If the GG was made in the US it wouldn't have been an issue. But the person who imported them had to consider the exchange rate when he purchased them. Unfortunately, that was passed along to us in the retail price. But, as Bandit said, that's the chance you take when exchange rates become an issue in the transaction. I used to buy Kangaroo skins direct from Australia(one of my hobbies is, or used to be, fine leather braiding). Several years ago the USDollar far outpaced the Australian dollar , so the skins were relatively cheap(keep in mind that Kangaroo skin is one of the finest, strongest most expensive leathers in the world). Today , it's done almost a complete 180 flip and the skins are almost unaffordable(relatively).