Date   : Sun, 06 Sep 2009 14:03:33 +0100
From   : afra@... (Phill Harvey-Smith)
Subject: Whoa! Awesome toy, but an even more awesome rip-off!

Rob wrote:
> On 06/09/2009, Rick Murray <rick@...> wrote:
>> http://www.wowwee.com/en/products/tech/telepresence/rovio/rovio
> 
> Hmm. The cheapest Google UK Product search come up with is,
> surprisingly, Toys R Us, whom have it on their website at ?199.99
> (?229.14).  ?100 cheaper than Argos, and ?50 less than most places,
> but still expensive compared to the US price...

Though of course you do have to factor in things like import duty and 
VAT, which of course will make the ?199 seem more reasonable.

Cheers.

Phill.

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Phill Harvey-Smith, Programmer, Hardware hacker, and general eccentric !

"You can twist perceptions, but reality won't budge" -- Rush.