[hogster]

It's right across retail. I get a little peeved when I hear the likes of Gerry Harvey having a sook about the impact on retailers.

A particular brand of running shoe in Darwin....

Cheapest I can get locally $240 x 1 pair

Cheapest I could find in Oz $180 x 1 pair plus $15 dollars freight

Bought them from the US. 2 x pairs and 4 pairs of socks($10 pair here) delivered, just under $200.

And to my surprise - they are the same as my old ones.......and are all made in China. How is it that a booming Australian dollar has so much less buying power in China, or is someone just being greedy??