From: Gary Duncanson (gary.duncanson@googlemail.com)
Date: Sat Sep 15 2007 - 12:12:08 ART
I suppose if the prices havn't increased in such a long time then it is
probably fair enough really.
Im self financing so no rush to get to Brussels just yet :)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Perrier" <thomas@perrier.name>
To: "'groupstudy'" <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 10:48 AM
Subject: Re: $1,400
> On 15/09/07 4:57, "David Prall" <dcp@dcptech.com> wrote:
>
>> In Brussels it is $1512.50 under the old policy
>>
>> http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/le3/ccie/exam/wire_information.html
>>
>> So it is $1400 effective 9/7/2007
>> http://tinyurl.com/2zlcnz
>
> You'll probably have to add the 21% Belgian VAT on those $1400, for a
> total
> of $1694 (ouch!). You had to when the lab was priced at $1250, which made
> the $1512.50 price. At least if your company pays for it and is based in
> the
> EU, I believe it can get the VAT amount back. But if that's out of your
> own
> pocket, I feel the pain!
>
> And about the price increase, granted, it's a little steep at 12%, but how
> often does the price get increased? I read on a Cisco support page that
> the
> pricing of their exams hadn't changed since 1999:
>
> " How often does Cisco change exam prices?
>
> Cisco changes exam prices only when warranted by program offerings and
> market conditions. In most cases, the fees for exams covered by the
> September 7, 2007 price change have not increased since 1999. "
>
> 12% every eight years is perfectly normal; most products' prices increase
> 1
> to 2% per year. Ever heard of inflation? The written only took a 5% hit
> since 1999, which is actually a bargain.
>
> Correct me if the CCIE exams had been increased since 1999, as the Cisco
> statement only covers "most" exams (which isn't exactly like "all" :).
>
> -Thomas Perrier
> #18731 (R&S)
>
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