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Old Mar 14, 2022 | 3:50 pm
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Originally Posted by Duck1981
Hello - I recently bought Rimowa luggage at the LH Worldshop at T2 in MUC (my first tax free buy, one of the few benefits of Brexit being a German living in London).

Unfortunately the only option was to pay in store, and then go downstairs to one to the cash exchange offices who also deal with tax free paperwork.

(given it was my first ever tax free transaction I was shocked how much the handling fee is, for a process which takes about 2min. I think I got only got half of the VAT back, but well, better than nothing looking at the LVMH Rimowa prices)

On another note, is it just my impression or has LVMH now removed the grey LH hand luggage pieces offered in their 'soft shell' offering (sorry don't know how to describe better but I guess you know what I mean) so we are all forced to buy the Aluminium version if we like LH branding? And I think my LH hand luggage (aluminium but in a size which only works for LH / BA etc but no FR etc) is not offered anymore as well?
Thanks for this.
I'm passing through FRA later this month and I had hoped to avoid the steep handling fee by mailing in the refund paperwork. Not hearing any recent success stories sadly.
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