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Old Feb 21, 2017, 2:33 pm
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Originally Posted by djjaguar64
I am actually afraid to go into their DF stores, after the issue they had of entrapping passengers of stealing.
I have not heard of this can you please provide more information
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Old Feb 21, 2017, 6:11 pm
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Originally Posted by wtcmor
I have not heard of this can you please provide more information
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8154497.stm

quite old story...
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Old Feb 21, 2017, 6:18 pm
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Originally Posted by BinSabai
Thank you
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Old Feb 21, 2017, 8:06 pm
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Just to add to this discussion bit more. My wife is hooked on one specific brand of cosmetics, not the most expensive but good (God bless her), that is cheaper to buy in Harrods in London than at any duty free around the world... The second cheapest place to get it is direct order in USA...
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Old Feb 21, 2017, 11:52 pm
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Originally Posted by BinSabai
this was actually normal for any Liquor and well known on this Forum until around 3 years ago. Since then taxes have increased a lot in LOS and many retail Prices are double or triple of what they were. So I am not sure, whether Retail is still cheaper then Duty Free
Taxes in Nigeria? Surley you jest...
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Old Feb 22, 2017, 12:55 am
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Originally Posted by Svante
Taxes in Nigeria? Surley you jest...
taxes in Thailand for alcoholic beverage increased! quite significant for wine, imported Liquor, some increase for beer, but not much for the local liquor
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Old Feb 22, 2017, 1:23 am
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That might so be, but was has LOS (Lagos, Nigeria) to do with that?
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Old Feb 22, 2017, 1:27 am
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sorry, with LOS I do not mean the Airport but Land Of Smiles...
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Old Feb 22, 2017, 1:39 am
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Ahhhh, thats ok. It truly is the Land Of Smiles. And wine has been very expensive for a long time there as far as I remember.
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Old Feb 22, 2017, 6:29 am
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Originally Posted by Svante
Ahhhh, thats ok. It truly is the Land Of Smiles. And wine has been very expensive for a long time there as far as I remember.
yes indeed. if I go to a restaurant with western Food, I usually spend double the amount for wine, what I spend on food
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Old Feb 23, 2017, 4:36 am
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Yeah, nothing to buy at BKK, we had some bahts so we did spend them,
but no reason to do it. They don't even have any nice local gifts, just
some made in china stuff nobody cares about...
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Old Feb 23, 2017, 9:01 am
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Originally Posted by Big_Foot
Yeah, nothing to buy at BKK, we had some bahts so we did spend them,
but no reason to do it. They don't even have any nice local gifts, just
some made in china stuff nobody cares about...
I usually buy chewing gum or candy to get rid of my bahts if i have any left after I change them all.
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Old Feb 23, 2017, 9:46 am
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I always laugh to myself walking through the DF at PNH where alcohol is 2x the cost of town. Yes, a bottle that is $12 in town is $24 at DF. Crazy times.
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Old Feb 23, 2017, 12:06 pm
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I always laugh to myself walking through the DF at PNH where alcohol is 2x the cost of town. Yes, a bottle that is $12 in town is $24 at DF. Crazy times.
Thats why their duty free stores are usually empty.
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Old Feb 23, 2017, 5:00 pm
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Originally Posted by djjaguar64
Thats why their duty free stores are usually empty.
Oh, sure, but I'd replace usually with always.
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