After countries go thru all the trouble of taxing imports, why then would they allow ppl to just buy whatever they want duty free? Why do these shops exist? What benefit do they serve? And why are they only at airports?
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I’ve never fully understood duty free shopping when traveling internationally. Like let’s say I’m going to Jamaica for a few days. Should I buy duty free at the U.S. airport and then take the slightly cheaper booze or whatever with me to my hotel in Jamaica to save money on drinks while I’m on vacation?
Or should I buy slightly cheaper booze on the Jamaica side on the way home to save a few bucks on some rum that I now have to cart through the airport(s) and taxi and all that?
I mean I get saving a few bucks, but the prices didn’t seem THAT much better when I looked at it. And you’re limited on # of bottles and such anyway so it’s not going to really impact your bottom line at the end of the day if you managed to save like $5 total on 2 bottles of rum.
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