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Hi Guys
Need some advice, Im going overseas next month and was hoping to buy some goodies (electronics etc) for a little bit cheaper than here and was wondering what you would recommend. I would have liked to have gone to the East as everything would have been cheaper but Im going to be in ...
London - UK (Pounds)
Amsterdam - Holland (Euros)
Rhineland - Germany (Euros)
Lucerne - Switzerland (Euros)
Paris - France (Euros)
Which of these would be the better place to get stuff?
Need some advice, Im going overseas next month and was hoping to buy some goodies (electronics etc) for a little bit cheaper than here and was wondering what you would recommend. I would have liked to have gone to the East as everything would have been cheaper but Im going to be in ...
London - UK (Pounds)
Amsterdam - Holland (Euros)
Rhineland - Germany (Euros)
Lucerne - Switzerland (Euros)
Paris - France (Euros)
Which of these would be the better place to get stuff?
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Well back on topic, I think prolly Germany or Switzerland...the norther you go, the cheaper it gets. Try visit Ukraine, cheapest in Europe according to my online European friends.
Well back on topic, I think prolly Germany or Switzerland...the norther you go, the cheaper it gets. Try visit Ukraine, cheapest in Europe according to my online European friends.
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If u are in the UK go to www.overclockers.co.uk or www.dabs.com to buy stuff online. The prices are fairly good (especially the oc site) and the deliver to your doorstep! If you are looking for modding goodies go to www.thecoolingshop.co.uk
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Leigh is so right. The only stuff I buy in those countries are goodies that I cannot get over here. I find that the stuff is mostly more expensive. Customs will charge you 10% duty (plus VAT) if you declare, if you don't declare and you are searched, you will be in deep! Euro's have resulted in huge rip off's. Out of all those you mention, France is the cheapest and then only at Calais where you pick up the Chunnel train. After that Holland, the rest are just too expensive but you can compare prices, just remember things like warranty issues.
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Yeah Europe won't be much of a bargain. If you were going the the USA you might have picked up a few things cheap. As for import duties, I think you are allowed to bring back 'gifts' to a certain amount without being taxed. Whatever you do, don't pu electronic devices in you luggage. I bought a Gameboy in Tuscon AZ and just dumped it in my suitcase at the hotel. When I got to the airport they unpacked my whole luggage coz they saw the Gameboy on the scan and thought I might be carrying a bomb.
Just when I got the hang of life they changed the rules.
I was thinking of stuff like a digital camera/video camera. I doubt customs will give me a hard time, millions of tourists take that kind of stuff with them on holiday all the time, but if you dont hear back from me, its because I was caught by custom officials and the wounds from the cavity search havent healed yet 8O
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Yeah thug that Sig is a bit big, no offence against it dude but it doesn't lengthen loading times unneccesarily and makes following a topic a whole lot harder! So be a sport and downsize that thing pls!
As for buying stuff Vic, i highly doubt customs will go easy on you! Thats like a ferrari coming third, almost damn near impossible! LOL.
I'd reckon you buy your stuff from SA as there are some really great deals going around atm with guys trying to clear stock for the next-gen of techies!
As for buying stuff Vic, i highly doubt customs will go easy on you! Thats like a ferrari coming third, almost damn near impossible! LOL.
I'd reckon you buy your stuff from SA as there are some really great deals going around atm with guys trying to clear stock for the next-gen of techies!
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And that's why you are supposed to declare it when departing SA at the Customs office. I went to Denmark a few weeks ago and had to declare my digital camera and some other stuff before leaving. If you don't have the declaration saying that you had the camera before leaving the country, Customs are going to have a hard time believing you that a camera in your bag upon return was with you when you left.v1c wrote:I was thinking of stuff like a digital camera/video camera. I doubt customs will give me a hard time, millions of tourists take that kind of stuff with them on holiday all the time
And having just been in Europe, I can safely say that digital cameras are exactly the same price there as they are here. Exactly the same.
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OK, now I see. I never knew you had to declare what you were taking when you left, I thought it was only on arrival. So what other ideas do you guys have then? Im going to have to get some chocolates while in Switzerland, I hope I dont have to declare those, but what else is there to buy? I cant spend all my money in the red-light district in Amsterdam 8O , or can I?Leigh wrote:And that's why you are supposed to declare it when departing SA at the Customs office. I went to Denmark a few weeks ago and had to declare my digital camera and some other stuff before leaving. If you don't have the declaration saying that you had the camera before leaving the country, Customs are going to have a hard time believing you that a camera in your bag upon return was with you when you left.v1c wrote:I was thinking of stuff like a digital camera/video camera. I doubt customs will give me a hard time, millions of tourists take that kind of stuff with them on holiday all the time
And having just been in Europe, I can safely say that digital cameras are exactly the same price there as they are here. Exactly the same.