Great video, very well explained! 👏👏 my wife wasn’t telling a lie after all when she said she can save money when her sister goes in April. Not sure if she knew about the VAT refund part though which is well worth the work you have to do to get it validated and approved.
Thank you!! Hope it was helpful :) And yes haha VAT refund is def worth it and I feel like they’ve streamlined the process over the years so it’s actually not that much trouble!
Thanks for the useful info! Very helpful😊 just wanted to know if at the VAT counter in the airport, did they check the bag you bought? Also after the validation at the counter, you could check in your purchases? Thanks!
Yay glad it was helpful!! Nope they didn’t check the bag I bought. And I think I actually checked in my bag before I went to get things validated. They didn’t check but yeah would recommend doing the validation first and then checking your bag (if you need to) to be safe.
Thank you so much for this info! I have a trip to Italy coming up and this video was perfect. I do have a small question. Did either the Blue office or the one in the airport require to see your purchase? I have heard this before. Thanks again
I don’t think I signed anything on my own. Whether it was at the store or at the global blue desk, anything that needed a signature they walked me through
So helpful!! Thank you so much for walking us through it! So happy you were able to save so much! :)
Yayy glad it was helpful!! And yes haha my first luxury bag purchase in Europe and now I see why people do it 😅
What was the percentage you were refunded? I’m finding it hard to find out what % is refunded for luxury goods. Thank you!
Great video, very well explained! 👏👏 my wife wasn’t telling a lie after all when she said she can save money when her sister goes in April. Not sure if she knew about the VAT refund part though which is well worth the work you have to do to get it validated and approved.
Thank you!! Hope it was helpful :) And yes haha VAT refund is def worth it and I feel like they’ve streamlined the process over the years so it’s actually not that much trouble!
Thanks for the useful info! Very helpful😊 just wanted to know if at the VAT counter in the airport, did they check the bag you bought? Also after the validation at the counter, you could check in your purchases? Thanks!
Yay glad it was helpful!! Nope they didn’t check the bag I bought. And I think I actually checked in my bag before I went to get things validated. They didn’t check but yeah would recommend doing the validation first and then checking your bag (if you need to) to be safe.
Thank you so much for this info! I have a trip to Italy coming up and this video was perfect. I do have a small question. Did either the Blue office or the one in the airport require to see your purchase? I have heard this before. Thanks again
Glad it was helpful! In my case, no, neither the Blue office or the one in the airport asked to see the bag.
This was really helpful! How did declaring the bag to customs when you entered the U.S. work? I’ve never spent over the $800 max while abroad before.
Ahhh I’m honestly having a hard time remembering how I declared when I entered the US. I might have forgotten tbh 😭
Do you need to sign the forms before filing for the refund?
I don’t think I signed anything on my own. Whether it was at the store or at the global blue desk, anything that needed a signature they walked me through
Pays for the trip 🎉🎉
Yassss makes it all worth 😅