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Thedorf69420 OP t1_j6ku5rf wrote

Reply to comment by PePeWaccabrada in The exchange rate isn't even that high? by Thedorf69420

So that's 30 cents and USD to aud is 1.5 so it should be 1.8 at most

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PePeWaccabrada t1_j6kwfmk wrote

Yeah but we all know how corporate raises prices due to “inflation” but keeps them high when inflation goes down

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yeahthegoys t1_j6l9bcn wrote

In Australia we include GST in listing price. The bare minimum you could expect it to be sold for is $2.00 AUD Inc GST. prices are more attractive at round numbers so $3.00 makes more sense than $2.30 or $2.50 for example.

That's why

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Thedorf69420 OP t1_j6l9glp wrote

I live in Australia, technically the drink was 2.90 so still it's baffling

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yeahthegoys t1_j6l9nsj wrote

I'd hardly call that baffling. We generally pay more for goods such as food than in America, but other services cost less / are subsidized. It all balances out one way or another

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Thedorf69420 OP t1_j6lb2xn wrote

It's baffling because I'm an idiot lol. I'm still young and haven't learnt jack shit about gst and all that

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