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NanamiRyu · Oct 19th, 2009, 10:22 AM

Originally Posted by misschanel28

Does anybody have contact info e.g. email (since I am in Canada) of any SA's in the Chanel at Rue Royale? The SA I dealt with was Patricia Bois....I haven't received my refund yet either and wanted to inquire.

Thanks.

How long has it been? I'd only start to worry if it's over 3 months. And even then, you should just contact the refund company. I forget which one Chanel use but it's stated at the form and you can check their site and such.

NanamiRyu · Oct 19th, 2009, 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by sylphfae

Hello ladies! I understand that Chanel Paris gives tourists/non-EU residents tax refund forms at the point of purchase, after checking your passport to ensure that you're a tourist/non-EU resident. I also know that Chanel Paris will fill in the details like the model & price of the item. My question is: does Chanel fill in the entire tax refund form for you, including your personal details -e.g. name, contact details, address etc? Or does Chanel leave these fields blank for you to fill in?

The reason I ask is that my non-French friend in France might be buying a bag on my behalf right now (to ensure that I get the exact color/model that I want before it goes out-of-stock

), but when I collect the bag when I go to Paris next month, I would like to be able to collect the tax refund on the purchase, when I leave the country. I was wondering if my friend could pay cash and get the tax refund forms for me to fill in?

Any feedback on this would be very much appreciated! :)

At Chanel, the forms would have printed infos entered by the cashier handling the purchase. Can't your friend just handle the tax paper for you?

sylphfae · Oct 19th, 2009, 10:24 PM

Thanks for all the inputs!

Hi Jasmine! Unfortunately my friend can't handle the tax papers on my behalf cos she's non-French, but she is not leaving the country anytime soon, while the bag needs to pass over a border for VAT to be claimed. The VAT needs to be claimed by me when I leave the country, so I wanted the tax papers to be in my name. I also wanted to save her the hassle of filling in the paperwork.

yvette1227 · Oct 20th, 2009, 10:59 PM

beware of getting cash from lafayette or printemps. i got tax refund by cash at lafayette and printemps last month and realised that they charged my credit card back+ service fee!!! i did get customs stamp and sent the form back by mail... is that anything i can do with this?>

misschanel28 · Oct 23rd, 2009, 10:25 AM

I have good news! I bought my Chanel last month in Paris and got my VAT refund back on my credit card yesterday. 1 month later! WUHOO!!!!

Laneige · Oct 24th, 2009, 12:35 PM

Originally Posted by NanamiRyu

You are supposed to mail the papers after getting them stamped at the airport. They come with carbon copies, so rip off the customer's sheet (I think they are colored pink...) and just send the rest by putting them in the nearest mailbox. Mailboxes are usually located close by the tax refund desk.

Hi!

will both copies be stamped. Do we have to submit the purchasing invoices to the form? because like LV, they are able to honour exchange if the purchase is within a period of time. If i submit the invoice, then i wont have any with me? Or i can request for additional Invoice print out etc. Thanks

Oct 19th, 2009, 10:24 PM	#18
sylphfae Member Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 416	Thanks for all the inputs! Hi Jasmine! Unfortunately my friend can't handle the tax papers on my behalf cos she's non-French, but she is not leaving the country anytime soon, while the bag needs to pass over a border for VAT to be claimed. The VAT needs to be claimed by me when I leave the country, so I wanted the tax papers to be in my name. I also wanted to save her the hassle of filling in the paperwork.
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Oct 23rd, 2009, 10:25 AM	#20
misschanel28 Member Joined: Jun 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 306	I have good news! I bought my Chanel last month in Paris and got my VAT refund back on my credit card yesterday. 1 month later! WUHOO!!!!
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Oct 20th, 2009, 10:59 PM	#19
yvette1227 Member Joined: Aug 2009 Location: australia Posts: 62	beware of getting cash from lafayette or printemps. i got tax refund by cash at lafayette and printemps last month and realised that they charged my credit card back+ service fee!!! i did get customs stamp and sent the form back by mail... is that anything i can do with this?>

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