Player
2nd February 2008, 12:04 PM
MEGames has announced a price increase. It is across the
board, and Automagic/MEOW plays no part. I had a certain
number of positions per week that I could justify to my
wife and baby daughter. That number has thusly been
reduced. It just can't get any simpler.
Brad Brunet
Disappointed Canadian
--- arnheim2001 <arnheim@...> wrote:
> Dear Brad,
>
> Having reduced my game load by about 15% (The amount of the rise) in
> anticipation of the Automagic rises, I assume this means you now
> intend to do the same or is this a more general protest against the
> UK tax regulators that are forcing ME games to charge this money on
> pains of criminal prosecution, imprisonment and sequestration of all
> their worldly goods. By all accounts I've heard, Canada is a
> wonderful country but does this extend to your tax authorities?
>
> Whilst I loudly protested the AM rises, this rise is totally out of
> ME games control and dropping games to punish them is both unfair and
>
> futile. As it is, they are taking a price cut by not passing on the
> full 17.5%.
>
> It may be that this tax rise is not the correct anyway as it seems to
>
> fly in the face of the UK's stated desire to encourage e-retailing
> and the tax authorities often try things on so I'd hold on a bit
> before dropping all your games.
>
> Regards
> Chris Courtiour
>
> --- In mepbmlist@y..., Player <pbmnoot@y...> wrote:
> > I'm probably not alone here, t'is unfortunate.
> >
> > But Ulrik and TeamSK, sorry, but I will have to resign my
> > membership at this time. No more 1 weeks, no more 2 nations,
> > no more various grudge team memberships. I will not be able
> > to afford it now. I will have to maintain Team Canada for
> > patriotic purposes, but beyond that, the odd 2 weeker and
> > that's all the credit card can afford.
> >
> > Sorry, and best of luck in your future games!
> >
> > Brad Brunet
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
board, and Automagic/MEOW plays no part. I had a certain
number of positions per week that I could justify to my
wife and baby daughter. That number has thusly been
reduced. It just can't get any simpler.
Brad Brunet
Disappointed Canadian
--- arnheim2001 <arnheim@...> wrote:
> Dear Brad,
>
> Having reduced my game load by about 15% (The amount of the rise) in
> anticipation of the Automagic rises, I assume this means you now
> intend to do the same or is this a more general protest against the
> UK tax regulators that are forcing ME games to charge this money on
> pains of criminal prosecution, imprisonment and sequestration of all
> their worldly goods. By all accounts I've heard, Canada is a
> wonderful country but does this extend to your tax authorities?
>
> Whilst I loudly protested the AM rises, this rise is totally out of
> ME games control and dropping games to punish them is both unfair and
>
> futile. As it is, they are taking a price cut by not passing on the
> full 17.5%.
>
> It may be that this tax rise is not the correct anyway as it seems to
>
> fly in the face of the UK's stated desire to encourage e-retailing
> and the tax authorities often try things on so I'd hold on a bit
> before dropping all your games.
>
> Regards
> Chris Courtiour
>
> --- In mepbmlist@y..., Player <pbmnoot@y...> wrote:
> > I'm probably not alone here, t'is unfortunate.
> >
> > But Ulrik and TeamSK, sorry, but I will have to resign my
> > membership at this time. No more 1 weeks, no more 2 nations,
> > no more various grudge team memberships. I will not be able
> > to afford it now. I will have to maintain Team Canada for
> > patriotic purposes, but beyond that, the odd 2 weeker and
> > that's all the credit card can afford.
> >
> > Sorry, and best of luck in your future games!
> >
> > Brad Brunet
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>