 Poster: A snowHead
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Looking to buy a few bits and bobs including a helmet. Am i cheaper waiting until i get to resort or get it here first.
Going to claviere, so will have access to shops there and in montgenevre.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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shoogly, I'd say gear was cheaper in UK, especially with the downturn in the Pound against the Euro. S & R guarantee to be the cheapest in Europe.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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You can get gear much cheaper on the internet than in resort, even UK shops are probably cheaper than in resorts I think (especially somewhere like TK Maxx if you can stand the chavs).
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Just back from VT and my mate paid €130 (£100) for the same helmet I paid £85 for in a shop over here. Last year it would have worked out about the same here or abroad but the exchange rate has bombed this year.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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have spent many a trip thinking 'oh, yes, will get something in resort' and then mentally going 'how much!'  when I get there, so would agree with the others and get something before you go.
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I was quoted €300 for the a certain pair of (junior) skis in resort in Italy a few week ago. S+R list them at £200. A search on the web found a UK supplier for them at £155. The UK prices would be based on the €/£ rate of last summer.
Anyone looking to buy new skis next season may want to reconsider!
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Agree with RobW, with the current €/£ exchange rate, I would not be considering buying gear in resort this year, unless in a massive sale.
It's not always been the case though! In the past I have usually found clothing to be cheaper here, but hardware to be cheaper there, up until a year or two ago. 'There' for me is Austria though, not sure how it compares with other areas of Euroland.
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See if the shops in resort have a website and check out their prices that way, or send them an e-mail requesting prices. Then go to www.pricerunner.co.uk here and that site will find you the cheapest in Britain. That should give you a fair idea of where to buy from.
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I think in general resorts are more expensive although yesterday got Head Edge boots in La Molina and negotiated down from €275 to €180. From what I have seen boots don't change much in price around Europe. But when I look at prices for clothes in ski resorts I think they are having a laugh compared to Ireland, especially if there is a sale on here although maybe it's because they only stock expensive brands!
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