Weak from hunger, we staggered down the hill to the Canyon Market, our local semi-gourmet shop. We got a fresh-baked still-warm baguette and a bunch of cheese and a bottle of wine. What impressed me were the prices for european stuff:
Baron Philippe Rothschild bordeaux, drinkable stuff, $8.50, cheaper than mid-grade California wine
Decent french brie, $8.95 a pound, cheaper than the local cheeses, like Cowgirl or Black Diamond, which are about 50% more.
Taleggio, a really nice Italian soft cheese, mildly stinky rind, $11.95 a pound.
Austrialian cheddar, OK, sorta bland, $4.99 a pound.
The good european chocolates - Drost, Ritter, Lundt, Perugia, Tobler - are the same price they've always been, right around $2 a bar.
So, who's absorbing the difference?
What's happening in components and test equipment? We don't buy much european parts or gear, so I'm not aware of how they are coping with the run-up of the Euro.
What's happened to street prices of US products in Europe?
John