Dropping Pounds

No, this is not a weight loss thread. It's about the dropping British pound. For a long time, it's been about $2 a pound, but it's been dropping recently and this morning it's at $1.58.

I'm not sure if that's good or bad for the economy, but it's very useful to note if you are an American hoping to make a trip to the Cottage--everything in England is suddenly about 20-25% cheaper.

 

This is good for the trip we are planning to go over either in january or march.

 

eBay = better deals now.

That Fulham jersey just got cheaper.

 

I was looking at a couple of Fulham shirts on ebay but shipping from the UK is WAY too fucking expensive.

 

Josh...if you are looking to get some of the 'new' shirts, wait til AFTER this week...ok?

 

Not new ones - old shirts listed on Ebay. The guy was asking for 40 pounds for SHIPPING! Even at $1.58 that's a rip. Is there something I should know about that's going on next week, Mr. Fulham Marketing Department?

 

Just saying...

 

Well Mike, I've never known you to lead me astray.

 

Spill the beans, Maekstro!

 

Since I am asking Santa to bring me a FFC jersey this year, you have my undivided attention, Fearless Leader

 

me too. i want my first jersey, my wife will be made aware now as well. :- )

 

No, no I haven't.

http://www.fulhamfcshop.com/

Hopefully just the start of it.

 

Fantastic Mike. thanks for the heads up.

 

That's excellent, Mike, both for us and for FFC - gotta take advantage of marketing opportunities here in the States.

There's a pretty significant problem, though, as I see it: if I go to FulhamFCShop.com and order a customized home shirt with name, number and patches, it costs $128.44 + $10.99 shipping = $139.43. If I go to Shop.FulhamFC.com and order the same thing, it costs £56 + £20 shipping = £76 = $115.37.

Umm... that's screwy.

 

Strange isn't it? Contact them here: http://www.fulhamfcshop.com/contact.html

 

I've written to them and will post here when I receive a reply. In the meantime, I'd suggest that those who are considering placing an order wait and see what happens - no sense in paying more than you need to.

 

Props to them for the quick reply:

My hunch is that they set the prices to make them the same equivalent price a few months ago, when the value of the dollar relative to the pound was lower. $139.43 / £76 is a rate of 1.83 $/£, which was accurate on August 27th (dollar rising), September 19th (dollar falling), and September 26th (dollar rising). You can take a look at a chart here. The rate is currently 1.49 $/£. That favorable rate being the case, we Yanks might be better off ordering from Shop.FulhamFC.com for the time being.