Quote Originally Posted by Furunculus View Post
"Germany keeps its currency artificially low by being in the Euro - if it were the DM it would have shot up,"

Perhaps not by as much as sometimes assumed, i have seen estimates as little as 7% up for germany, and 25% down for spain.
If those who are purchasing one's goods - such as other nations in the Euro - are looking at a "saving" of 32% that is going to make a massive difference to where the goods are bought.