You could make a vacation out of it. I would love to visit Italy regardless of gucci.
Agreed, Italy is so beautiful, we didn't go to Florence, only Rome but I'd definitely go back so that I can explore more...definitely Florence and Venice.
You could make a vacation out of it. I would love to visit Italy regardless of gucci.
I heard from somewhere that you have to pay a fee/tax when you bring back expensive/designer goods, is that true?
wow, how strict are they on imposing this tax? I know most places ask you to declare and I just leave it blank or put a small amount.Returning U.S. citizens who have been away for at least 48 hours are allowed to bring back, once every 30 days, $800 worth of merchandise duty-free. You'll be charged a flat rate of duty on the next $1,000 worth of purchases. Any dollar amount beyond that is dutiable at whatever rates apply. On mailed gifts, the duty-free limit is $200. Be sure to have your receipts handy to expedite the declaration process. Note: If you owe duty, you are required to pay on your arrival in the U.S, by cash, personal check, government or traveler's check, or money order, and in some locations, a Visa or MasterCard.
In italy I found it was cheap at the Gucci outlet at the mall near florence. I paid around 300.00usd for a monogram medium abbey around 45 euro for wallet and 30 euro for silver ring. They had really cheap things there scarves for around 30 euro or so and shoes for around 75 - 100 euro . I think this is a little cheaper than the us outlets. There were also good deals at the other stores such as Fendi scarves around 16 euro.. I know many ebay sellers and online stores visit the mall in italy during sales to buy stock
There is an outlet mall near Rome - Castel Romano - but unfortunately there's no Gucci outlet there.aww- was hoping to go to the outlet next year but just checked mapquest and it's 182 miles from Rome, the only place in Italy we're going