12:52 PM • Jun 16th, 2008
By cheapjap
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After I posted about the potentially dire state of TopShop’s prices, I received the following from Emi:
“While it’s true that the dollar is worth a bit LESS than 1/2 a pound, that does not mean that exported goods are twice the price here in the states. For example, if you go to a gap in London, you would pay 30 pounds for a tee shirt. I think we would all agree that no one would buy gap t-shirt in the us for $70. Nor do we pay $70 for a T at H&M. So, you can’t just use the conversion rate and the top shop website to predict the price. Love your blog- I can’t wait to hear what you think about top shop!”
From Making TopShop Your Bitch, Part 1, 2008/06/13 at 12:32 PM
Girlfriend’s making a lot of sense. Thank you, Emi, for further motivating us Cheap JAPs across the pond to check out TopShop. We can’t wait!
12:12 PM • Jun 13th, 2008
By cheapjap
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TopShop’s coming, TopShop’s COMING!!! I’m uber psyched. Mostly because they refer to jumpers as Playsuits, which I find totally endearing.
These Playsuits each retail for forty-five pounds. While I doubt they’ll be among TopShop’s Fall Collection, that’s not the point. The point is that forty-five pounds is not forty-five dollars. This brings us to Part 1.
Making TopShop Your Bitch, Part 1 - Pounds Do Not Equal Dollars
It seems more than obvs, I know. But if you’re going to brave the hordes of frenzied fashionistas at their Soho opening, you must first understand and accept that forty-five pounds is the equivalent of eighty-seven American dollars and forty-seven American cents. Again, 45 lbs (what, I don’t have a pound sign) = $87.47. That’s right, friends - almost double.
The only Topshop I’ve ever seen up close were crappy leftovers from the Kate Moss line at Barney’s Scarehouse Sale, so I can’t honestly comment on whether or not the posh quality and design is worth its cost. But you can bet your tush that I’ll be at the store on the day it opens to find out. Stay tuned.
