That was exactly my plan! Will be heading to Japan next month and planned to visit VCA. Will depend on how stock is though..
Van Cleef - VCA price increase thread *please include location*
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Any ideas if Japan is looking to increase prices soon? My trip isn’t until June and I’m worried prices will go up by then . Also, any intel on what stock levels are like there? I’ve been eyeing the VA 10 motif blue agate
i think when i shopped there last weekend, the sa said their increase is likely in May or June, don't remember which. Their stock look good but i have to say the item i was looking for wasn't available so the sa was kind enough to help me get it from their logistics center since all boutiques in greater tokyo was out of stock in my size and this is after searching high and low by going to almost all the boutiques in tokyo. Since they don't speak english well, they weren't very willing to help me locate which boutique had it until i walked into Ginza Six boutique. PM me if you would like my sa, she was very helpful.
I'm traveling to Seoul, South Korea in a few months and wanted to pick up some VCA. Was there a price increase there recently and is it worth it to buy from there vs. in the US?
I went to Seoul in late October and they had a price increase right before I went. I don’t think they’ve have an increase since then. What I bought, the sweet alhambra bracelet in carnelian, the savings was about $150 at the time. I guess it depends on the item, and what you feel is “worth it” but for small items like this, now thinking about it, I don’t feel it’s worth it to buy there vs the US. If it was a bigger item, I might feel differently.
Before I went, I also created a spreadsheet comparing the prices (US+tax) vs (KRW w/ VAT refund). You can check out the Korean prices on the site in English and all prices include tax already. The VAT refund rate is about 7.27%
Hope this helps!
It’s about the same. You would just save the state sales tax if that’s applicable to where you are.
Oh wow, thanks for the helpful info! I didn't realize prices on the Korean site already included tax.. I will be crunching some numbers tonight
Usually the VAT refund anywhere is somewhat less than the actual tax rate.
do you think Singapore is the most expensive?
I've been comparing hong kong and seoul prices and SGD is always the most expensive even with the tax included in USD prices.. I guess given that HK doesn't charge tax it'd be the best place to buy it.
If you are a tourist then you can get the 8% tax rebate in Singapore so you probably have to factor this in. Take for example the price of the 5-motif vintage alhambra guilloche yellow gold is HKD$44k but SGD$7544 after gst rebate hence it is actually around the same?
I’m going to Tokyo next month. I remember they always had low stock for earrings.