uhm, dont wanna state the obvious but dont you think that maybe their prices just reflect what is going on in the rest of the world/...most of the kits are imported. in most other countries, like my own, we sortoff accept fluctuating prices due to economic conditions in the rest of the world, as like in yours...most of these goods are imported here. i buy most of my things from overseas through the web and i need to time it correctly some months. some moths the US dollar sucks a bit more than other months against my currency..same with the Euro...and then i get away with some serious bargains on my side...it's the same with the stores...they pay more for stuff...then so will you, kinda obvious really. but that being said, i guess it would make sense to increase prices a bit over x-mas...