Sunday, December 6, 2009

Benefiting From Tax Free Shopping

By Liam McGulliver Fletcher

Benefiting from tax free shopping is the smart way to shop. In the United States, all its residents to shop without paying sales taxes through various ways. For instance, certain states are free of sales taxes, with some exceptions, allowing visitors to shop for items without having to pay these taxes.

These neighbors entice consumers using advertising and media. Consumers are loured to the neighboring states so that they can benefit from this tax free shopping. Not all in this state next door and taking some sightseeing, they can also save huge amounts of money depending on their purchases, in comparison to what they would normally pay had the sales taxes been applied.

Even though these items to include some form of tax that is already in the final price, you would still be saving lots of money as sales taxes can really increase the price of any item.

Worldwide, international visitors to almost all countries are offered the opportunity to purchase items at their duty free shops, be it at the international airports or at ground borders. Here, people can benefit from buying anything from designer handbags and sunglasses, perfume, alcohol and tobacco and practically anything else you can think of.

The savings at these points of sales are incredible, when compared to the price you would have to pay for the same item in a retail store. The only downside to this is the fact that there are limitations and guidelines. For example, depending on the country you live in, you are only allowed to purchase a couple of bottles of alcohol or a certain amount of cigars.

But, if you are on the road a lot, you can really make the most by holding off on your purchases until you are given the opportunity to shop at the duty-free shop instead of a regular store.

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