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Old 21st Aug 2015, 09:39
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cockney steve
 
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Dublin airport has duel pricing
You mean you have to fight for a sensible price?

ARRRGGGGHHHHHHH DUAL...as in 2 ...... DUAL, ok?


A bottle of Absolut Vodka is €29 if flying within the EU; same bottle just €14 if flying outside the EU.
That represents ~ a 53% discount
but the Vat and Duty are considerably more, so they are still creaming-off an inflated margin.
Don't forget, the airport operators have a vasted interest in the whole ripoff....their rental demands are based on how much their tenants can fleece the punters for.....likewise the local Authority can base the valuation for Rates, on how lucrative the site is....witness the debacle over the ransomed Jodel....there is a massive difference in the rates on an active airport and the same piece of Real Estate, not being used for that purpose.
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