Zebra misleadingly priced.

[LeVzi]

Was thinking about buying Zebra today, read all about it on the website, and thought ok, so I clicked buy now, thinking $199 which is ok, translates at £140 ish, only to then see on the bill VAT Added on that.

The button states BUY NOW $199, yet there is VAT on top ? I would have been willing to purchase it at the correct advertised price.

[spidergod]

I hate vat being added to digital products, especially when you get the 19% tax added on any euro purchase.

it sucks

[cybertron]

Was thinking about buying Zebra today, read all about it on the website, and thought ok, so I clicked buy now, thinking $199 which is ok, translates at £140 ish, only to then see on the bill VAT Added on that.

The button states BUY NOW $199, yet there is VAT on top ? I would have been willing to purchase it at the correct advertised price.

imo I always expect tax to be added after the fact. In most stores (sarcasm implied: read ALL stores) that I go into, the price tag always states the price without tax. Then Ive got to do the mental calculation. If the criticism is that they should list the price with tax, otherwise you arent going to buy the product, then I guess you dont buy any products?

Sorry in advance for the pissy response. Im just pissy today.

[hivkorn]

+1

[spidergod]

yep true

[ariston]

Well, you know what they say: a Zebra in the hand is worth two Sylenths in the bush.

[bmrzycki]

LeVzi, you can also check out the Dinosaur Crossgrade option: http://u-he.com/zebra/index.php?item=DC

For a little creativity and your time that $50 off should more than offset the 19% VAT.

[standalone]

100% of the times that you see a price in dollars in a web shop, VAT is not included. When it's in euros, some times it is, some times it isn't.

I agree that it should be clearly stated, and I think that there was a "VAT not included" reference in U-he's site prices before, but now I can't see it.

[abstractcats]

The VAT tax is one reason I'm glad I don't live in Europe, no VAT tax, how ever, do NOT want to get into poitics on KVR but to say that there are people(politions)who would like to see the US have a VAT tax. Here is an idea, politions could learn to manage money for once!

I would suggest this guy to Washington and all world leaders...



As for the $199 for Zebra, the price is PERFECT!

I think a hard ware version would cost about $2000 ??

[standalone]

The VAT tax is one reason I'm glad I don't live in Europe

I got top quality health care assured for life (everything incuded) and all I had to spend for my university (civil enginearing, 6 years) was around 2000 euros in total.

I pay VAT with a smile in my face.

[Meffy]

But that (the subject of the last two posts) is a discussion for HPC, not a company forum. Feel free to start a thread there. It doesn't have to be contentious, HPC's the place for any political topic.

[LeVzi]

Ive never had VAT added on ANY digital purchase, it's always been including in the advertising price, and correctly so. So in this case the price of $199 is incorrect.

[ariston]

Ive never had VAT added on ANY digital purchase, it's always been including in the advertising price, and correctly so. So in this case the price of $199 is incorrect.

Another exception: Fxpansion. Advertised prices are excluding VAT. This is not technically incorrect, because the internet is international and yet regional differences apply. Any consumer should be aware of this.

I agree though that it could be more prominently indicated on Urs' site.

[LeVzi]

There are probably exceptions to it all over the place, but the additional £27 ontop basically changed it for me. Suddenly becomes a $260 plugin.

You are quite right with FXpansion too, they omit the VAT, which IMO is misleading.

Yet other companies set a flat rate for a plugin regardless of VAT or sales tax, and that is not at all misleading.

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