{"id":635,"date":"2010-05-30T10:47:28","date_gmt":"2010-05-30T00:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.davidandkiyomi.com\/bloodandsoil\/?p=635"},"modified":"2023-08-23T13:58:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T03:58:41","slug":"mr-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidandkiyomi.com\/bloodandsoil\/2010\/05\/30\/mr-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Mr Money"},"content":{"rendered":"

N.B.: This was an old blog entry which was lost a long time ago when the blogging software developed a (serious) problem, and has now only been found.<\/p>\n

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Having a look around Amazon Japan<\/a> the other day I came across a box set of Mr Men books<\/a> which are selling for around 17,000 yen. Convert this into Australian dollars and it\u2019ll set you back $200. Ouch! ><<\/p>\n

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Mr Men My Complete Collection.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Now contrast this cost with the $60 we paid for the same box set in Target<\/a> while back in Australia on holiday. Even if you bought it and shipped it around the world with 50% postage you\u2019d still be paying a lot less than $200.<\/p>\n

Someone\u2019s making a bit of money somewhere.<\/p>\n

— David<\/p>\n

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