ben gurion ?--how are prices and shopping at airport?
Jan 2, 2006, 12:19 am
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Originally Posted by azmmza
are there any other airports that let you leave your purchase in the airpirt like TLV does?
Jan 2, 2006, 8:26 pm
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Originally Posted by seaskybound
In general I do not find good prices at all at the airport. Here is some data:
some hi end creams and soaps. $50, is $25 in US department stores. (sure they have buy 3 get 1 free in perpetuity just proving their hi prices)
cheapest wine is $19 (when I want to bring an IL gift abroad) good wines much cheaper in IL supermarkets
Bought levi jeans for 250NIS in mashbir $99 at airport
Tissot watch ~$800 bought for $500 in US (watches that I checked were even all above MSRP)
sony P900 smart phone $999 in us $600
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things that might be OK is non-wine booze and running shoes on deals.
the days when Israelis would save 10 years to go abroad are over but the duty-free thing still lingers I guess
I don't buy cigarettes
some hi end creams and soaps. $50, is $25 in US department stores. (sure they have buy 3 get 1 free in perpetuity just proving their hi prices)
cheapest wine is $19 (when I want to bring an IL gift abroad) good wines much cheaper in IL supermarkets
Bought levi jeans for 250NIS in mashbir $99 at airport
Tissot watch ~$800 bought for $500 in US (watches that I checked were even all above MSRP)
sony P900 smart phone $999 in us $600
****************************
things that might be OK is non-wine booze and running shoes on deals.
the days when Israelis would save 10 years to go abroad are over but the duty-free thing still lingers I guess
I don't buy cigarettes
When I lived in Israel several years ago and bought a pair of "na'alei bayit" (house shoes, zip-up slippers) at the Mashbir, a close family member called me a frier (sucker) for buying them there and not at a shuk.
Jan 6, 2006, 8:09 pm
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I bought a bunch of CDs at the disc shop before passport control...
They were about 50 NIS ($12), which is not bad, but my credit card shows a $50 charge.. not sure what that is all about...
They were about 50 NIS ($12), which is not bad, but my credit card shows a $50 charge.. not sure what that is all about...
Jan 7, 2006, 10:01 am
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Hatav Hashmini (the 8th tune) - the CD store outside security is a branch of a Jerusalem store with the same name which is considered the cheapest CD store in Israel. The store in the airport also a good bargain and is cheaper than most stores in Tel Aviv and around.