Topman anally raping the Irish

Bottle_of_Smoke

Bought a pair of slacks for work in Topman today. €38

Then I notice the UK price is £25. Currently £25 = €31.15

This isn't cool. Feel like contacting Sinn Fein!

Is thios tabloid worthy? just don't see why we should pay that much more.

monkeyfudge

It's not that big a difference. The higher rate of VAT would explain a big chunk of that.

Hellm0

Bottle_of_Smoke wrote: »

Bought a pair of slacks for work in Topman today. €38

Then I notice the UK price is £25. Currently £25 = €31.15

This isn't cool. Feel like contacting Sinn Fein!

Is thios tabloid worthy? just don't see why we should pay that much more.

Welcome to the new world order baby, extortionate prices for some, miniature American flags for others!

Faith

There was actually an article in the Examiner about this issue a couple of weeks ago. We should be benefitting, but we're not. There's pressure on several chains to drop their Euro prices to match Sterling ones.

That's regularly the way, though. In River Island particularly, the item is always much more expensive in Euros than pounds.

/edit: Here's the article.

miju

vote with your feet if you feel that strongly about it tbh

Bottle_of_Smoke

well if anyone's up for joinging me in complaining

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customer.service@topman.com

I do actually like topman stuff so gonna make effort to pick stuff up when in the north from now on

Nightwish

VAT, minimum wage and insurance costs are higher here.

Lamps

I asked could i pay the sterling price with my sterling laser card the other day in Cork, no was the answer....

simu

Nightwish wrote: »

VAT, minimum wage and insurance costs are higher here.

Yes but how come Eurozone-based shops like Mango and Du Pareil Au Meme (kids' clothing store) have the same prices here as in Spain/France? They're hardly faking the pricetags!

bluedolphin

Heard this being discussed on the radio last weekend, IIRC. They were saying the higher euro prices have just been around since the higher value of sterling, but now that it's losing value there's pressure on dual-priced stores (eg Topshop/Topman, RI, etc., etc., etc.) to reduce the euro equivalent to match the decreased sterling value.

xOxSinéadxOx

Nightwish wrote: »

VAT, minimum wage and insurance costs are higher here.

plus higher rent, transport costs blah blah blah

Pigletlover

I noticed this over the weekend too, I think the higher wage/rent/insurance argument is a bit weak tbh. The Sterling is hitting record lows against the Euro and we here in Ireland aren't seeing any reduction in price.

Creamy Goodness

Lamps wrote: »

I asked could i pay the sterling price with my sterling laser card the other day in Cork, no was the answer....

but they use irish bank terminals in ireland.

the multi currency tags are only there so that they don't need to price the clothes when they get to their destinations.

Sugar Drunk

check out this months U magazine heres a section all about this its a fooking joke.

Garret

most chains do this

Garret

Lamps wrote: »

I asked could i pay the sterling price with my sterling laser card the other day in Cork, no was the answer....

thats cos on their till the price is fixed, as is the conversion rate

FruitLover

Bottle_of_Smoke wrote: »

just don't see why we should pay that much more.

So don't.

Unless there's someone holding a gun to your head, forcing you to pay? I don't know, I can't see...

simu wrote: »

Yes but how come Eurozone-based shops like Mango and Du Pareil Au Meme (kids' clothing store) have the same prices here as in Spain/France?

Probably due to goodwill / PR. I'd imagine they're taking the hit themselves for fear of complaints / boycotts.

Lamps

I was messing with the girl behind the counter when i asked could i pay sterling prices, didnt for one second think they'd allow me!

Also, if theres higher rent/insurance/security/wages here, then why do the Topman etc in london have the same price as the ones in the North West :p

JIZZLORD

it's all the weak pounds fault, i work for a northern company and a good while back there was a very small difference between prices north and south. now that the euro is stronger than ever our euro prices seem terrible. a lady brought stock back to our store from a nordie shop and when the supervisor was doing the refund the horrible difference of €30 appeared.

chuci

it makes me sad to see when i pay for clothes her what i could be paying in spain or other countries yay rip off republic.

Bottle_of_Smoke

JIZZLORD wrote: »

it's all the weak pounds fault, i work for a northern company and a good while back there was a very small difference between prices north and south. now that the euro is stronger than ever our euro prices seem terrible. a lady brought stock back to our store from a nordie shop and when the supervisor was doing the refund the horrible difference of €30 appeared.

So what happened - what refund would you get if say you paid £100 for a coat in Coleraine & brought it back in jervis? Would they give you €126 (actual exchange rate) or €152(what I'm guessing they charge in dublin, estimate based on the difference between the pices on the slacks I bought)

Bottle_of_Smoke

FruitLover wrote: »

So don't.

Unless there's someone holding a gun to your head, forcing you to pay? I don't know, I can't see..

Cop on, I know that of course. I like the goods, just don't see why I should wait until i'm in the North to pay less for the exact same product.

xOxSinéadxOx

why do they do it though? is it because they know we'll pay those prices?

you really notice it when you go abroad and everything is cheaper in the exact same shop!

Tails142

Take a trip up north if you feel that strongly about it and buy your clothes there.

supersheeps

simu wrote: »

Yes but how come Eurozone-based shops like Mango and Du Pareil Au Meme (kids' clothing store) have the same prices here as in Spain/France? They're hardly faking the pricetags!

Some shops (Zara/Bershka/Mango) have different price tags in Spain to here, I got a belt in Bershka in Spain for about €8 less than it was in Ireland. We have a higher rate of tax and wages than other European countries, so unfortunately things are going to cost more here. Have a look at price tags in Oasis or Vero Moda, the prices for some Scandinavian countries are much higher.

Pythia

Afaik, this happened in America and Canada a while ago. The Canadian Dollar became stronger than the American one I think yet the prices of American things stayed the same, even though they should have got cheaper.

Beerlao

i can see places like Belfast and Newry becoming the shopping capitals of Ireland pretty quickly. i won't be buying any clothes in the south for a while. either buy them online or go north

miju

Bottle_of_Smoke wrote: »

Cop on, I know that of course. I like the goods, just don't see why I should wait until i'm in the North to pay less for the exact same product.

and thats exactly why they will continue to charge the same prices. like i said before vote with your feet or don't bother complaining

Morf3h

You could always do what my sister did and fly Ryanair to London for €0.01 and go mad in the shops there?

Ireland's always got the raw deal on consumer goods whether it's iPods or clothes. Due mostly to the high VAT rate, overseas shipping costs and the generally affluent economy. Irish consumers are among the most spendthrift in the world and this does not do any favours for the pricing of goods here.

Sugar Drunk

Morf3h wrote: »

You could always do what my sister did and fly Ryanair to London for €0.01 and go mad in the shops there?

Ireland's always got the raw deal on consumer goods whether it's iPods or clothes. Due mostly to the high VAT rate, overseas shipping costs and the generally affluent economy. Irish consumers are among the most spendthrift in the world and this does not do any favours for the pricing of goods here.

I was going to suggest that - it does work out cheaper

Loopy

I bought a pair of sandals today in Topshop and was charged €33 - when you convert it from sterling it should of been €27. That's total bull****..

Ok we can fly to london or go up north but sometimes you see something and you want to just buy the bloody thing not plan a trip to get it. Yes its our fault for buying it in this rip off country I know, but I dont like the alternative.

daiixi

It's not like the price of goods is dropping in the UK it's just that all of a sudden you're able to buy more of them. Just like many goods have always been cheaper in the US and all of a sudden due to currency fluctuations you're able to buy more of them. Prices are high in Ireland due to various reasons. If you don't think an item is worth the price then don't buy it.

Sherifu

Anally Raping, heh

Topman are shit anyway.

GLaDOS

Sherifu wrote: »

Topman are shit anyway.

Can't believe it took 33 posts for somebody to say it

Bottle_of_Smoke

Bottle_of_Smoke wrote: »

Bought a pair of slacks for work in Topman today. €38

Then I notice the UK price is £25. Currently £25 = €31.15

This isn't cool. Feel like contacting Sinn Fein!

Is thios tabloid worthy? just don't see why we should pay that much more.

I would imagine that Topman rely on forward rates rather then the spot (current) rate. This means that they set the exchange rate some time in advance (eg 6 months) which means that can't get hit from a sudden change in the exchange rate so the current exchange rate is immaterial.

Unfortunately this rip-off is rampant in all the British chain stores in Ireland.
I bought a dress from Monsoon priced at Stg£90 in London... it was tagged at 200 euro in Dublin.
Also picked up a dress in Warehouse in the UK which saved me 35 euro on the Irish price.

Buy in sterling online and save money people!

Pythia

Deleted User wrote: »

Buy in sterling online and save money people!

Surely the delivery would eat up any savings.

Pythia

Pythia wrote: »

Surely the delivery would eat up any savings.

Not in my experience, still works out cheaper, particularly if you order more than one item.

Pigletlover

Mr.S wrote: »

My gods its what, 7euro difference? hardly breaking the bank is it?

It may 'only' be €6.85, but that's a price difference of almost 20%. It's easy to say vote with your feet, but it's the same in River Island, Oasis, Debenhams, Next etc... Where the hell are we supposed to shop???

Deleted User wrote:

I would imagine that Topman rely on forward rates rather then the spot (current) rate. This means that they set the exchange rate some time in advance (eg 6 months) which means that can't get hit from a sudden change in the exchange rate so the current exchange rate is immaterial.

If it was the Euro that was falling against Sterling do you think all these shops would sell their clothes 'at a loss'? I think not.

Blisterman

To be fair, I've noticed in some shops in London, such as Zara and Gap, that the Euro price is less than the pound price.

I tried paying with some Euros, but it didn't work.

stovelid

Great title. Have you ever thought about writing romantic novels?

Pigletlover

Pigletlover wrote: »

It may 'only' be €6.85, but that's a price difference of almost 20%. It's easy to say vote with your feet, but it's the same in River Island, Oasis, Debenhams, Next etc... Where the hell are we supposed to shop???




If it was the Euro that was falling against Sterling do you think all these shops would sell their clothes 'at a loss'? I think not.

the point of the forward is that it prevents a loss - so no, they wouldn't.