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Are climbing shoes cheaper in Italy? (lemm.ee)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/climbing
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I was planning on getting a new pair tomorrow but I'm going to Italy in a week for vacation. Should I wait to get them there?

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[–] baked_tea 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If you're in the US then anything at all should be cheaper nearly anywhere in Europe or at least EU

[–] lom 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Huh? I really doubt that. And sales tax is lower in the states, plus if you go to REI or so you'd have a way better return policy

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Sales tax is going to influence maybe 10%, but that is far outweighed by the non tax price differences. I've gathered a couple of examples from REI and Oliunid (italian store) below. Oliunid prices include EU sales tax.

  • Miura VS: $199 versus 119e ($133)
  • Otaki: $209 versus ~150e ($170)
  • Genius: $219 versus ~150e ($170)

I would fathom that a big reason why laspo shoes are more expensive in US versus Italy is the factory location. The shoes are made in Italy and then have to be shipped to US.