Comments on: Japan Scam: Domena Eagle Jet Steam Cleaner http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/12/26/japan-scam-domena-eagle-jet-steam-cleaner/ Nick Ramsay blogging from Gifu, Japan. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:15:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Mike http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/12/26/japan-scam-domena-eagle-jet-steam-cleaner/#comment-3049 Mike Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:40:51 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/12/26/japan-scam-domena-eagle-jet-steam-cleaner/#comment-3049 Wow, I thought laptops were cheaper in Japan than in Canada.. Crazy... but yeah I love my desktop... sure Im in arizona now and am missing the net since i have to go to public places to use it, but i love all the affordability and power my desktop provides.. The other thing Id like to say about this article is God bless the Internet.. although it makes me mad that inevitably some less internet savy Japanese are going to get screwed on this deal... Hey by the way Nick, I've seen tonnes of Ron Paul signs on the road here in America! Im serious! Well maybe not tonnes but I have seen like at least 5 signs along the 2500 km trek down here... I have not seen signs for any other candidates... Go Ron Paul! Wow, I thought laptops were cheaper in Japan than in Canada.. Crazy… but yeah I love my desktop… sure Im in arizona now and am missing the net since i have to go to public places to use it, but i love all the affordability and power my desktop provides..

The other thing Id like to say about this article is God bless the Internet.. although it makes me mad that inevitably some less internet savy Japanese are going to get screwed on this deal…

Hey by the way Nick, I’ve seen tonnes of Ron Paul signs on the road here in America! Im serious! Well maybe not tonnes but I have seen like at least 5 signs along the 2500 km trek down here… I have not seen signs for any other candidates… Go Ron Paul!

]]> By: Nick Ramsay http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/12/26/japan-scam-domena-eagle-jet-steam-cleaner/#comment-3043 Nick Ramsay Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:31:11 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/12/26/japan-scam-domena-eagle-jet-steam-cleaner/#comment-3043 I've always avoided notebooks because of the price. I just don't see why you'd spend 2-3 grand (in Japan) on something only half as powerful as much cheaper desktop. Very few Japanese people actually take their computers with them when they go out anyway! I’ve always avoided notebooks because of the price. I just don’t see why you’d spend 2-3 grand (in Japan) on something only half as powerful as much cheaper desktop. Very few Japanese people actually take their computers with them when they go out anyway!

]]> By: ジェイソン (Jason) http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/12/26/japan-scam-domena-eagle-jet-steam-cleaner/#comment-3038 ジェイソン (Jason) Thu, 27 Dec 2007 01:05:36 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/12/26/japan-scam-domena-eagle-jet-steam-cleaner/#comment-3038 Import taxes in this country are pretty stupid for eletronic devices, but I can't see taxes, duties and other charges coming even close to 7x the UK price. You'll see almost the same thing with computers, though. Most notebooks in this country are twice as expensive as the same models you'd find in Canada. Aside from the Japanese keyboard, there is no difference. When my wife and I go to Canada next year, we plan on getting some new notebooks and bringing them back. Why pay $2000 for a "new" machine with yester-year's technology in Japan when you can pay $3000 for two really nice notebooks from Canada with the latest and greatest advances? That said, it's great to see that your wife doesn't buy into such things so quickly. I have plenty of family that have been duped into buying these "not in stores" products only to find out later the reason they're not in stores is because nobody would pay such a ridiculous price when an equivalent or superior model is less than a metre away and 7x cheaper :P Import taxes in this country are pretty stupid for eletronic devices, but I can’t see taxes, duties and other charges coming even close to 7x the UK price. You’ll see almost the same thing with computers, though. Most notebooks in this country are twice as expensive as the same models you’d find in Canada. Aside from the Japanese keyboard, there is no difference.

When my wife and I go to Canada next year, we plan on getting some new notebooks and bringing them back. Why pay $2000 for a “new” machine with yester-year’s technology in Japan when you can pay $3000 for two really nice notebooks from Canada with the latest and greatest advances?

That said, it’s great to see that your wife doesn’t buy into such things so quickly. I have plenty of family that have been duped into buying these “not in stores” products only to find out later the reason they’re not in stores is because nobody would pay such a ridiculous price when an equivalent or superior model is less than a metre away and 7x cheaper :P

]]> By: lina http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/12/26/japan-scam-domena-eagle-jet-steam-cleaner/#comment-3037 lina Wed, 26 Dec 2007 12:44:15 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/12/26/japan-scam-domena-eagle-jet-steam-cleaner/#comment-3037 lucky your wife is such a savvy shopper. lucky your wife is such a savvy shopper.

]]> By: www.japansoc.com http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/12/26/japan-scam-domena-eagle-jet-steam-cleaner/#comment-3035 www.japansoc.com Wed, 26 Dec 2007 04:10:46 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/12/26/japan-scam-domena-eagle-jet-steam-cleaner/#comment-3035 <strong>Japan Steam Cleaner Scam...</strong> This is an article I wrote about the cost of a Domena steam cleaner in Japan. Housewives here are being asked to part with 400,000 yen for a product that is available in the UK for 60,000 yen - nearly 7 times cheaper than it's Japanese equivalent!... Japan Steam Cleaner Scam…

This is an article I wrote about the cost of a Domena steam cleaner in Japan. Housewives here are being asked to part with 400,000 yen for a product that is available in the UK for 60,000 yen - nearly 7 times cheaper than it’s Japanese equivalent!…

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