Purchasing

Travel Tip Sections

the nine or so 'Ps'

Packing Pre-flight Planes Passport Paying (money) Purchasing Peregrination (touring) Photography Phones Phrases (communicating) Pabulum (food) Power (adapters/electronics/etc.) Potpourri

• Keep track of what you buy (you'll need to declare it when you get back)
• Alcohol: drink it there if you're under 21 'cause you can't bring it back (otherwise, you can bring back one litre)
• You can purchase $800 worth of goods without paying duty
• You can get back VAT if you save you receipts (for goods only), but it can be a pain in the a$$ to do so
• If you mail something home (expensive) and it is valued at less than $200, you don’t pay a duty
• Sizes are different
• Unlike like here, employees will be very knowledgeable about their merchandise, so ask questions