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Old January 14th, 2005, 09:58 AM   #9 (permalink)
PeterUK
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Re: Great news!

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Originally Posted by Raymond
In New Orleans, for example, they use the same system I saw in France some years ago, pre-Euro era, in which you'd pay the sales tax at the time of the purchase but then in the airport you'd bring your receipts and passport to claim it back.
Thanks Raymond. They used the same system in Singapore when I worked there. It seemed to work well apart from the time I realised that I had checked all my bags, including the ones with the receipts in!

:D Peter
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