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Re:My MacBook Pro had over 10k USD in repairs by 0xy on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @03:24PM (#28305770)
You're forgetting about the high sales tax of 15% in NZ. That explains the vast majority of the price difference.
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Re:My MacBook Pro had over 10k USD in repairs by systemvoltage on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @04:00PM (#28306171)
No, that explains precisely $150 in price increase. We can do math: $1000 base price + 15% sales tax = $1150.

How is that vast majority of price increase?

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Re:My MacBook Pro had over 10k USD in repairs by kbelder on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @04:53PM (#28306816)
"...which is approximately US $1200"
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Re:My MacBook Pro had over 10k USD in repairs by lostlogin on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @04:03PM (#28306208)
There is zero sales tax on US Apple store sales? Where is tax paid?

I certainly have missed that.

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Re:My MacBook Pro had over 10k USD in repairs by bialpio on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @05:17PM (#28307143)
Sales tax can vary depending on state (among other things), see for example Oregon where it's 0%, vs Washington, where it's 6.5% (and my jurisdiction adds additional couple percent for a total of ~10%).
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