On Sunday August 31st the Lonely Planet 30 % sale ended. This will amaze and annoy the bloody hell out of you. I went online to find second hand guides to Vietnam. E bay has a few but they were in the UK and were not up for auction just on sale NOW. I looked at the Lonely Planet website and yes discovered the 30% sale. Wow 30% off. Great ! The price was in $US $17.49. I converted that and WOW the strong Aussie $ has the price at $15.93 and don't forget the postage. A BARGIN don't you think?
Well I put my address in for postage and WHAM all of a sudden the price rocketed. I was now looking at $28.69 which is $31.45 US. That is almost double the online US price. Now it is still cheaper than buying it from a big city shop but what is happening at Lonely Planet here in Aus.
I did order the book and also sent a question to the Lonely Planet website. I asked why it cost more in Australia than the USA to buy the same book that is printed in SE Asia. I have received a reply and replied to it. Simply it is because Lonely Planet believe that we in Australia are prepared to pay about that much for the guide. I am disgusted and will continue to shake the tree.
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