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Strong pound
« on: January 23, 2007, 05:25:00 PM »
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6291343.stm

Is anyone planning a holiday to take advantage of it?  Anyone bought stuff from abroad online due to the strong pound?  Does a strong pound have any importance beyond making it cheaper to go abroad?  How do the dirty foreigners among you feel about your worthless currency?   :P
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14:10 - Moarskrillex42: She said something about knowing why I wanted to move to Glasgow when she came in. She plopped down on my bed and told me to go ahead and open it for her.

14:11 - Peter5930: So, she thought I was your lover and that I was sending you a box full of sex toys, and that you wanted to move to Glasgow to be with me?

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Re: Strong pound
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2007, 09:46:14 PM »
You Brittons had the right idea by not going to the Euro. ;D
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Re: Strong pound
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2007, 09:20:00 AM »
i heard that a cup of orange juice costs about $10.
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Re: Strong pound
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2007, 09:20:59 AM »
Trouble with buying stuff from abroad is it seems to be a gamble whether you're going to get hit with import tax or not.
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Re: Strong pound
« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2007, 09:23:11 AM »
Quote from: McJagger on January 24, 2007, 09:20:00 AM
i heard that a cup of orange juice costs about $10.

Not in any of the places I've been to.
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14:10 - Moarskrillex42: She said something about knowing why I wanted to move to Glasgow when she came in. She plopped down on my bed and told me to go ahead and open it for her.

14:11 - Peter5930: So, she thought I was your lover and that I was sending you a box full of sex toys, and that you wanted to move to Glasgow to be with me?

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Re: Strong pound
« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2007, 08:21:54 PM »
Honestly when I saw this topic, I thought I was looking at the Sex forum because I have a dirty dirty mind.
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Re: Strong pound
« Reply #6 on: January 24, 2007, 08:32:58 PM »
Quote from: Nomaken on January 24, 2007, 08:21:54 PM
Honestly when I saw this topic, I thought I was looking at the Sex forum because I have a dirty dirty mind.
it would be called:
strong poundage
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Re: Strong pound
« Reply #7 on: August 10, 2007, 03:04:22 PM »
The pound has broken the $2 mark; it's now worth $2.02336.

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14:10 - Moarskrillex42: She said something about knowing why I wanted to move to Glasgow when she came in. She plopped down on my bed and told me to go ahead and open it for her.

14:11 - Peter5930: So, she thought I was your lover and that I was sending you a box full of sex toys, and that you wanted to move to Glasgow to be with me?

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Re: Strong pound
« Reply #8 on: August 10, 2007, 04:41:38 PM »
Quote from: Peter on August 10, 2007, 03:04:22 PM
The pound has broken the $2 mark; it's now worth $2.02336.

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Didnt that happen more than a month ago?
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Re: Strong pound
« Reply #9 on: August 10, 2007, 04:45:57 PM »
Quote from: Hadron on August 10, 2007, 04:41:38 PM
Quote from: Peter on August 10, 2007, 03:04:22 PM
The pound has broken the $2 mark; it's now worth $2.02336.

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Didnt that happen more than a month ago?

Maybe; I don't keep that close a track of it.
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14:10 - Moarskrillex42: She said something about knowing why I wanted to move to Glasgow when she came in. She plopped down on my bed and told me to go ahead and open it for her.

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Re: Strong pound
« Reply #10 on: August 10, 2007, 08:29:47 PM »
it just means that things are more expensive to produce which means that you rely heavily on imports as the job opportunities decrease.
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Re: Strong pound
« Reply #11 on: August 10, 2007, 08:31:19 PM »
i hear that france and italy are seeking ways to encourage the EU to decrease the value of the pound.


on the bright side, a barrel of oil should cost less.  are your gas prices dropping?
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Re: Strong pound
« Reply #12 on: August 11, 2007, 04:29:23 PM »
Take a trip to NYC they need the money to pay for new steam pipes
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Re: Strong pound
« Reply #13 on: August 11, 2007, 04:30:46 PM »
Quote from: McWatcher on August 10, 2007, 08:31:19 PM
i hear that france and italy are seeking ways to encourage the EU to decrease the value of the pound.


on the bright side, a barrel of oil should cost less.  are your gas prices dropping?
The french and the italians, jealous gits...  :P
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Re: Strong pound
« Reply #14 on: August 27, 2007, 04:39:46 AM »
Quote from: Scraphemi on January 23, 2007, 09:46:14 PM
You Brittons had the right idea by not going to the Euro. ;D
Can't agree with this one at all.  Regional currency union has real economic benefits (ask much of the British financial community) and is not just a stealth tactic to decrease sovereignty in the EU's favour.  Besides, a strong national currency is a curse as much as a blessing.  Historically, an over-strong pound has led to disaster for the British economy; among other things, it decreases investment (foreign and domestic) and makes it difficult to export anything, including services.

Anyroad, enjoy the holiday trips!  Definitely a good time for 'em (and a lousy time for me to be planning a research trip to Europe...).
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