Sears.com - exchange rate rip-off

Latazza

Thank you OP for this I just looked and just done some research and wow, Apple does the same and so does Amazon and erm they all do it.

*SIGH*

thelawnet

Latazza wrote: »

Thank you OP for this I just looked and just done some research and wow, Apple does the same and so does Amazon and erm they all do it.

*SIGH*

No they don't.

Apple does not ship internationally, so I'm not sure what you mean there.

If you order from Amazon.com you pay the exact same US$ price as US customers.

If you order from Amazon.de you pay the same € price as Germany customers.

If you order from Amazon.co.uk you pay the same £ price regardless of where in the world you order from.

If you order from outside the EU it is normal to pay the local price, only higher shipping fees.

That is not the case with Sears.com. They ship from the US but charge a higher price than for US customers. (This is NOT the same thing as Apple charging a different price for Apple products sold to UK customers in the UK as for US customers in the US.)

Azari

Latazza wrote: »

Thank you OP for this I just looked and just done some research and wow, Apple does the same and so does Amazon and erm they all do it.

Please stop posting complete nonsense here.

Azari

zax47 wrote: »

Where's the "rip-off"?

If you CHOOSE to shop overseas then that's what it costs, no-one holding a gun to your head.

You don't seem to understand what a 'rip off' is.

It's where someone charges you a lot more than they need to.

It's not the same as a scam, and it's not illegal. It is something people may want to avoid.

You also don't appear to understand the purpose of a 'warning' post.

It's to let other people know when someone is doing something (particularly if it may be unexpected) that means they may pay more than they expect/need to.

The saddest thing about this thread is that someone posts a perfectly reasonable warning, and gets no thanks.

Someone else posts a asinine response belittling the OP and FOUR (at the time of posting) of the usual suspect jump in and thank him.

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zax47

Azari wrote: »

You don't seem to understand what a 'rip off' is.

It would be a "rip-off" were the information about the exchange rate used, pricing or taxes deliberately withheld in order to deceive.

As it is, it is not - so you can choose to buy or not.

Like it or lump it - tough titty, it's called business and they plainly don't want it from without the USA.

Merry Xmas!

Latazza

thelawnet wrote: »

No they don't.

Apple does not ship internationally, so I'm not sure what you mean there.

If you order from Amazon.com you pay the exact same US$ price as US customers.

If you order from Amazon.de you pay the same € price as Germany customers.

If you order from Amazon.co.uk you pay the same £ price regardless of where in the world you order from.

If you order from outside the EU it is normal to pay the local price, only higher shipping fees.

That is not the case with Sears.com. They ship from the US but charge a higher price than for US customers. (This is NOT the same thing as Apple charging a different price for Apple products sold to UK customers in the UK as for US customers in the US.)

Er what happened tot he exchange rate? and the cost here in the relative currency compared to their currency, that is after all what your original post was on about

pollypenny

I don't understand why anyone would be troubled to order something from Sears: it's cheap and nasty.

shaun_from_Africa

pollypenny wrote: »

I don't understand why anyone would be troubled to order something from Sears: it's cheap and nasty.

Some stuff from there may well be cheap and nasty but they do sell some good quality items.


I buy an awful lot of Craftsman tools (Sears own brand) and these tools generally come with a lifetime guarantee and when needed, there isn't generally a problem claiming on this guarantee.

thelawnet

zax47 wrote: »

It would be a "rip-off" were the information about the exchange rate used, pricing or taxes deliberately withheld in order to deceive.

It is deliberately withheld.

They do not disclose the exchange rate used. They do not display the US$ price, unless you lie and say that you are in the US.

They also do not disclose their fee for pre-paying taxes, and nor do they disclose the fact that if you do not pre-pay taxes, you will be charged £10 by their chosen delivery company.

As it is, it is not - so you can choose to buy or not.

Like it or lump it - tough titty, it's called business and they plainly don't want it from without the USA.

You can also choose to set fire to piles of £20 notes, but we don't really encourage it on this site.

They DO want business from outside the US, because when you visit their site there is a picture of a British flag, a large banner saying 'Shopping internationally is easy with Sears'.

In fact they have spent a lot of time attracting international customers, the ONLY issue is that they rip them off.

thelawnet

Latazza wrote: »

Er what happened tot he exchange rate? and the cost here in the relative currency compared to their currency, that is after all what your original post was on about

Amazon's international sites display their prices in the local currency ($/€) and then offer the choice of paying in that currency or in £ at checkout.

Sears.com displays their prices only in GB£, to British customers. Unless you state your location to be within the US, you will not see the US$ price. They do not disclose their exchange rate, however by lying to them and saying you are in the US, you can see the US$ price and thereby calculate that they are using a fixed exchange rate of £1 = $1.10. They do not disclose this, they simply display all prices in £.

By shipping to a US reshipper, you will pay the $ price, and probably save money compared with having it shipped to the UK by Sears themselves.