Thank HN: My SaaS paid my rent this month

Re:Thank HN: My SaaS paid my rent this month by OJFord on Monday January 20, 2020 @09:26AM (#22098976)

Which presumably affects and references only EU country pricing, so you need one 'EU price', which can be different from non-EU countries?

I also wonder what the implementation has been (but not for much longer) without a single currency. I wasn't aware of this rule, and as a consumer have certainly seen variation in EUR/GBP rates (across different things that have the same EUR price say but not GBP).

Must be challenging for big product sellers as opposed to service providers too, Amazon (shop) for example.

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Re:Thank HN: My SaaS paid my rent this month by yorwba on Monday January 20, 2020 @09:44AM (#22099113)

The rule is against discriminating based on country of origin, not currency. While an EU citizen from a non-Euro country might prefer paying in their local currency, they should be able to choose to pay in Euros and get the same price as everyone else.

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Re:Thank HN: My SaaS paid my rent this month by OJFord on Monday January 20, 2020 @10:10AM (#22099314)

I don't understand, are you saying it only applies to Euros?

I assumed (and understood from the link) that it applies to all EU member states, which presently includes the UK. Since the exchange rate fluctuates, there must be some margin of error allowed, otherwise it's almost impossible (and certainly more expensive) to implement with more than one currency.

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Re:Thank HN: My SaaS paid my rent this month by anoncake on Monday January 20, 2020 @11:38AM (#22099988)

As I understand them, if you accept Euros at all then you also have to accept them from customers in countries outside the Euro zone such as the UK. So if you try to discriminate against Brits by charging more in GBP than in EUR, they can bypass it by exchanging the money themselves.

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