# Is there anything worth buying from the UK with the pound losing value **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 25, 2016, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-worth-buying-from-the-uk-with-the-pound-losing-value/769658 "2016-10-25T02:55:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-worth-buying-from-the-uk-with-the-pound-losing-value/769658/1 "2016-10-25T02:55:50Z")
As an American, are there any good deals worth looking into? ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-worth-buying-from-the-uk-with-the-pound-losing-value/769658/2 "2016-10-25T02:59:57Z")
If you have any hard-to-buy-for ladies on your Holiday gift list, the finest gloves I have ever owned came from here: [https://www.dents.co.uk/shop/ladies-gloves/](https://www.dents.co.uk/shop/ladies-gloves/) ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-worth-buying-from-the-uk-with-the-pound-losing-value/769658/3 "2016-10-25T03:24:42Z")
This thread made me remember the classic British [Brigg umbrellas](http://www.swaineadeneybrigg.com/brigg-article/brigg-umbrella/), so I checked them out. Wuff! They’re still very expensive, even with the current exchange ratio. Beautiful and well-made, though. ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-worth-buying-from-the-uk-with-the-pound-losing-value/769658/4 "2016-10-25T03:35:29Z")
They make the [best folding bicycles in the world](http://www.brompton.com/), IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-worth-buying-from-the-uk-with-the-pound-losing-value/769658/5 "2016-10-25T03:44:13Z")
Lewis Hamilton’s contract, maybe. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-worth-buying-from-the-uk-with-the-pound-losing-value/769658/6 "2016-10-25T04:19:42Z")
It would cost a ton to see Hamilton in New York, but when it comes to London (Late 2017) tickets are being pre-sold for a lot less. > [@](#): > > How much will tickets cost? > > Headlines have been made on the astronomical cost of Broadway Hamilton tickets on the secondary market (the going rate is around £1,000 each, with tickets for Miranda’s last night commanding prices of $10,000), but premium tickets in the US have just increased to $849 (£586). > > The Mail reports that in the UK “the basic top ticket will be £85, though premium sales could go for between £150-200”. It would be worth it to fly to London just for the play. StG ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-worth-buying-from-the-uk-with-the-pound-losing-value/769658/7 "2016-10-25T05:10:16Z")
Pounds. They’ll bounce back. ---
**Author:** ![kbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4491bb/32.png) [@kbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kbear)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-worth-buying-from-the-uk-with-the-pound-losing-value/769658/8 "2016-10-25T07:15:34Z")
You could buy my house. It’s been for sale for over 6 months :-/ #f\*{%\*ngbrexit ---
**Author:** ![Enuma\_Elish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5e9695/32.png) [@Enuma\_Elish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enuma_Elish)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-worth-buying-from-the-uk-with-the-pound-losing-value/769658/9 "2016-10-25T08:14:53Z")
Cashmere sweaters. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-worth-buying-from-the-uk-with-the-pound-losing-value/769658/10 "2016-10-25T12:36:46Z")
> [@StGermain](#): > > It would cost a ton to see Hamilton in New York, but when it comes to London (Late 2017) tickets are being pre-sold for a lot less. It would be worth it to fly to London just for the play. > > StG I can see that. I expect the play will be of less interest to non-Americans. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-worth-buying-from-the-uk-with-the-pound-losing-value/769658/11 "2016-10-25T13:52:13Z")
I’d think it would only come into play on stuff you’d directly import yourself. Most things retailed in the US aren’t likely to change price; someone (probably the importer) along the way will just buy cheaper and sell for the same price as they did before. So your bottle of Scotch will cost you the same, but the US importer will realize greater income from importing them cheaper due to exchange rate differences… ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-worth-buying-from-the-uk-with-the-pound-losing-value/769658/12 "2016-10-25T14:36:11Z")
> [@bump](#): > > I’d think it would only come into play on stuff you’d directly import yourself. Most things retailed in the US aren’t likely to change price; someone (probably the importer) along the way will just buy cheaper and sell for the same price as they did before. > > So your bottle of Scotch will cost you the same, but the US importer will realize greater income from importing them cheaper due to exchange rate differences… The reason I started this thread is there is a UK site that sells cosmetics and offers free shipping, and I noticed the prices were about 30% lower than normal. So I figured what other good deals are there. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-worth-buying-from-the-uk-with-the-pound-losing-value/769658/13 "2016-10-25T14:57:33Z")
Some real nice glassware: > **[Handmade Glasses & Glassware | LSA International](https://www.lsa-international.com/)** > > LSA International is one of Europe's leading brands of contemporary handmade glass & high quality porcelain. Shop for Wine glasses, Vases and glassware. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-worth-buying-from-the-uk-with-the-pound-losing-value/769658/14 "2016-10-25T15:57:00Z")
You can pre-order the _[Pink Floyd Early Years Boxed Set](http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/pink-floyd-detail-massive-27-disc-early-years-box-set-w431264)_ on Amazon UK for £375.99 ($457.39) vs $571.36 on Amazon in the USA.