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Re: Bell&Ross
In Response To: Re: Bell&Ross ()

You also have to factor in the tax, which can be as high as 30%. Although, you can fill out a duty-free-tax rebate form. I did one a couple months ago and still havent got the refund yet. The discout for cash purchases is only in the neighborhood of 10%. Which is still more than you would pay in the US. The last time I checked, shops here are doing 20%-30% off MSRP and you can use a credit card to get those valuable Airline miles. Which coupled with the value of the Dollar is a lot of money.
: I've found all the shops I've been to use the
: list price for the watches. Most will give a
: discount for cash. Curiously,I was in Chaux
: des Fonds on Monday, for fishing (but the
: water level was to high)

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