Why Australians keep buying from overseas, and why our retail sector is so fucked

foxsgallery:

aspect-rei:

Amazon.com

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Amazon.com.au

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Sure, the US one is in USD. but the conversion is still not TRIPLE THE PRICE WITH SHIPPING

Don’t you guys pay like the equivalent of $100+ for new video games? 

$100 AUD

The Australian dollar is worth an average of 70c USD.
Plus add on 10% for GST (It gets included in the listed price here.)

So in the end, overall it’s not too far off. It’s a lot harder to gouge games with places like steam (who charge us in USD)
But there are some things where the disparity is blatant price gouging, like above.

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