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Independent labels : I bought a copy of Irish Vintage motor magazine on Saturday and was charged €6

Independent labels: I bought a copy of Irish Vintagemotor magazine on Saturday and was charged €6.36, yet looking at the magazine later, I saw the €6.36 sticker had been placed over the €5.45 cover price - the magazine is wholly produced and distributed in Ireland so what's going on? Bren L

Just today I did a quick look at three CD sites (play, cdwow and bangcd) for six CDs. There was a difference of over €20 between the highest and lowest and that was because the conversion rate varied from 78p to 66p to €1! John

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