OCuk in € ??

oblonhor · 12 Oct 2009 at 22:56

Can you change the site prices to Euros??

toon_mad · 12 Oct 2009 at 22:57

best bet is to find an up to date currency converter

Kearney_1988 · 12 Oct 2009 at 22:58

All changed here's the new address

http://www.xe.com/ucc/

Welcome to GD

Whats wrong with pounds anyways?

.Lethal · 12 Oct 2009 at 22:58

I doubt they will just by said comment, perhaps make the suggestion properly since it is quite a good one at that.

oblonhor · 12 Oct 2009 at 23:01

Well as I'm using euros I would like to know the exact price..

Mr. Anderson · 12 Oct 2009 at 23:01

Surely it will be down to your bank anyway?

steve-h · 12 Oct 2009 at 23:03

Kearney_1988 said:
http://www.xe.com/ucc/

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oblonhor · 12 Oct 2009 at 23:05

For now the order is still in security validation, but 20 euros more have been taken, i'll check when the transaction is approved

Nate--IRL-- · 12 Oct 2009 at 23:11

oblonhor said:
For now the order is still in security validation, but 20 euros more have been taken, i'll check when the transaction is approved

If ordering from outside the UK (which I'll assume you are) you are charged at a different VAT rate than the UK rate.

This has never been satisfactorily explained to me why though. Competitors don't do this.

Nate

Kemik · 12 Oct 2009 at 23:14

oblonhor said:
For now the order is still in security validation, but 20 euros more have been taken, i'll check when the transaction is approved

XE.com rate is different to the rate your bank uses.

Ceryndrion · 12 Oct 2009 at 23:22

personally, I see it quite simply...

OCUK is a British company, based in Britain, and thus uses British currency.

We don't use funny euro money here, and therefore displaying the prices in euro's is entirely pointless.

Antar Bolaeisk · 12 Oct 2009 at 23:24

Nate--IRL-- said:
If ordering from outside the UK (which I'll assume you are) you are charged at a different VAT rate than the UK rate.

This has never been satisfactorily explained to me why though. Competitors don't do this.

Nate

I believe it's to do with the volume of commerce OcUK has with Ireland.

Ultimately the extra few percent doesn't make a massive difference to the final price, about €6 for every €100 spent.

@ op, as said just use an up to date currency converter. Other sites that I have seen giving both euro and sterling prices tend to screw us euro payers (I'm looking at you remote control button shop). Also, I'm not inferring that OcUK would employ such practices but it seems to me that some sites use the different currencies as an excuse to lump in an added charge in the hopes that it would go unnoticed.

The Halk · 12 Oct 2009 at 23:27

Ceryndrion said:
personally, I see it quite simply...

OCUK is a British company, based in Britain, and thus uses British currency.

We don't use funny euro money here, and therefore displaying the prices in euro's is entirely pointless.

There would be no harm in displaying the price in Euros, while still continuing to base that on an estimate from daily currency rates, and charging in Sterling. It would make shopping easier for Irish people, as well as others in the Eurozone. After all the more OcUK sells the more buying power it has and the more chocie we have at better prices.

commited · 12 Oct 2009 at 23:39

Nate--IRL-- said:
If ordering from outside the UK (which I'll assume you are) you are charged at a different VAT rate than the UK rate.

This has never been satisfactorily explained to me why though. Competitors don't do this.

Nate

According to what I heard on the radio last week, if a UK company sells over €35k/year worth of product into Ireland, then they have to pay VAT at Irish rates.

Nate--IRL-- · 12 Oct 2009 at 23:47

commited said:
According to what I heard on the radio last week, if a UK company sells over €35k/year worth of product into Ireland, then they have to pay VAT at Irish rates.

Ahh that'd explain it. Sounds like our government did a sneaky deal with the UK Government. Makes sense in a way, the difference between the two Rates is quite significant.

Nate

Fenris · 13 Oct 2009 at 01:06

You can take your Euro and PUSH OFF!

But yeah, xe.com is what you want.