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Beware of Tenerife airport "duty free"

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  • Shelldean
    Shelldean Posts: 2,425 Forumite
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    Aren't all airport duty free the same?

    Burgas Bulgaria certainly is.
    Still cheaper than UK, But a hefty mark up to local all shops etc
  • basill
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    For last minute cigs and booze at Tenerife South buy from the shop before security, somehow they are more expensive in the duty free shop.

    B
  • NoodleDoodleMan
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    edited 6 November 2018 at 10:04PM
    I was a bit (but not much) remiss in mentioning Corfu airport - there is no such thing as Duty Free if you are travelling within the EU.

    Still, there was no excuse for the rip off prices they charged airside in the "Duty Free" section.

    I wonder what revised prices UK airport DF shops will charge for alcohol etc. as of 30/03/2019 - probably the only benefit of Brexit ?
  • Woolco
    Woolco Posts: 172 Forumite
    The Op never visited an airport store. He is speaking about in resort. Can you people read?
  • Shelldean
    Shelldean Posts: 2,425 Forumite
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    Woolco wrote: »
    The Op never visited an airport store. He is speaking about in resort. Can you people read?

    Yes thanks!!!

    He said it was more expensive in the duty free shop in the airport, than locally. And I replied saying isn't that always the case?

    And he must've visited the airport store, otherwise how would he know the price???
  • waamo
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    Shelldean wrote: »

    And he must've visited the airport store, otherwise how would he know the price???

    Crystal ball? Chicken bones? Casting Runes? Tarot cards?

    A whole load of ways to find out.
  • Shelldean
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    waamo wrote: »
    Crystal ball? Chicken bones? Casting Runes? Tarot cards?

    A whole load of ways to find out.

    Ok maybe he didn't visit the store, although in my experience, you have no choice but to walk through the duty free on the way to departures. They want to try and tempt you!!! But you are correct in saying other ways to find price.

    But my other point stands.
    He wasn't speaking about resort alone. He was comparing prices between airport and local!!!
  • The Op never visited an airport store. He is speaking about in resort. Can you people read?
    How do you come to that conclusion ?

    He clearly didn't buy there, that's all that can be taken from his opener.

    He was compairing prices.

    Perhaps he'd be good enough to confirm or refute "The Op never visited an airport store" for the record.
  • waamo
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    Shelldean wrote: »
    Ok maybe he didn't visit the store, although in my experience, you have no choice but to walk through the duty free on the way to departures. They want to try and tempt you!!! But you are correct in saying other ways to find price.

    But my other point stands.
    He wasn't speaking about resort alone. He was comparing prices between airport and local!!!

    I wasn't being serious. I doubt the op used any of those methods to see the prices on display.

    My suspicion is he visited the store.
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