isnt amazon.uk cheaper than amazon us

[heettanna]

hey guys i got amazing deal at amazon.uk
bought pretty women , my best friend's wedding , night at the museum...each costing at the average...of $ 15.30 with shipping....
while amazon us pretty women is 26.49 $ + shipping , my best friend's wedding is 25.99 $ + shipping , night at the museum is 19.99 $ + shipping....
isn't that great....????

[Batman1980]

This would be why amazon.co.uk is going out of business, they don't make enough money off their sales...

[cartman781]

Originally Posted by Wolverine1980

This would be why amazon.co.uk is going out of business, they don't make enough money off their sales...

What

I have not heard that one

[koontz1973]

Originally Posted by Wolverine1980

This would be why amazon.co.uk is going out of business, they don't make enough money off their sales...

They are not going out of business. you are talking silly talk

[Batman1980]

I thought I read somewhere on here that Amazon.co.uk was going bankrupt, guess I was misinformed...

[aygie]

Originally Posted by Wolverine1980

I thought I read somewhere on here that Amazon.co.uk was going bankrupt, guess I was misinformed...

Not going out of business, but don't make hardly any profit.

[Dr.Zoidberg]

I picked up the BBC Planet Earth (5 disc) on blu from the uk amazon for like $33 shipped a couple of months ago. Haven't seen it that cheap on the US Amazon yet.

[jw]

Originally Posted by Wolverine1980

This would be why amazon.co.uk is going out of business, they don't make enough money off their sales...

oh boy??!!

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by jwbbud

oh boy??!!

Indeed.

[RBBrittain]

The main reasons for Amazon UK being so much cheaper:

• Studio discounting of older titles is more widespread in the UK.
• Many "UK" e-tailers (who actually ship from the Channel Islands, Switzerland, or even Hong Kong) try to get their box set prices below £18 to avoid VAT (value-added tax) when it enters the UK.
• Amazon UK refunds VAT on all orders shipped outside the EU; most other "UK" e-tailers can't do that because of their VAT-avoidance scheme. (Amazon ships UK orders from Jersey via Indigostarfish; their VAT savings on UK orders pays for free shipping. Non-UK orders ship from the UK; VAT is adjusted to local rates on EU orders and refunded on non-EU orders. Many of their competitors ship ALL orders from outside the UK, so they have no VAT to refund.)
• Their shipping rates to North America are less than many of their competitors--including Amazon's own French & German sites.

[dvdirv]

Another plus is that many titles are released in the UK before they ever make it to the U.S.

I bought the UK unedited version of Pirate Radio titled The Boat That Rocked, 3 months prior to the U.S. release. It was only about $27 including air shipping.

I pre-ordered the new Nanny McPhee sequel for $22 which will be released in the UK in July. This film will not even play in US cinemas until August!

[DetroitSquirreL]

Originally Posted by Darth Anakin

This would be why amazon.co.uk is going out of business, they don't make enough money off their sales...

Just found this interesting that this was posted over 2 years ago and Amazon UK is still alive

[MoulinBlu]

Originally Posted by DetroitSquirreL

Just found this interesting that this was posted over 2 years ago and Amazon UK is still alive

And still a lot cheaper on many things.

Is business overhead that much lower overseas? Or is markup just that much higher over here, because they think US consumers can/will pay it?

[DetroitSquirreL]

Its a back and forth issue caring by product. thats why i check both sites before ordering. the only advantage of Amazon US for me is Amazon prime...But if Amazon UK had a program like prime for customers outside the Uk I'd buy into that myself too

[MoulinBlu]

Originally Posted by hariseldon

I think you should probably also read the thread "Why are Bluray Prices on Amazon US so much better than here in UK" before jumping too far in that direction. While there are a few discs far cheaper from UK, I would say the majority of discs are cheaper off Amazon.com.

In large general terms it seems to be the big boxsets that are cheaper there and singles are cheaper here -- neither side has come up with a real strong explanation for either phenomenon though part of it is explained by VAT

That's a good point. I've imported a couple dozen single disc BDs from the UK though. While it's not always cheaper to import after shipping is factored in, which is why I usually only buy stuff that isn't available over here - for those who actually live in the UK, the prices I've seen seem to average at least 5.00 cheaper over there. I was importing $6-8 blu-rays from the uk long before they started so routinely breaking the $10 price barrier in the states. I've more of less stopped that though, now. Seems like everything I imported either came out stateside within a year as well, or I just didn't like enough to want to keep.

[cartman781]

Why start 3 threads about the same deal

[koontz1973]

Originally Posted by heettanna

hey guys i got amazing deal at amazon.uk
bought pretty women , my best friend's wedding , night at the museum...each costing at the average...of $ 15.30 with shipping....
while amazon us pretty women is 26.49 $ + shipping , my best friend's wedding is 25.99 $ + shipping , night at the museum is 19.99 $ + shipping....
isn't that great....????

You got a good deal there, but it works the other way as well. We do not get your gold box deals and your BOGOF. We do have B2G1 on older films though.

Count your blessings and I hope you enjoy the films.