Yeah, I know things are VERY expensive in the UK - and your taxes are horrendous. They kind of have you over a barrel in regards to buying from cheaper sources though, due to the power & video system differences.

It feels more obvious here, since we're so close and the products are basically identical (okay, so they throw a French manual in instead of Spanish), and if you're close enough to the border you can simply drive across and pick one up at Best Buy.

Plus, four months ago everything was at or very close to par - suddenly they've jumped to 40% more. That's a bit of a shock to the system.