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Bonovox
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Where you live mate?? I would not open a door for someone just cos their rich or cos they have a high status.
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Ricky D
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I live in Beijing. Recently moved here from South Yorkshire.
It's amazing just how much different the world works out here. Absolute common decency, that even my neighbour's dog would have in the UK, doesn't apply here.
edit: the title Apple store in this thread really is my local Apple store. That is actually one of the poshest parts of town. I only wish I was joking when I say that.
[ This Message was edited by: Ricky D on 2012-01-14 09:44 ] I have a dig bick
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ofiaich
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On 2012-01-14 09:58:51, Ricky D wrote:
On 2012-01-14 08:23:00, Bonovox wrote:
Yes mate i see your point but whatever status people have or whatever you want in life why can't people act like civilised people?? Its just a phone at the end of the day. Yeah i know its more than a phone as such but i see it as childish behaviour just to get a gadget. I wouldn' t mind the iphone is hardly revolutionary or anything exciting. The type of materialistic world we have become shooting or stabbing each other over items in stores is very sad. I would sooner rather go on a holiday 
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Miss UK
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Ricky, What are the prices of the iPhones outhere?
are they the same price as the USA or EU?
considering there made in china I would exspect them to cost alot less then EU 
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masseur
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in the same way that products made in England are cheap in England?
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Miss UK
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masseur whats exactly made in England these days except Hotpoint Washing Machines
First Thing that came into my head sorry
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Miss UK
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On 2012-01-14 21:25:33, Miss UK wrote:
masseur whats exactly made in England these days except Hotpoint Washing Machines
First Thing that came into my head sorry
Edit even that isn't so Hotpoint WIKI.
but saying that UK>VAT Slap bang
I guess China could be abit cheaper?
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masseur
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nope
Chinese Apple page for buying iPhone 4S
64gb costs 6788 which is about £702
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Miss UK
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£2 more ouch lol
Wonder if the workers within
The the warehouse get any discount? Lol
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Ricky D
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Many companies (inc Apple) fix their prices to a standard around the world and only make exceptions for key territories. Apple probably actually don't make much more money on an iPhone sold in China than on a iPhone sold in the UK though because China applies an extortionate 'luxury tax'.
I don't what the percentage is for phones but the luxury tax varies upto 30% and I think they count the iPhone as imported as, even though they're made in China it's made for an American company. Import tax on this sort of item is also ridiculous.
As an example of the crazy import and luxury taxes, BMWs and Mercedes cars until just recently had prices inflated by as much as 150% on top of the UK prices.
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Bonovox
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Though its made in China do all the components come from China or America or Japan whatever??
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Ricky D
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I'm pretty sure parts come from all over the world. Doesn't the camera module come from Sony Japan, screen from Samsung Korea and the glass is Corning I believe? That's just the high profile parts. The main boards are made by Foxconn in China.
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Miss UK
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That's interesting Ricky
I only assumed the UK had a tax
On virtually almost everything
Would be interesting if the employees
Got any discount if they worked for the
Company assembling the products though
Btw iPhones as we all know are cheaper in
USA however there tariffs are heaps more a month
I noticed this weeks ago an average 24mth plan
On AT&T would be $86 a month that's often without
Text messages, or data the yanks do have to pay up like us
If they had vat then I'm sure a lot would go without
A phone there lol
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ofiaich
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Hi Ricky,
is there much chance of me buying some good electronic bargains when I am in Beijing?
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Ricky D
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Hey Ofiaich, really it depends what you're looking for. Like I said most genuine branded goods are at fixed international prices.
You might only save a few quid here and there, for example I bought a Samsung Series 9 1.7GHz at the weekend and paid 1030GBP maybe not like for like because the UK model is 1.4 or 1.5 GHz but the UK model is about 1000GBP give or take.
China is only really great now for being able to fake absolutely anything.
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