I'm moving to Doha in next month or so with work. I wanna buy a few things for while I'm there, like new laptop, Blackberry phone, digital camera and some good clothes.
Is it cheaper to buy these sorta things in Qatar than in UK?
Dixons duty free and save the VAT. I saved 150 pound on my Mac at Heathrow.
Pretty much all electronics are MORE expensive here than any where in the World. Pocket digital cameras average about 60-100 pound more. I saw a laptop I brought my Dad in the UK going for almost DOUBLE here in Carrefour.
I find it cheaper to shop at amazon and pay aramex to ship it here and it's STILL CHEAPER !!
Obviously this won't work with a huge TV but everything else get back home.
Also anyone with a residents permit for Qatar can buy stuff in the UK and get the VAT back at the airport. Always remember to do this when you buy expensive things on your holidays.
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its better to pack all frm UK 'n' then using it here...............rather than buying 'n' using it here..........
I agree, buy everything in the UK and bring it back here. We recently bought our DSLR in London, which was £150 more here, just to give you an idea.
Thanks aviduser for the advice, I didn't know about the VAT either.
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Dixons duty free and save the VAT. I saved 150 pound on my Mac at Heathrow.
Pretty much all electronics are MORE expensive here than any where in the World. Pocket digital cameras average about 60-100 pound more. I saw a laptop I brought my Dad in the UK going for almost DOUBLE here in Carrefour.
I find it cheaper to shop at amazon and pay aramex to ship it here and it's STILL CHEAPER !!
Obviously this won't work with a huge TV but everything else get back home.
Also anyone with a residents permit for Qatar can buy stuff in the UK and get the VAT back at the airport. Always remember to do this when you buy expensive things on your holidays.
Japanese musical equipment is about 30 to 40 % cheaper here! No VAT, only 4 % import tax.
definately not - buy whatever you need in the Uk it is expensive here!
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