On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 06:50:17 GMT, "The3rd Earl Of Derby"
wrote:

Nick wrote:


I can buy a framed mirror that I can see the whole of myself in,
for about £20 here in NZ. I can't believe UK prices.

Not surprising. Kiwis are not large birds.......



It's called VAT(Value Added Tax). :-( a two ounce pkt of tobacco in france
or any othe european country outside the uk is about 2.25GBP(if that?) in
the UK it's 10.50GBP...hows that for gov ripping us off.


Actually it's mainly duty. I think it's great. Should be at least
triple that figure.


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..andy