Not such a great deal

So MFX's much vaunted fire sale of Sonic Screwdrivers is under way....

....and the magic price is £145!!!!

Nice.

Until you do the math.

Let's see.....

£145 for Sonic Screwdriver

Plus

£43.92 for shipping (£5.89 if you live in UK and £63.25 if you live 'down under')

Plus

17.5% VAT chargeable on both sonic and shipping

[Plus any customs duties/import tax and admin fees at you end (up to 25% in some places)]

Equals....

£221.98 (+  up to £47.23 local duties)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

All in all, still more expensive than my sonic at £217 inclusive of p&p and NO duties payable (and mine is screen accurate and has sound :-))

The real winners will be UK customers who will only have to pay £177.30 in total, about £40 less than mine. Still, with the differences in product having been pointed out, is my sonic worth £40 more? That depends on what you're after and what compromises you will accept for an extra £40 in your pocket.

I just feel sorry for MFX's overseas customers. They are not getting a good deal but certainly getting a slightly better deal than you poor fuckers who bought then at full price in the first place.