i went to see U2 at hampden park glasgow the tickets were between £65/£85 and the t shirts were £25 , .....

i also went to see em at the amsterdam arena the tickets were 69euro and the t shirts were 30euro !!!

why this blatant rip off in the uk ???

any amsterdammers know how many peeps the a'dam arena holds ??


[Edited 7/17/05 4:42am]

We gotta pay2b cool

because they do.

drcoldchoke said:

i knew we were cool b4 i parted with my £/eu's !!

Some British products are much cheaper here in Germany than in the UK, for instance Freshetta Pizza and Mum deodorant and many other products.
Saínsbury charges 2 1/2 times more for the pizza than most supermarkets over here. It´s strange.

KoolEaze said:

mum deodorant? what does that smell like?

Christopher said:

moth balls and boiled cabbage.

p0pstar said:

ewwww
send me some!


cloudbuster prolly wears that as colonge

Christopher said:

consider it done and remember it needs to be applied hourly



cloudy not only wears it as cologne but he washes his clothes in it too

p0pstar said:

mum deodorant sounds heavenly cloudbuster thinks a shower is walking by a sprinkler

Christopher said:

I hear he avoids rain because it washes his scarlet hair dye out.

p0pstar said:

ohh id be mad to

danielboon said:

VAT and different taxation policies in different countries mainly, coupled with promotors charging the accepted going rates in appropriate countries

the taxation issue is the real reason y most things r priced differently in other countries compared 2 the uk. if u were 2 legally import anything "cheaper" back in2 the uk u would b hit 4 duty and VAT if the item cost was over £18

gordon brown has officially requested 2 brussels 2 change the personal importation limits as they haven't changed in 10 years, thus £135 is the current limit 4 bringing goods back 2 the uk from outside europe (not including booze and fags and duty frees). he is trying 2 bring this up 2 about £1000

don't u guys keep up2 date with the financial times, or do u just read smash hits?

Christopher said:

after the last rain storm he looked just like this....

p0pstar said:

then he looked like this when he dried off



oh my goooodDDD

Christopher said:

I bought him a voucher for a whole new you hoping they would exchange him for me

p0pstar said:

I bought him a voucher for a whole new you hoping they would exchange him for me [/quote]

he found a way out of it as usual


time for what not to wear to go to his house and ambush him

Christopher said:

he found a way out of it as usual


time for what not to wear to go to his house and ambush him[/quote]


they already did, they said he needed more mini skirts so i killed them and ate their livers

p0pstar said:

that is delicious.....dont forget to hid ehis scruggie collection...some of them have dandruff

Ok..to answer Danielboon's question...


















It's because we Dutch are sooooo much nicer


Errm How much is a pound in euro's?

HowComeYouDontCallme said:

0.6868 euros = £1

it amazes me how ppl can sit in front of computers and ask questions in forums when the answers can b found in seconds with google

unique said:

I'm just lazy...and you answered it for me!

HowComeYouDontCallme said:

it was actually 0.72 euro - £1

unique said:

so its strictly the tax uni ? n' U2 make the same ?

it was in a theatre!

it had an interval

I had icecream

i was stuck to my seat

here, tell you what mate

it took two usherettes

to prize me off my seat

('ere, I did a 70 minus one in it *cacheck*)

danielboon said:

he asked IS not WAS. bloody pedants

danielboon said:

no, it's not strictly the tax. and i doubt they would make the same cuz there r a number of other issues involved such as local payrates and taxes, as well as hold both perfomance and machanical copywrite laws operate. ure probably aware of u2's high profile case where they argued that they shouldn't have 2 pay the PRS royalties 2 pay thier own songs, and then have the PRS deduct administration charges. venue hire and conditions of use will also vary by city and country, depending on various laws

don't u lot know nothing about putting on a major worldwide arena tour?

unique said:

Errm...do you mean me?? Maybe you have to check my profile
Who's the pedant now huh??