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« on: June 10, 2005, 09:13:44 am » |
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Just in case anyone was planning to buy "duty free" on their Speedferries crossing, their duty free shop is closed "for refurbishment" (and has been for months).
There is no opportunity to get "duty free" at the port either, on either side.
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Brian(Liverpool boys)
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« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2005, 10:20:48 am » |
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Snoring Rhino
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« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2005, 10:52:32 am » |
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The concept of duty free is a fallacy now unless you’re going out of the EU.
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Brian(Liverpool boys)
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« Reply #4 on: June 10, 2005, 10:56:15 am » |
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Still cheaper than in the rip off uk.
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« Reply #5 on: June 10, 2005, 11:30:08 am » |
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Yep, but in most cases not as cheap as in French Hypermarkets.
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« Reply #6 on: June 10, 2005, 12:15:28 pm » |
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The ferries are bound by their agreements with France to NOT undercut French retail prices.
Fags aren't sold in hypermarkets, although where they are in a shopping centre there is often a Tabac somewhere thereabouts. In my experience, prices for UK cigs are the same across France, including the "Duty Free" shops.
A small aside - I worked for P&O Dover for a while (mid 80s). We used to be eligible for staff rates on crossings, and Duty Free. I always understood we got teh DF at cost. It was at a time when a litre of spirit was probably £6 in the DF shop, we got them for £2. That's some markup...
We used to have great evenings out, £2 for a non-landing crossing, drink at DF bar prices, come back with a litre of spirit and 200 fags and still have change from £15... it was a weekly event!
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« Reply #7 on: June 10, 2005, 12:18:35 pm » |
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We used to have great evenings out, £2 for a non-landing crossing, drink at DF bar prices, come back with a litre of spirit and 200 fags and still have change from £15... it was a weekly event!
Now i wish it was that cheap now. Went out last night and i saw no change from £40 and hell i was still pretty sober at the end of it! Its a bugger about the duty free though.... Carrefour it is then! Chris |
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vqdave
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« Reply #8 on: June 10, 2005, 03:36:21 pm » |
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Buying fags in france has always puzzled me, the French all smoke, the French love to smoke, everywhere. If there is a no smoking sign, the french will still smoke, they love it, they do you know.
Now theres me in France, trying to buy fags, murder i tell you. Petrol stations don't sell fags, stoopid french, its an obvious place to sell fags, the petrol station. Supermarkets don't sell fags, no where sells fags, until you realise that cafes and pubs do, but by that point they are all shut.
Sacre bler!
Oh yeah, kids, smoking is bad for you.
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« Last Edit: June 10, 2005, 03:37:01 pm by vqdave »
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« Reply #9 on: June 10, 2005, 03:42:42 pm » |
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Having seen the old "Smoking is gangerous for your health" messages change to "SMOKING KILLS!" over the last few years, I saw a new slant on it down the pub the other day. Someones packet had "SMOKING CAUSES A SLOW AND PAINFUL DEATH!"  What a marketing department they must have in the Government Health Warnings Department!  |
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« Reply #10 on: June 10, 2005, 04:41:43 pm » |
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Petrol stations do sell cigs, but are not allowed to display, so are kept out of site under the counter, ask and you will get some.
Brian.
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« Reply #11 on: June 10, 2005, 04:53:21 pm » |
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Having seen the old "Smoking is gangerous for your health" messages change to "SMOKING KILLS!" over the last few years, I saw a new slant on it down the pub the other day. Someones packet had "SMOKING CAUSES A SLOW AND PAINFUL DEATH!" Makes a good pub game if there are a few smokers... the person with the weekest warning on their fags goes to the bar...  Play it now though... soon won't be able to smoke in bars!! |
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vqdave
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« Reply #12 on: June 10, 2005, 05:03:24 pm » |
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Petrol stations do sell cigs, but are not allowed to display, so are kept out of site under the counter, ask and you will get some.
Brian.
wow that is news for me, thanks for that, i shall pass it on to others who have the same hobby of smoking. Well you know, when in France...... |
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Andy Zarse
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« Reply #13 on: June 10, 2005, 05:40:06 pm » |
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I smoke too. All the cool kids are doing it these days.
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Lorry
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« Reply #14 on: June 10, 2005, 05:56:43 pm » |
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Having seen the old "Smoking is gangerous for your health" messages....
I'm so pleased to see that you live life gangerously. See you on the boat? I'm the one with 800 Bensons and a carton of King Eddies, and I'm well over 16 |
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