The UK also pays a lot more for video games and video game systems.
Just a quick search:
PlayStation 3 [160 gig model]: $408 CAD vs. $299 CAD
Nintendo Wii: $208 CAD vs. $150 CAD
XBox 360 [4 gig model]: $245 CAD vs. $199 CAD
And I highly doubt you can walk in to whatever chain of stores you have and get $170 for a 4 year old PS3 model.
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