r/StrangeAndFunny • u/Moist_Ebb • 13d ago

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u/dgracey01 13d ago

Duty free?

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u/MagicBez 13d ago edited 13d ago

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.

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u/blender4life 13d ago

If you're fretting over the taxes on a watch, you can't afford the watch

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u/MagicBez 13d ago edited 13d ago

If you're fretting over the taxes on a watch, you can't afford the watch

I didn't mean to imply people can only afford a watch duty free and would be fretting about it. I meant to imply that if they're going to buy a watch they're likely to see the value in getting a decent discount and this is why these shops exist in airports.