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Message: <blockquote data-quote="§am" data-source="post: 147179" data-attributes="member: 9187">In the UK we have 20% VAT on just about most things, and it's included in the price you see when you purchase something.Most online retailers here will also show you a non VAT price as well, but it's still added so essentially what you see is what you pay.I know on trips to the states I've often looked at things and thought, ooh that's a nice price, then you get to the till, and they whack on whatever the local tax is (8% in Houston/Texas?).Back to the UK - VAT really does make it very hard for things to be had cheap here, coupled with Customs and Excise Duty too, importing something can be costly as well <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown    :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></blockquote>