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I've been in Sydney this week and now whiling away time in the airport so thought I'd post my observations.
Out for a stroll last night I walked past a ski shop. Head Rev 85s - AUD 799 anyone? Thats about double what Edge and Wax have them for.
I decided to leave it until I got back to Europe before ski shopping!
Various models of boot at above AUD 500. It's a rich man's game down here.
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Only seems expensive because the pound is so low. I used to find going home to NZ very cheap when it was $3 to £1. Now that it's £1.8 to £1 it's very expensive. Also the start of the season so all current stock at full price.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Antipodeans should just hire when they get to Japan.
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AUD is certainly very strong. I got 1.43 to the pound in London before I left but it was around 1.60 when I was down under in October.
I was talking to a business contact who skis a lot - apparently a day ticket can hit AUD 100 in some places and the snow isn't always all that according to him. I was thinking of bringing my boots when I come in the (our) summer but at that price I'd think twice. No respite in the evenings either. Four beers for a colleague and myself came in at close to AUD 40 in the hotel bar and they don't even deliver pints.
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...and that is why we don't find places like Zurich expensive. Aussies are conditioned to paying extortionate prices for just about everything.
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I regularly ship order to Aussies & to NZ - even with the shipping cost the savings are very worthwhile.
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Very true. From Arc'teryx to Loakes shoes, and many thing in between, cheaper to buy offshore.
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