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Re: Shipping PSION5 MX today, at �338.

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From: Alan Chambers
Date: Thu, 08 Jul 1999 00:00
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Glenn Roberts wrote:

> Andrew Smith wrote:
>
> > I guess this means that Dixons Tax Free at Heathrow (which I presume
> > cannot sell tax free anymore) . . .
>
> Of course they can. There are hundreds of countries that have not yet
> had the misfortune to be manacled to the EU/EC/EEC.

  Not only that - but Dixons are still selling at the non-VAT price at
Heathrow, even to people travelling with the EU (even within the UK).
They have to charge VAT but then apply an "Airport Discount" bringing the
trotal price back to what it was without VAT.

Bottom line:   �365.95 including VAT.

Alan Chambers
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From: Alan Chambers <alan_chambers@uk.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: Shipping PSION5 MX today, at �338.
Date: 1999/07/08
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