Euro rip-off?

Has anyone noticed that despite the GBP/EUR rate dropping by more than 20%, there has been no adjustment to the price of British sourced products at the shops.

Published saturday 30 September 2017 - 13:57 Last updated saturday 30 September 2017 - 13:57

Those of us with Sterling- based incomes are therefore hit with a double whammy.

Unfair advantage isn’t it, or is it exploitation?

Pieter VAN HEERDEN, Lot

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