Everything worked like clockwork with the VAT refunds. Thank you so much. I arrived at T3 at 07:10 this morning. No queues. I'm now back in NYC. That said, my biggest purchase was at the Watches of Switzerland Duty Free store. With the exchange rate as good as it is, I splurged. I almost bought a watch yesterday on Bond St but the salesman was just a little too pushy for me. I'm now glad that he was because I had forgotten that I wouldn't have received a full VAT refund anyway.