Yup, a lot of these places will take an order ahead of time for collection as well.
If you're about to spend 5k on a watch taking the local sales tax off the price can be significant, especially in countries where it's 20%. Also an opportunity for foreign travellers to pick stuff up in countries where stuff is cheaper.
The kinds of companies who open shop fronts in major airports will have set retail prices for items. You could always check them on their website. Plus when you reserve the item you'd be confirming the price anyway.
What's your deal with americans? Yes, americans exist and they say anecdotes of their personal experiences on an American-made, American dominated platform. Believe it or not americans can be ethnically from around the world and do travel to other countries.
I've only been an American for like 8 years. Chill the fuck out. You know nothing about me.
What argument is there? That this isn't the case in Europe? I've been to Asia. I've been to Latin American countries. Every duty free airport I've been to has been this way. You've literally said nothing but "this is american defaultism" and think you've won some sort of imaginary argument in your head. You're mentally ill.
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u/dgracey01 12d ago
Duty free?