as far as the 2cents goes that happens everwhere. I'm in the US and when I buy something over seas it never converts right. The real rip off is with companys that send money to other people for you. Like Western Union if they tell you that your $100 will be sent for 80Euros and you really could have sent 100Euros for $100 then they get to keep the 20Euros(BTW I made my own numbers up I have no idea of exchange rates.)