Is it cheaper to buy new clothes in Qatar than pay to transport them over from the UK?
By wandering nomad •
I begin employment in Qatar Aug 09 and have just been quoted £1000 to have them flown over. Is it worth the hassle of customs or should i buy new? How do prices compare UK Next with Qatar Next?
I would just want to reiterate that prices are MUCH higher here. For example yesterday in M&S looked at a pair of trousers, UK price 29.50, Qatar price 200QR, which means about 38 sterling at the current rates. Next I have found to be even worse than this. At another shop bought my son some Clarks sandles costing 245QR which would have been 30 in the UK. Talk about mark up ! I would also say that the range of clothing to the average UK taste is quite limited. As soon as you go outside of the UK shops you can run into some rather ornate clothing. The quality can be questionable aswell. Not sure how the higher end international shops compare. I am currently counting down the days til I go back to the UK in the summer and hit the summer sales ! Planning on going with empty cases and coming back with rather full ones LOL.
Prices here in Qatar for next and other High Street Stores are much higher compared to the UK. Especially now when the pound is weaker against the Dollar.
So if you wanna buy clothes I would suggest to buy from the UK.
If you already have clothes then it's infinitely cheaper to bring them than to buy more!
I'm kinda particular about and partial to my clothing so I brought mine. The choices here are not infinite and there isn't the catelog shopping available either.
Many thanks!
since u specifically about NEXT then the prices r the same...except that here u dont get EVERYTHING u find over in the UK but we do have most of the British stores.We have Debanhams,M&S,BHS and Next.But over all 1000 is way to much to pay....depending on how much clothes you have .....or need...i would humbly suggest that u evaluate yr clothes because u know the prices, u alone will be able to judge if the money will buy u what u decide to leave behind...
Good luck