Duty free watches in Gatwick

[Miguel Alvarez]

a "friend" was considering this as well. How do they know what's in the box to begin with. if you stuffed the watch box inside a shoe box with some cds and a book why would they even give it a 2nd look?

The same "friend" realised that going on holiday with the missus and eating super noodles for 2 weeks and telling her to walk instead of getting taxis was not the recipe for a happy life.

[Koing]

Miguel Alvarez said:

a "friend" was considering this as well. How do they know what's in the box to begin with. if you stuffed the watch box inside a shoe box with some cds and a book why would they even give it a 2nd look?

The same "friend" realised that going on holiday with the missus and eating super noodles for 2 weeks and telling her to walk instead of getting taxis was not the recipe for a happy life.

They can put stuff through an xray machine...

Koing

[Vipers]

Is anything really cheaper in the airports?

I bought some after shave this year in the "Duty Free" area, it was £5.99 cheaper in the high street, and Dixons, or what ever they call themselves are a joke.

I once brought a new Canon digigal SLR from Amazon, following day flew into Schipol in transit to Singapore, same camera there was £150 DEARER.

[JAM35F]

I was at Gatwick last week and was looking at G-shocks and seikos, all were more expensive than the high street and miles more expensive than most UK based web dealers. Captive audience with no way to check up on prices so airport shops ask top prices.

[Riff Raff]

JAM35F said:

I was at Gatwick last week and was looking at G-shocks and seikos, all were more expensive than the high street and miles more expensive than most UK based web dealers. Captive audience with no way to check up on prices so airport shops ask top prices.

Depends on what it is I suppose. The stuff I've bought has been at UK high street prices less the VAT. But then again, if there is something I think I might want to buy, I do check the prices before I go to the airport.

[Miguel Alvarez]

I've found watches to be cheaper but most other things to be more expensive. I wanted to get some new Nike's and they were more expensive than the local Footlocker/JD's.