Originally Posted by
jetset lady
I think - although I am happy to be corrected - that it's also something to do with whether the retailer will have to pay VAT on it. I don't think they do if the item is to be taken out of the EU. That's why even WH Smiths and Boots etc will ask for your boarding card. It's all about destination, destination, destination. But as said, I may be wrong......
Traveling to Switzerland from UK airports I pay the posted price for my wine gums, but my receipt doesn't have the VAT data printed on it. So where did the money go to? (Rhetorical question).
Also if I buy a beer on the plane I pay the amount mentioned in the brochure for all flights of that UK based aircraft, but if I'm travelling outside the EU (i.e. Switzerland) why am I paying the VAT inclusive amount?