Monday, April 20, 2015

ABBA Deals - Italy - Milan - Watches


ABBA Deal -  Italy - Milan
Watches
ABBAtip:
Purchase in local currencies more often than not gives you the better exchange rate when charging to your credit cards. 

ROLEX


Option 1: ROLEX Store

PISA Orologeria 

 

Have a watch that you want? Email ahead to ask for stock and get the break down of the best pricing, after discount and VAT back. Closed on Sunday. Nearest station, San Babila, a stop after Duomo station.

Rocca

 
Located at Duomo and the Milan cathedral. Open daily. A wide range of watches. With good on hand, the final price you pay maybe bargained down from the listed price. Happy shopping.
~~$$VAT process in Milan$$~~
The VAT process is simple and straight forward.
After having cleared customs and walking towards your departure gate, like in the Hongkong Love Movie "Turn left and right", you do the exact same thing.
(VAT Stamp On one side, and just across from them, the actual claims process with Global Blue) Look for this logo.

Claim maybe made either in form of Cash/Credit
ABBATip:
- Depending on the stores you purchase from, the VAT back maybe full/partial.
- Credit claims often go through two exchanges. To USD then to your dollar.
Supposedly the best deal for Rolex in town. This here is another ABBA joint where crew email their request before coming to make their purchase.
E-mail: szlomowicz@t-online.de
Global Tax- Refund Service
Tel:069/27 10 39 91
Click here for ABBA location of David No 10 Am Hauptbahnhof 10 (Ecke Kaiserstrasse) 60329 Frankfurt Am Main

ABBA Deal - Germany - Frankfurt - Watches


ABBA Deal Germany Frankfurt
Watches
David No 10
Supposedly the best deal for Rolex in town. This here is another ABBA joint where crew email their request before coming to make their purchase.
E-mail: szlomowicz@t-online.de
Global Tax- Refund Service
Tel:069/27 10 39 91
Click here for ABBA location of David No 10 Am Hauptbahnhof 10 (Ecke Kaiserstrasse) 60329 Frankfurt Am Main

ABBA Deals - Germany - Frankfurt - Rimowa Bags


ABBA Deal - Germany - Frankfurt

Rimowa Bag
*Rimowa pictured from internet.*

 *2 Pics above contributed from Victor Tan. Rimowa purchase anyone?*

Prices of Rimowa Bags are up to 30% discounted and on top of that, a partial or full VAT(19%) refund. Partial or full refunds depends on your preferred claiming process as listed below.
- Maritim Hotel provides complementary transport, to and fro airport.
- Bus Limited to 8pax max and departs daily at 1030hrs Local Time Everyday.- Notify preferable a day before to book your slot with the concierge.
*If slots run out, Maritim Hotel can arrange another transport at timings 1100hrs or 1115hrs.*

*VAT Claiming Process at Frankfurt International
*Pls email tellabbatravel@gmail.com if the claiming process and details are inaccurate. Info was obtained from bits and pieces of info. Read at own discretion.

- On Departure at the airport, after checking in of luggage, en-route to immigration, arrive with your said item and receipt. *Item may or may not be needed to be presented. More often then not, a paid receipt would suffice.* Keep a look out for VAT counter.
You should be looking out for Global Blue Logo and counter. You get your Cash/Credit claims here.

- Your receipt needs to be chopped to be eligible for VAT back before you can proceed with Global Blue to begin the claiming process.

> Claim Option 1 Cash or Credit Partial Claim (NOT FULL VATT Back)
Cash claims its a closed and done deal settled there and then.
Credit card cash-back, you are beholden to the exchange rates of the bank or said institutes.
They will change from EURO ->USD -> SGD, thus loosing out on the exchange rate.

> Claim Option 2 Full Claim on next visit Go to said brand shop with receipt and obtain the full claim.

** AFTER IMMIGRATION **
If your receipts have not been stamped, and/or counter before immigration is full, you may do the STAMPING and CLAIMING PROCESS after immigration. 
- After immigration, proceed toward B42, where before the Global Blue counter (beside casino), there is a small ally-way which you may proceed to have your receipts stamped.*apologies for lack of imagery*
- With stamped receipt in hand you can go through the claim options previously mentioned with Global Blue counter again.

ABBA Deal - China - Shanghai Massage


ABBA Deal - China - Shanghai
Massage

ABBA Massage Contacts
 

ABBA Deal - China - Beijing - Massage


ABBA Deal - China - Beijing
Massage


ABBA Massage

ABBA Deal - Barcelona - Rolex Watches *ABBA contribution*


ABBA Deal - Barcelona
Rolex Watches
*ABBA contribution*
Buying Rolex/Tudor in Barcelona

J. Roca Joyero Av. Diagonal, 580, 08021 Barcelona, Spain

(15mins walk from our hotel. Turn right keep walking.)

Discount from 3-7% depending on the models. Please mention you are from Singapore airlines. The manager has mentioned that our company has been a very good friend and customer several times.

Please email ahead to find out about availability of the models. The manager would try to offer us a better deal than the rest of Europe. Get a quotation via email from Milan and show it to him.

Full 21% VAT refund, either thru a cash check or wire transfer.

First, you will need to get a stamp on the tax form from the airport tax refund counter located at far end on the left in the checkin area.

For Cash check refund, bring the form back to the shop and a cash check will be issue to you. You will be able to cash it at Banco March, another 5 mins from the shop. Please note that banks in Barcelona close after 2pm.  (SQ68 is a good pattern to get ur cash back in one trip if you buy on the way up to São Paulo.)
Cajero Automatico Banca March, C/tuset, 2, 08006 Barcelona, Spain

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