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Originally Posted by kams
Cool down  I have no clue what 'real 3' Barbies'cost in India. But from experince with other 'Branded stuff' (Nike Shoes, Adidas T-Shirts etc etc), some of the stuff rejected by US stores (some quality issue, you won't notice it) end up on streets of Bombay, Delhi or Calcutta at 1/10 th price. Ask Ray to do your next year Christmass Shopping. Or I will tell my wife to do it when she visits India next year. You may get your Rifle afterall.
Risk Factor - No gurantee that we can get the Barbie of same Pink shade your Princess loves . |
But actual products are at the same price as that in the US. A branded jeans worth $ 40 in the US, is at the same price in India, in Rs/-. The difference of course is that there are much cheaper non branded equivalents.
The Cols point about PPP is valid to quite a large degree, but the degree of progress made within the PRC in terms of cheap consumer goods, and within India for cheap consummables somewhat negates that. Of course, he is correct about impact on the world in terms of economy, where only "real dollars" not PPP dollars matter.