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Where to buy Digital Camcorder in Eurepe
Question:
> I live in the UK but I’d like to buy a digital camcorder. > Would the tax havens be a good bet, e.g. Switzerland, Jersey, etc.? > Or are the savings not enough to get excited about?
Generally, things are cheap in places where people are poor. People in tax havens are generally *not* poor. My general best bet on buying things cheap would be eastern Europe, but I do not know whether this applies to camcorders, too. > Any suggestions welcome.
Take your time to compare prices at home. Learn what’s compatible to what. Go on holiday whereever you want and look if you can get a bargain there (with the current exchange rates you might get lucky). Don’t spend your holiday in Hellhole, Nowwhere because you might save a few pounds on a camcorder there. Buy the best you can get in your price range. inge — I used to drive a Heisenbergmobile, but every time I looked at the speedometer, I got lost.
Response:
Try Andorra, Livigno, Las Canarias, maybe Luxembourg. Stay away from Belgium and the Scandinavian countries. A product that costs 100EUR in Belgium will cost about 66EUR in Livigno or Andorra. Joeri (Belgium)
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I live in the UK but I’d like to buy a digital camcorder. > Does anyone know if I might be able to save money by buying elsewhere in > Europe? If so, where are the best places to go? > (don’t worry about the transport costs because we’re thinking of having a > holiday soon anyway). > Would the tax havens be a good bet, e.g. Switzerland, Jersey, etc.? > Or are the savings not enough to get excited about? > Any suggestions welcome.
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Does Jersey use the same standard as Great Britain? I assume it does.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I live in the UK but I’d like to buy a digital camcorder. > Does anyone know if I might be able to save money by buying > elsewhere in > Europe? If so, where are the best places to go? > IMO this is not a good idea, because the UK uses a different TV > standard than the "rest of Europe" (which actually has at least > another 3 standards…). > Same thing to the power supply’s plug. > So you will get a "local" model, which you can’t use at home. > In case you order a "foreign" model, the advantage of the price (if > there is any at all) will be gone. > Roland
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> Would the tax havens be a good bet, e.g. Switzerland, Jersey, etc.? > Or are the savings not enough to get excited about?
I still have to see anything cheap in Switzerland.
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Even being poor in Switzerland takes a lot of money 
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Would the tax havens be a good bet, e.g. Switzerland, Jersey, etc.? > Or are the savings not enough to get excited about? > I still have to see anything cheap in Switzerland.
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I bought an Omega watch cheaply at Zurich airport 3 years ago. About 40% cheaper than UK. Obviously I declared it to the customs man at Heathrow airport when I came home and paid all the import duty, VAT, etc. immediately. I wouldn’t want to be accused of smuggling now, would I???
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Would the tax havens be a good bet, e.g. Switzerland, Jersey, etc.? > Or are the savings not enough to get excited about? > I still have to see anything cheap in Switzerland.
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> I live in the UK but I’d like to buy a digital camcorder. > Does anyone know if I might be able to save money by buying elsewhere in > Europe? If so, where are the best places to go?
IMO this is not a good idea, because the UK uses a different TV standard than the "rest of Europe" (which actually has at least another 3 standards…). Same thing to the power supply’s plug. So you will get a "local" model, which you can’t use at home. In case you order a "foreign" model, the advantage of the price (if there is any at all) will be gone. Roland
Response:
I live in the UK but I’d like to buy a digital camcorder. Does anyone know if I might be able to save money by buying elsewhere in Europe? If so, where are the best places to go? (don’t worry about the transport costs because we’re thinking of having a holiday soon anyway). Would the tax havens be a good bet, e.g. Switzerland, Jersey, etc.? Or are the savings not enough to get excited about? Any suggestions welcome.
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Recently, I went looking for a digital camera in Andorra. To my surprise, the prices were higher than I would pay in the U.S. While some items are cheaper there, electronics were not among them. Skis and related equipment such as boots are a good deal there. A friend bought Technica boots in Aspen (I know) for $700. The same boots in Andorra were 250 Euros. What a difference. Clothing, however, was no deal.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Try Andorra, Livigno, Las Canarias, maybe Luxembourg. Stay away from Belgium > and the Scandinavian countries. > A product that costs 100EUR in Belgium will cost about 66EUR in Livigno or > Andorra. > Joeri (Belgium) > I live in the UK but I’d like to buy a digital camcorder. > Does anyone know if I might be able to save money by buying elsewhere in > Europe? If so, where are the best places to go? > (don’t worry about the transport costs because we’re thinking of having a > holiday soon anyway). > Would the tax havens be a good bet, e.g. Switzerland, Jersey, etc.? > Or are the savings not enough to get excited about? > Any suggestions welcome.
Response:
I live in the UK but I’d like to buy a digital camcorder. Does anyone know if I might be able to save money by buying elsewhere in Europe? If so, where are the best places to go? (don’t worry about the transport costs because we’re thinking of having a holiday soon anyway). Would the tax havens be a good bet, e.g. Switzerland, Jersey, etc.? Or are the savings not enough to get excited about? Any suggestions welcome.
Response:
> I live in the UK but I’d like to buy a digital camcorder. > Does anyone know if I might be able to save money by buying elsewhere in > Europe? If so, where are the best places to go?
IMO this is not a good idea, because the UK uses a different TV standard than the "rest of Europe" (which actually has at least another 3 standards…). Same thing to the power supply’s plug. So you will get a "local" model, which you can’t use at home. In case you order a "foreign" model, the advantage of the price (if there is any at all) will be gone. Roland
Response:
> Would the tax havens be a good bet, e.g. Switzerland, Jersey, etc.? > Or are the savings not enough to get excited about?
I still have to see anything cheap in Switzerland.
Response:
Even being poor in Switzerland takes a lot of money
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Would the tax havens be a good bet, e.g. Switzerland, Jersey, etc.? > Or are the savings not enough to get excited about? > I still have to see anything cheap in Switzerland.
Response:
I bought an Omega watch cheaply at Zurich airport 3 years ago. About 40% cheaper than UK. Obviously I declared it to the customs man at Heathrow airport when I came home and paid all the import duty, VAT, etc. immediately. I wouldn’t want to be accused of smuggling now, would I???
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Would the tax havens be a good bet, e.g. Switzerland, Jersey, etc.? > Or are the savings not enough to get excited about? > I still have to see anything cheap in Switzerland.
Response:
Does Jersey use the same standard as Great Britain? I assume it does.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I live in the UK but I’d like to buy a digital camcorder. > Does anyone know if I might be able to save money by buying > elsewhere in > Europe? If so, where are the best places to go? > IMO this is not a good idea, because the UK uses a different TV > standard than the "rest of Europe" (which actually has at least > another 3 standards…). > Same thing to the power supply’s plug. > So you will get a "local" model, which you can’t use at home. > In case you order a "foreign" model, the advantage of the price (if > there is any at all) will be gone. > Roland
Response:
Try Andorra, Livigno, Las Canarias, maybe Luxembourg. Stay away from Belgium and the Scandinavian countries. A product that costs 100EUR in Belgium will cost about 66EUR in Livigno or Andorra. Joeri (Belgium)
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I live in the UK but I’d like to buy a digital camcorder. > Does anyone know if I might be able to save money by buying elsewhere in > Europe? If so, where are the best places to go? > (don’t worry about the transport costs because we’re thinking of having a > holiday soon anyway). > Would the tax havens be a good bet, e.g. Switzerland, Jersey, etc.? > Or are the savings not enough to get excited about? > Any suggestions welcome.
Response:
> I live in the UK but I’d like to buy a digital camcorder. > Would the tax havens be a good bet, e.g. Switzerland, Jersey, etc.? > Or are the savings not enough to get excited about?
Generally, things are cheap in places where people are poor. People in tax havens are generally *not* poor. My general best bet on buying things cheap would be eastern Europe, but I do not know whether this applies to camcorders, too. > Any suggestions welcome.
Take your time to compare prices at home. Learn what’s compatible to what. Go on holiday whereever you want and look if you can get a bargain there (with the current exchange rates you might get lucky). Don’t spend your holiday in Hellhole, Nowwhere because you might save a few pounds on a camcorder there. Buy the best you can get in your price range. inge — I used to drive a Heisenbergmobile, but every time I looked at the speedometer, I got lost.
Response:
Recently, I went looking for a digital camera in Andorra. To my surprise, the prices were higher than I would pay in the U.S. While some items are cheaper there, electronics were not among them. Skis and related equipment such as boots are a good deal there. A friend bought Technica boots in Aspen (I know) for $700. The same boots in Andorra were 250 Euros. What a difference. Clothing, however, was no deal.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Try Andorra, Livigno, Las Canarias, maybe Luxembourg. Stay away from Belgium > and the Scandinavian countries. > A product that costs 100EUR in Belgium will cost about 66EUR in Livigno or > Andorra. > Joeri (Belgium) > I live in the UK but I’d like to buy a digital camcorder. > Does anyone know if I might be able to save money by buying elsewhere in > Europe? If so, where are the best places to go? > (don’t worry about the transport costs because we’re thinking of having a > holiday soon anyway). > Would the tax havens be a good bet, e.g. Switzerland, Jersey, etc.? > Or are the savings not enough to get excited about? > Any suggestions welcome.