Hi, You may be able to, but once import duty is slapped on it, it won't be much cheaper. All the best Steve -- Computer Room Services 77 Exeter Close Stevenage Hertfordshire SG1 4PW Tel: 01438-742286 Mob: 07956334938 Fax: 01438-759589 Email: steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Web: http://www.comproom.co.uk -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Doris and Chris Sent: 06 July 2012 12:20 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Lover Price for Victor Reader Stream Can you not order your Stream directly from the States? It is fact that prices in Europe are higher than in the U.S. with you guys, there is not even the excuse of translation work involved. If you have your Stream talk in an US English voice, I am sure you'd be able to understand it and if you wanted to, you could flash the firmware with the UK one. Doris At 11:54 AM 7/6/2012 +0100, you wrote: >On Tid Bits yesterday an article stated the US >parent of Humanware are reducing the price of >the VRS including the Softpack down to $258 >which converts to around £165. Their UK web >site shows the price as £245. I’m not sure if >this is inclusive of VAT but even if it is still >massively higher than the US price. Is this yet >another case of the disabled being ripped off or >will the same old hackneyed excuses of support >etc. be trotted out? If the Americans can do it >why the hell can’t we? The excuse of low turn >over keeping the prices high carries no weight >at all. Bring the prices down to an affordable >level and sales will boom. It most certainly has in the able bodied field. > >Roger ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq