when i shop online, why do i get prices in dollars and not sterling

Hi Andy,

This could be because you are not using the correct version of the Ebay or Amazon websites or the location settings on your computer are not set correctly. To show the prices in the shopping websites in Pound Sterling, you should be using the UK version of these websites. The UK version of most of the shopping websites ends with “.co.uk” and it is not “.com”. For eg: The UK version of Ebay would be “http://www.ebay.co.uk” and that of Amazon would be “http://www.amazon.co.uk/”.

You may also check the Home location settings saved on your computer. If it shows an some other country, then you may change it to “United Kingdom” and then save it. To do this, you may follow these steps:

a)       Press “Windows Logo” + “W” keys on the keyboard and type “Region” in the “Settings” search box.

b)       Click on the icon “Region”.

c)       Click on the “Location” tab.

d)       Choose “United Kingdom” as the “Home location” from its drop down menu, click on “Apply”, and then click on “OK”.

e)       Open the Amazon, EBay and any other shopping websites and check if they are opened in the correct version as according to your location and also check if they are showing the price in “Pound Sterling”

Hope this is helpful.

Hi Andy,

You are most welcome.

I would like to know if you were able to connect to the UK version of the shopping websites showing the prices in “Pound Sterling” instead of US dollars. If you still have any issues with this, you may please get back to us and we’ll be glad to assist you further.

 

Hi Andy,

 

This could be because you are not using the correct version of the Ebay or Amazon websites or the location settings on your computer are not set correctly. To show the prices in the shopping websites in Pound Sterling, you should be using the UK version of these websites. The UK version of most of the shopping websites ends with “.co.uk” and it is not “.com”. For eg: The UK version of Ebay would be “http://www.ebay.co.uk” and that of Amazon would be “http://www.amazon.co.uk/”.

 

You may also check the Home location settings saved on your computer. If it shows an some other country, then you may change it to “United Kingdom” and then save it. To do this, you may follow these steps:

 

a)       Press “Windows Logo” + “W” keys on the keyboard and type “Region” in the “Settings” search box.

b)       Click on the icon “Region”.

c)       Click on the “Location” tab.

d)       Choose “United Kingdom” as the “Home location” from its drop down menu, click on “Apply”, and then click on “OK”.

e)       Open the Amazon, EBay and any other shopping websites and check if they are opened in the correct version as according to your location and also check if they are showing the price in “Pound Sterling”

 

Hope this is helpful.

Many Thanks Rajesh, nice to know there is support for us internet virgins, also very quick reply.

Thanks once again.