Anywhere to buy a Mac at YVR
 

Hi,
I need to buy a new Macbook. Is there anywhere at YVR to buy one and will it be tax-free if I'm flying internationally?
Thanks

Nothing physically in YVR. If you have a long enough layover and can clear immigration, you can take a cab to a mac reseller that's on the same street as the airport.

There's a Mac reseller on Grant McConachie Way? Where? In the outlet mall?

There is an Apple Store at Oakridge Centre Mall, which is on the Canada Line Subway out from YVR. It's a 15-minute journey on the train.

http://www.apple.com/ca/retail/oakridgecentre/

http://thecanadaline.com/station-gui...e-41st-station

If you complete the journey in 90 minutes you can go there and back on one ticket.

You will be paying 12% in sales tax on the purchase.

Never been so not sure, this is just according to the Apple.ca website.

https://locate.apple.com/ca/en/sales...on=-123.170286

Ah, these are the iStore shops that are at YVR.

http://yvr.ca/en/shopping-dining-ser...ic/iStore.aspx

...they don't sell Macbooks.

Hmmm interesting. Apple is usually very stringent about having accurate info on their website. Surprising they would make that oversight.

There is an Apple store at Richmond Centre as well, also on the Canada Line.

Or, alternatively, the stop before at Lansdowne has a Best Buy in which you can buy a Macbook.

Since the two options are in Richmond, there is no need to buy a 2 zone fare to go into Vancouver.

True, but I didn't mention these options for two reasons -

1) You have to change trains. Not hard at all, but a bit of a fiddle.

2) You have quite a bit more outdoors walking with these options than you do with the Oakridge option.

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