i saw kitcheaid mixer on amazon site which is around $250US, but they won't send to australia. why is it americans are paying 1/3 the price we are paying here? is there anyway i get the mixer at that price with shipping? would it work here though, i know there volt is differnt but can i use an adapter or some kind to make it work? if it's that price i won't be too worry about the warranty.
http://www.amazon.com/KitchenAid-KSM150PSER-Artisan-5-Quart-…
yeah i saw that one on whirlpool as well, if the different is just 150 or so i won't bother with online. its just proves how much we australians are getting ripped off compared to the americans.
wouldn't it be more the case of Kitchen-Aid charging all those countries on 220-240v more than those like the US on 120v? so those in the UK/EU are charged more also…perhaps they just really love americans and dislike everyone else :)
Artisian kitchenaid mixer are around $130.00 dearer now than around 2 yrs ago when i purchused our one,and the us dollar was around .88c au,now its$1.08 and about 25% dearer.
Whats going on??
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but like people say, would a adapter alone work? or would we need a transformer to up the volt?
You need a voltage converter not just an adapter. I would provide one included in the price.
Yes, a transformer. Which is annoying and takes up more valuable bench space. =S
+1 why can't they stick with 1 format?
A stepdown converter will make it work, however the frequency difference means it'll spin 20% slower when used on our 50Hz supply here.
For those interested - in answer to the question as to why Americans pay so little for their gear, it's mainly to do with economies of scale.
Major US distributors of electronics and appliances order products by 10's or 100's of thousands as the market size dictates that sort of demand. In Australia, distributors order by the thousand if lucky. If you are a manufacturer, of course major price breaks are given to the customers in the states/EU who order many thousands of each item.
It's an unfortunate by product of living in such an awesome country like Australia with no overcrowding, where our largest city is round 4 million people.
Having said that, 1/3 the price is a massive difference, bigger than usual. In this instance it's likely an American parent company, whereby the bulk of items are made to American standards (like the voltage as an e.g.). Not only are Aussie distributors ordering less units, but they are ordering different units which need to be manufactured differently. Again, economies of scale make it more expensive to product these variant models.
Also, a lot of American owned companies use factories in Mexico to manufacture their products. Putting it on a truck and driving it across the border is a lot cheaper than loading up container ships and sending them across the pacific.
Another contributor is potential free trade agreements in place between manufacturing countries and America, which enable for lower (or in some instances no) import taxes to be paid on certain goods.
no it wont…
if you want to import one you need to look at one suitable for our voltage/frequency requirments…
220-electronics seems to get a mention on whirlpool occasionally, so perhaps thats a 'cheaper than local' option, but it sure isnt as cheap as the amazon price you just mentioned…
http://www.220-electronics.com/Kitchenaid_Mixer_220_volts/Ki…