

"I have a plan so cunning, you could put a tail on it and call it a weasel" - Edmund Blackadder
klutz_100 is offline   Reply With Quote