Interesting Economics

Tonight I started craving some of the foods you just can't seem to get in Phuket.  I had been told about a supermarket that specialised in stocking all the brands that travellers are used to getting at home, although at a premium price.  I was impressed that they had such a wide range of items from various parts of the world.  I bought things like a packet of Corn Chips (American, terrible),  Mint Slice biscuits, good pasta, Branston Pickles.  There were a number of items made in Australia and imported to Thailand, and they are highly priced compared to the equivalent items from Thailand as you would expect.  The strange thing is that they are still cheaper here than they are in the supermarkets in Australia, despite having been sent all the way here.  So much for comments about 'distribution costs' being behind markups in Australia!