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The UK Airport Shop VAT Rip-Off!

  • 6 years ago
  • 2015, UK, Airports, Business, Tourism, London

Today, let’s talk about how airport shops in the UK are ripping off many of their customers. They do it by asking to see their customers boarding passes. After processing it they get it back. What they don’t tell the customer is why they actually do this.

The answer was revealed by The Independent newspaper. It is simply an elaborate ruse by airport shops to save on their tax bills while keeping prices high.

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