One of the many reasons we're in the financial ****hole we are in: gimme a G! gimme an R! Two Es and a D! Plus we have VAT at 23 percent! Holy crap! NOt only that, but the idea of the Euro, used in many countries, buying the same amount for you wherever you go? Doesn't happen. You can go to Spain or Germany or France and your Euro will be worth more. Bloody country...