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Old 17 Jan 22, 04:51 PM  
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Brought something expensive in the USA like phone camera iPad etc not t shirts 😆 just being nosey
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Old 17 Jan 22, 04:54 PM  
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Yeah quite a few items, when the exchange gate is good, apple tend to sell the same price $199 / £199 so it’s a no brainer.
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Yes - when it was c$2 to the £ but not recently as when you have paid the duty tax when returning to UK it could work out more expensive than buying here (as it did for a friend buying his Apple Watch in LA last month when customs worked out the tax he could have got much cheaper on Regent Street)
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Old 17 Jan 22, 05:11 PM  
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As above, not recently as it doesn't work out much cheaper now. Same is true for the small things too. I only buy things that I can't get something suitable here.
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Old 17 Jan 22, 05:14 PM  
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I noticed on my last trip prices for everything (food, drink and clothes) were much more that they used to be even with exchange rate - I actually bought nothing at all to bring back, I first for me but I can get what I want in UK and cheaper
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Old 17 Jan 22, 05:21 PM  
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As others have said - when the exchange rate was good, I’ve bought laptops. Nothing ‘big’ in recent years though
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Both my kids bought I pads years ago, son bought a expensive phone in Best Buy for about £500. It was a open box and it would of cost £800 in the uk, it lasted him a long time. We haven’t been since 2018 so not in a while.
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Like others have said, when the exchange rate was good we’ve bought Tiffany jewellery, 3 Apple watches, Timberland boots, Michael Koors bags as well as the usual trainers, clothes etc.
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