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In article <WOLF.93Jan23221427@doppel.first.gmd.de>, wolf@doppel.first.gmd.de (Wolfgang Koehler) writes:
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|> When I read the last post with a list of shoe types together with their
|> prices I was utterly surprised about the extremly low prices of nearly all 
|> manufacturers (at least all I was able to compare).
|> If I compare the prices with those here in Germany, we generally pay 50 % 
|> more for the same model. 
|> Eg., randomly chosen from the list: 
|> the Adidas Torsion Integral at US $100 , versus 220 DM (~$137) in Germany,
|> Adidas Eq. Support $110, versus 250,- ($176) 
|> Asics Gel Exult $100 versus 250,- ($176)
|> Avia 2080  $105 versus 250,- ($176)
|> The same picture for all other models
|> 
|> Where does this difference come from ? Is it only policy of the manufacturers ?
|> Or, are the numbers mentioned in the post not the prices for end users 
|> (excluding some kind of tax)? 
|> I would appreciate to see postings (or emails) from other countries about
|> the prices there too.
|> 

The article I posted had the US list price (full retail price) which is generally
the highest price you can pay in the US.  Where I had other information, I also
listed a second price in parens, which was a discount price that I had seen,
either in a mail order catalog or a local store.

It sounds like from Wolfgang's posting, and others I have seen from Australia,
that the manufacturers price the shoes lower in the US for some unknown reason.
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