Shopping in New York

M4RKM

so by going over my £145 allowance, i have to pay customs tax on EVERYTHING? that seems a REALLY stupid way around things, i don't even get any of my allowance??

richardw

Yep that is what it says

"If you bring in something worth more than the limit of £145, you must pay charges on the full value, not just the value above £145."

Perhaps they shouldn't call it an allowance, because if you go over it, it is no longer considered.

M4RKM

richardw wrote: »

Yep that is what it says

"If you bring in something worth more than the limit of £145, you must pay charges on the full value, not just the value above £145."

Perhaps they shouldn't call it an allowance, because if you go over it, it is no longer considered.

but it says "something" worth more than £145... my (hypothetical) camera is only worth £140. my jumper is a seperate "thing" worth £20..

anyway.. back to the point.. what to buy in NYC (and i won't be buying any jumpers i can assure you of that!)

hammy_the_hammer

richardw wrote: »

Don't forget that this is available at most Macy's stores across the USA including Macy's stores with local names.

can you pick the card up in any Macy's store ?

jonesMUFCforever

hammy_the_hammer wrote: »

can you pick the card up in any Macy's store ?

Yes you get it at Customer services - you need to prove you are not a US citizen eg passport to get it.:rotfl:

Cook_County

markymoo wrote: »

anyway.. back to the point.. what to buy in NYC (and i won't be buying any jumpers i can assure you of that!)

A "jumper" is only worn by babies in the States, but I take it you won't buy sweaters either!

M4RKM

Cook_County wrote: »

A "jumper" is only worn by babies in the States, but I take it you won't buy sweaters either!

correct on both counts... :beer:

ShockingPink

Hi all - hope someone can help.

I've got my Post Office credit card (don't worry - won't be using that in machines!) and have just applied for my Nationwide flexaccount for the debit card. Two main questions:

How prevalent are free cashpoints in New York?
Is there a free machine at Newark airport? I just want to know whether I need to bring some cash as well...

Thanks in advance!

M4RKM

i'd always take some cash.. just to be on the safe side.

FREE ATM'S are at the major banks, however, the charges for ATM's are only about 99¢, however, i don't think it charges for international cards (i've never noticed anyway when i've done a quick couple of $$ withdrawl)

however, don't land at JFK, without at least some cash to get into Manhattan, and there are some places that cash is better than cards...

Crabman

ShockingPink wrote: »

Hi all - hope someone can help.

I've got my Post Office credit card (don't worry - won't be using that in machines!) and have just applied for my Nationwide flexaccount for the debit card. Two main questions:

How prevalent are free cashpoints in New York?
Is there a free machine at Newark airport? I just want to know whether I need to bring some cash as well...

Thanks in advance!

This ATM Locator is what you need, also look at the currency converter on the same site (enter bank fee as "0") to find out the Nationwide exchange rate when using a flexaccount card