Yeah -- so if you buy at the airport and leave from the EU at the same airport (I.E., arrive at Heathrow, shop, and then leave for the United States), then you do not pay tax.
If you buy at Heathrow and CONTINUE traveling through the EU (I.E., arrive at Heathrow, continue to London and leave through Heathrow home) then you WILL pay the VAT tax, and when you leave, you will apply for the refund.
Either way, you'll get the benefit of a "tax-free" purchase - just depends on how you are traveling. PLEASE someone let me know if I'm wrong about this; my sister just did it and I believe this was the process.
I find caviar leather to be a lot more "worry free" than lambskin, but I think that both are ultimately durable.
If you buy at Heathrow and CONTINUE traveling through the EU (I.E., arrive at Heathrow, continue to London and leave through Heathrow home) then you WILL pay the VAT tax, and when you leave, you will apply for the refund.
Either way, you'll get the benefit of a "tax-free" purchase - just depends on how you are traveling. PLEASE someone let me know if I'm wrong about this; my sister just did it and I believe this was the process.
I find caviar leather to be a lot more "worry free" than lambskin, but I think that both are ultimately durable.