Hermes in Amsterdam

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Mitsybitsy said:
Hi, I will be in Amsterdam for a week arriving this Saturday. Has anyone visited H stores in Amsterdam recently? How's the stock like now? Am hoping to get for Lindy 26/30 and picotin.......
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Hi, I was in Amsterdam in November and was offered a bicolour picotin, which i rejected and subsequently was offered a black bolide 31, which i bought. So i guess a picotin is possible. The sa did however mentioned that birkin, kelly and lindy is usually reserved for the locals thou. :)
 
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I have a question about the H store at Schiphol. Does anybody know if it is possible to make purchases in the store when one comes back or can only purchases be made on the outbound journey? I will be travelling from Sweden to Johannesburg via Schiphol and will have many hours waiting time in between our flight from Johannesburg and our flight back to Sweden. I thought some H shopping could be a nice way to spend the time[emoji3]
 
#289
Nahreen said:
I have a question about the H store at Schiphol. Does anybody know if it is possible to make purchases in the store when one comes back or can only purchases be made on the outbound journey? I will be travelling from Sweden to Johannesburg via Schiphol and will have many hours waiting time in between our flight from Johannesburg and our flight back to Sweden. I thought some H shopping could be a nice way to spend the time[emoji3]
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I think one can shop both inbound and outbound since you're on transit after all. Just have your boarding pass handy. :)
 
#290
weN84 said:
I think one can shop both inbound and outbound since you're on transit after all. Just have your boarding pass handy. :)
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Thank you weN84. I was just worried the boarding pass would need to have a destination outside EU in order to be able to shop in the stores after security. I live 250 km from my home store and thought it would be a great opportunity to get a chance to shop at H. I have less transfer time on my outbound journey plus I am interested to see if any spring scarves are available (will come back on the 11th of January).
 
#291
Nahreen said:
Thank you weN84. I was just worried the boarding pass would need to have a destination outside EU in order to be able to shop in the stores after security. I live 250 km from my home store and thought it would be a great opportunity to get a chance to shop at H. I have less transfer time on my outbound journey plus I am interested to see if any spring scarves are available (will come back on the 11th of January).
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You're allowed to shop regardless of destination. Only difference is price that you'll be paying be it VAT included or duty-free depending on your destination. Hope this helps! :flowers:
 
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weN84 said:
You're allowed to shop regardless of destination. Only difference is price that you'll be paying be it VAT included or duty-free depending on your destination. Hope this helps! :flowers:
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Thank you so much WeN84. It for sure is helpful information. Looking forward to seeing the store. Last time I travelled outside EU via Schiphol was two years ago and the area was a construction site.
 
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yeah, Schiphol is great for shopping even after your flight. But note that it moght take you some time to walk from gate to gate!

i will need to go to Jakarta for work in the first week of January and want to visit H at Schiphol (i have not been there yet since it opened) and I was wondering if we Dutchies get a 21% tax off of the retail proce when flying outside the EU? of is that just wishfuk thinking....? :)
 
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Majootje said:
yeah, Schiphol is great for shopping even after your flight. But note that it moght take you some time to walk from gate to gate!

i will need to go to Jakarta for work in the first week of January and want to visit H at Schiphol (i have not been there yet since it opened) and I was wondering if we Dutchies get a 21% tax off of the retail proce when flying outside the EU? of is that just wishfuk thinking....? :smile:
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I no longer have my receipt with me from my purchase at Schipol but the duty-free price was definitely not 21% off retail. If anything, I think it was closer to 10-12% off retail if I'm not mistaken. Retail price is inclusive of VAT. If VAT is 21%, that means retail price is 121%. To get to the duty free price, simply take retail price divided by 1.21. There might rounding up to the next closest Euro amount. HTH.
 
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I also just found in an article of a blogger i follow the following on tax free shopping with flights outside the EU:
  • Netherlands 11% tax free
  • UK 11% tax free
  • France 14% tax free
  • Spain 17% tax free
 
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Majootje said:
yeah, Schiphol is great for shopping even after your flight. But note that it moght take you some time to walk from gate to gate!

i will need to go to Jakarta for work in the first week of January and want to visit H at Schiphol (i have not been there yet since it opened) and I was wondering if we Dutchies get a 21% tax off of the retail proce when flying outside the EU? of is that just wishfuk thinking....? :smile:
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I wondered the same thing a little while ago, this is what I found:
They made a choice to equal the prices for all destinations. So 11% tax free sounds right (in between 0 or 21%).
https://www.schiphol.nl/en/page/taxfree-discounts/
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