CX duty free
May 21, 2013, 1:02 pm
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CX duty free
I'm not a big duty free shopper, but I notice in the current CX catalogue a couple of things which would be 'just right' as presents. About HK$4,000 worth including some small electronics and cosmetics.
Can anyone say if the CX duty free prices are any better, or worse than, say, HKG or SIN airport?
Anyone had issues with the pre-flight order service?
Can anyone say if the CX duty free prices are any better, or worse than, say, HKG or SIN airport?
Anyone had issues with the pre-flight order service?
May 21, 2013, 6:27 pm
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I'm not a big duty free shopper, but I notice in the current CX catalogue a couple of things which would be 'just right' as presents. About HK$4,000 worth including some small electronics and cosmetics.
Can anyone say if the CX duty free prices are any better, or worse than, say, HKG or SIN airport?
Anyone had issues with the pre-flight order service?
Can anyone say if the CX duty free prices are any better, or worse than, say, HKG or SIN airport?
Anyone had issues with the pre-flight order service?
May 21, 2013, 7:14 pm
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Never had an issue with their pre-order service, although I always hate extra bags to carry with me into the cabin. Also, the prices are fine compared to airport prices, and if you are MPO member you get another 10% discount (not sure if this is still the case, but it's been running for awhile.)
May 21, 2013, 7:46 pm
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Plus the availability to earn some extra bonus miles. Not a huge lot....but better than 0 from airport's duty free shops.
May 21, 2013, 10:25 pm
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They give it to you in the boarding bridge (after scanning boarding pass, before entering airplane.) You won't missed it, usually a guy or two there with a bunch of plastic bags with different people's orders in each bag.
May 22, 2013, 12:01 am
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My wife likes to check out the prices. She always find CX way more expensive on ladies products and booze. We bought whiskey for customers in Taiwan at TPE rather than onboard and it was half the price CX offered it at.
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May 22, 2013, 5:26 am
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My experience was different. Was flying CX to Milan in March and pre-ordered a duty-free item. Received the item onboard during the flight (after a meal).
May 22, 2013, 6:37 am
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Thats because its part of the security for taking duty free into Europe. Buying duty free in Hong Kong and flying to say Manchester in UK you transit in LHR and they wont let you through with duty free bought in the shops in HKG only what has been specially sealed and given to you on the flight.
May 23, 2013, 1:02 am
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A lot of BOOZE & Sunglasses available!
I have not been finding the Duty Free Shops or on board prices to be such bargains like in the old days of flying! 
Usually take a short cut throgh the Duty Free shops to see if there are any needed fine BIOTHERME for Men facial products available, since they are not so readily available in the Dept stores, as in the past.
I guess one can consider no State Sales tax a savings now!
Usually take a short cut throgh the Duty Free shops to see if there are any needed fine BIOTHERME for Men facial products available, since they are not so readily available in the Dept stores, as in the past.
I guess one can consider no State Sales tax a savings now!
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May 23, 2013, 6:19 am
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May 23, 2013, 7:35 am
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Well, thanks for that. As it happens the items I'm after WERE considerably (abt 15%) cheaper than what I can find in Nth America retail and abt 10% cheaper than DF in Vancouver, compared to CX's DF catalogue.
From advice here is that CX DF is cheaper than HKG airport DF and that's what I found too.
You can call it a scam in general, but in this instance, I call it good value and very convenient.
From advice here is that CX DF is cheaper than HKG airport DF and that's what I found too.
You can call it a scam in general, but in this instance, I call it good value and very convenient.
May 23, 2013, 1:51 pm
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May 24, 2013, 9:00 am
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Not wishing to offend, but no. They are already bought and in my suitcase. I don't want to get I to a "oh, that's cheaper here" thing.
Grateful to this thread. I got to choose what I wanted, in a convenient way confident that it wouldn't be a price disaster.
Grateful to this thread. I got to choose what I wanted, in a convenient way confident that it wouldn't be a price disaster.