Duty Free Best Finds
May 22, 2010, 12:58 am
#136
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....a friend here is convinced its fake as a lot of the booze in China is fake. I know even Carrefour was fined for selling fake booze - but I guess Duty Free would be ok. I'm sure its fine but has anyone ever heard anything about fake booze being sold in Duty Free stores in China?
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Jul 4, 2010, 5:18 pm
#137
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In June at Delhi airport I purchashed 1 litre of Canadian Club for $8 u.s. and 1 litre of Ballyntynes for $9 u.s. They had a 50% off sale, on quite a few brands of alchol.
In Kolkata airport they had buy 2-1 litre bottles of Johnny Walker Black and get the 3rd 1 litre bottle free. Total price for the 3 - 1 litre bottles was $70 U.S.
In Kolkata airport they had buy 2-1 litre bottles of Johnny Walker Black and get the 3rd 1 litre bottle free. Total price for the 3 - 1 litre bottles was $70 U.S.
Jul 29, 2010, 1:10 am
#140
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In June at Delhi airport I purchashed 1 litre of Canadian Club for $8 u.s. and 1 litre of Ballyntynes for $9 u.s. They had a 50% off sale, on quite a few brands of alchol.
In Kolkata airport they had buy 2-1 litre bottles of Johnny Walker Black and get the 3rd 1 litre bottle free. Total price for the 3 - 1 litre bottles was $70 U.S.
In Kolkata airport they had buy 2-1 litre bottles of Johnny Walker Black and get the 3rd 1 litre bottle free. Total price for the 3 - 1 litre bottles was $70 U.S.
Aug 2, 2010, 4:44 pm
#141
Join Date: Mar 2010
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I saw a fake bottle of Louis XIII at the DF in LHR (selling for circa GBP 1000 so rather good thing to counterfeit). The manager there was astonished and very apologetic (and checked his stock, several other bottles were fake too -- some of the authenticity marks for Louis XIII are quite hard to forge; sadly JW Blue doesn't have such protection, but then it is far less expensive). So fakes can be for sale in the best stores (the distributor is at fault, either knowingly or unknowingly). Sometimes store clerks substitute fakes for stock that they shoplift, for example (but you aren't worried about that). The price is plausible so it probably is genuine price, but whether you get genuine stock is a different question. DF stores are of course a great place to palm off fakes as the clientele are hurried, can't come back the next day, and often are getting items as a gift so not looking too closely.Last edited by samsong; Aug 5, 2010 at 3:27 pm
Aug 5, 2010, 5:31 am
#142
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In June at Delhi airport I purchashed 1 litre of Canadian Club for $8 u.s. and 1 litre of Ballyntynes for $9 u.s. They had a 50% off sale, on quite a few brands of alchol.
In Kolkata airport they had buy 2-1 litre bottles of Johnny Walker Black and get the 3rd 1 litre bottle free. Total price for the 3 - 1 litre bottles was $70 U.S.
In Kolkata airport they had buy 2-1 litre bottles of Johnny Walker Black and get the 3rd 1 litre bottle free. Total price for the 3 - 1 litre bottles was $70 U.S.
I couldn't imagine finding alcohol in airports in Bangladesh or Pakistan, let alone 'best find' prices.
Does anyone agree? What about other nearby countries with similar, Hindu or non-Muslim (or at least tolerant of some drinking) cultures? I recall having beers on the beach at a restaurant in Colombo but that's all.
Aug 7, 2010, 7:36 pm
#143
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Can confirm the basic deal on 750cl JWB on UA onboard is still around July 2010: US$142 in the catalog, minus 10% for elites (I think you need to have your card). Posted on my card at US$128 (cf. $240 at my local store).
Aug 20, 2010, 2:29 am
#146
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Isn't it reasonable to assume that most of these deals have expired since they were posted? I'd say they will last at most 3 months (which is how often many airlines update their inflight magazines which carry many of the duty free deals).
Aug 29, 2010, 6:27 pm
#148
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I saw a fake bottle of Louis XIII at the DF in LHR (selling for circa GBP 1000 so rather good thing to counterfeit). The manager there was astonished and very apologetic (and checked his stock, several other bottles were fake too -- some of the authenticity marks for Louis XIII are quite hard to forge; sadly JW Blue doesn't have such protection, but then it is far less expensive). So fakes can be for sale in the best stores (the distributor is at fault, either knowingly or unknowingly). Sometimes store clerks substitute fakes for stock that they shoplift, for example (but you aren't worried about that). The price is plausible so it probably is genuine price, but whether you get genuine stock is a different question. DF stores are of course a great place to palm off fakes as the clientele are hurried, can't come back the next day, and often are getting items as a gift so not looking too closely.
Sep 8, 2010, 11:50 am
#150
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just got back from a trip through the following airports/cities: BOS, YYZ, YVR, HKG, SZX, TPE, SHA... and the cheapest I found for 1L JWB was ~$150USD at the Taipei airport, which included another 200ml bottle. Elsewhere was upwards of $200USD! where are all the cheap deals??