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Hi I am so happy to read this thread - I am flying in April so i can book and pay in advance.

Just an aside, I am flying to Paris, I've never bought any LV in Europe before. Is LV in Heathrow cheaper or LV with tax refunded via global blue in Paris cheaper? Do the Paris LV's have cheaper prices?

Any info would be very appreciated. I cannot contain my excitement!
 
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Elaine1904 said:
Hi I am so happy to read this thread - I am flying in April so i can book and pay in advance.

Just an aside, I am flying to Paris, I've never bought any LV in Europe before. Is LV in Heathrow cheaper or LV with tax refunded via global blue in Paris cheaper? Do the Paris LV's have cheaper prices?

Any info would be very appreciated. I cannot contain my excitement!
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I am excited for you!!!Sooo...
The LV prices differ per country and may also be affected by the conversion rate.
It is hard to answer your questions other than in generalities. The LV in Heathrow is priced at the price for items sold in the UK; It has been my experience that when you hold a non EU passport and/or are flying out of the UK, your Heathrow price is the cost of the bag without the VAT. So your cash outlay is less. When you purchase an item in Paris, it has been my experience that the price is cheaper than anywhere else. But the price you pay will include the VAT and then you will have to either get a cash refund at the airport or have Global Blue refund the money to your credit card a couple of weeks later.
Best advice is to go to the LV site and click change location at the bottom left. That will allow you to see the prices for Paris and UK. you can then convert those prices into your local currency and better understand the price difference. Hope this makes sense.
 
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PrincessBala said:
I am excited for you!!!Sooo...
The LV prices differ per country and may also be affected by the conversion rate.
It is hard to answer your questions other than in generalities. The LV in Heathrow is priced at the price for items sold in the UK; It has been my experience that when you hold a non EU passport and/or are flying out of the UK, your Heathrow price is the cost of the bag without the VAT. So your cash outlay is less. When you purchase an item in Paris, it has been my experience that the price is cheaper than anywhere else. But the price you pay will include the VAT and then you will have to either get a cash refund at the airport or have Global Blue refund the money to your credit card a couple of weeks later.
Best advice is to go to the LV site and click change location at the bottom left. That will allow you to see the prices for Paris and UK. you can then convert those prices into your local currency and better understand the price difference. Hope this makes sense.
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Thanks for the input Bala!
My DH is wondering if I should just forgo the small amount of tax savings and just get it in the flagship store in Paris since its my first LV and we're heading there anyway... But the whole global blue thing really scares me a little. I've heard of some bad stories of the tax money being debited from their credit card months after refunding... I will need to rethink this... :-)
 
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Elaine1904 said:
Thanks for the input Bala!
My DH is wondering if I should just forgo the small amount of tax savings and just get it in the flagship store in Paris since its my first LV and we're heading there anyway... But the whole global blue thing really scares me a little. I've heard of some bad stories of the tax money being debited from their credit card months after refunding... I will need to rethink this... :-)
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Nothing beats buying from the flagship! You can always opt for a cash refund at the airport. It will be a little less than refund to a credit card.
 
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