Off topic - Parallels price loading

[Alan T Litchfield]

Rats. Forgot about image stripping.

Shopping Cart Checkout snaphot

Parallels Desktop 5  for Mac Upgrade, EN......................... Qty  
1............. Delivery: electronic................71.11 NZD
Extended Download  
Service................................................ Qty  
1.................................................................9.94  
NZD

Total 
.......................................................................................................................................................................81.05 
  NZD

No prior mention of price loading, by the way.

On 18/08/2010, at 10:32 AM, Alan T Litchfield wrote:

> Yes, this is off topic.
>
> I am posting here because I know there are number of other users who  
> have installed and use Parallels. Has anyone ever encountered this  
> before? All I can say it must a heck of a lot to send those  
> electronics all the way across the Pacific.
>
>
>
>
> I can see no practical reason for charging a premium for downloading  
> from outside the US. Hidden charges are very annoying and a con.
>
> Alan
>
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> Alan T Litchfield
> AlphaByte
> PO Box 141, Auckland, 1140
> New Zealand
> http://www.alphabyte.co.nz
> http://www.alphabyte.co.nz/beatrice
>
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Alan T Litchfield
AlphaByte
PO Box 141, Auckland, 1140
New Zealand
http://www.alphabyte.co.nz
http://www.alphabyte.co.nz/beatrice