Duty Free Shopping

[Aquamarinejewel]

Are you conservative in your approach when it comes to Duty Free Shopping? Or are you the type that just buys everything and anything? I have noticed though that the prices are slightly higher at the Airport Duty Free Shops so I always get my items for the city or suburban Duty Free Shops.

My Duty Free Basket looked like this last time I went away;

* Perfumes
* Cigarettes
* Video Camera
* Watch
* Handbag
* Film for Camera
* 1 bottle of Southern Comfort

 

[Pantsless]

As I or the good Kiwi wife are hopping over to NZ regularly, we usually just buy bottles of p iss, but around Xmas we usually have look around for some cheap wine deals as presents, or watches, sunnies that kind of thing.

Never bought anything major duty free.

 

[manmountain]

Duty free shopping in Australia is pretty ordinary since the introduction of GST (or more specifically, the abolition of a whole heap of other taxes that occurred when GST was introduced). The savings just aren't that great on most items, although cigarettes and alcohol are still reasonably cheap.

I tend to load up before I re-enter Australia on aftershave and souvenirs for family friends, as well as a bottle of cheap booze - not that I even particularly drink much spirits, but I feel guilty if I don't take advantage of the opportunity to buy a litre of vodka for $15.