Anyone had scored a Birkin or Kelly in a Airport Dutyfree before?

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I am confused. I thought HK is a free port therefore there is no duty on goods therefore no such a thing as duty free shop because all shops are without duty.

I tend to agree with you. There's no duty on goods in HK and thus no such thing as tax refund in the airport. Prices for goods in the airport are the same as those in the boutiques outside.
 
crazyforhermess said:
I remembered I read somewhere here that somebody posted to try our luck in airport dutyfree, that's why I posted this Q. But it is rare huh and so far only HKG. Gosh, I m not going there. Hope to have more people contributing here later:D Thanks everyone:D

The nice SA told me at the time I got my Kelly that purchases at any airport is purely luck, but the policy for duty free is that they cannot keep stocks. So if u pass by, always go in and try to ask for anything u want except Birkin which they don't have.
 
Yes, good are free of duty in HK yet they have "duty free" shops at the airports, but I think they are more like "airport shops". The goods are same priced outside and inside the airport, so it really doesn't matter.
 
The nice SA told me at the time I got my Kelly that purchases at any airport is purely luck, but the policy for duty free is that they cannot keep stocks. So if u pass by, always go in and try to ask for anything u want except Birkin which they don't have.

Wow! Did she mean that they are not allowed to hold back stock that they have available to sell? Why not just put them out on display then?
 
Ok from what I know here is because Hongkong is a dutyfree port thus H's price is the same everywhere in Hongkong including in the Airport therefore they have Kelly too but not birkin. That means Kelly and Birkin are not available any airport elsewhere because of the taxes? It looks like Hermes doesnt mind to put any other bags in an airport boutiques but not B or K?
 
[QUOTE="crazyforhermess" It looks like Hermes doesnt mind to put any other bags in an airport boutiques but not B or K?[/QUOTE]

That's my understanding too. No B or K at airport H boutiques. Didn't realise HK airport actually sells K......
 
You are right Xiang Xiang and I am more interested to know if B or K are availablle in a Hermes boutique in the Airport rather than 'dutyfree' bags actually:D

I understand your request, dear! I was more responding to the other posts where people saying they were buying from HK duty free shops etc. These are just stores located at the airport but they are not duty free.
 
I understand your request, dear! I was more responding to the other posts where people saying they were buying from HK duty free shops etc. These are just stores located at the airport but they are not duty free.

Actually, they ARE duty-free as are all shops in Hong Kong ! :D Depends on which way you look at it...
 
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