B&Q vs trade point rip off

I'm sure they're being shipped in from the UK, so there will be transport costs. We're about 10% the size of the UK, so there is scale too.

Same item, same company, different jurisdictions, different VAT rate, different Business rates, different minimum wage and multiple other different factors that affect prices in UK V IRE.

I abhor the price gouging that takes place when Irish consumers are subjected to Paddy Tax but, in the particular instance of the oven you've used as your example? Given the ex VAT price in UK is 286.4, that makes the unadjusted Ireland equivalent price 368.74. it's not at all unreasonable that the cost of business as outlined earlier adds an additional €30 on top of that v UK pricing.

There are far more egregious examples out there than this one.

Where does the OP mention Newry? We've higher VAT for a start. Higher wages, higher rent, the list goes on.

Eh, our 2025 minimum wage is €13.50, UK minimum wage is £12.21/€14.50

Guys ,

As the goods are imported from the UK , if they were originally made outside the EU, customs duties would apply anything from 2% to 30% .

example bone China is 12 duty+17% anti dumping 29% on top of the price.

so here we go

Rate of exchange is normally fixed by some larger companies every 6 months

Transport from the UK

Duties

Higher VAT

so not that bad

Not sad at all. It's called being realistic and non sensationalism.