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| Taxes
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All
the prices in London and the UK includes the British
sales tax, VAT (Value Added Tax), of 17.5%. You
can get a VAT return when leaving UK if you request
the form at the shop. You'll need your passport
for that. You'll present this form to customs at
the airport and receive the refund in one of three
ways: in cash right there, in the form of a credit
to your credit card or a cheque by mail.
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| Shopping
areas |
| London
is a great place to shop. If you don't have too much
time, just go to Oxford Street (Tube stations: Marble
Arch, Bond Street, Oxford Circus, Tottenham Court
Road) and spend your day there. You'll find some of
the best shops in London, such as Gap, Dixons, Deberhans
and Next. Go to nearby New Bond Street to designer
shops like Guess and Calvin Klein. Also near Oxford
Street are Regent Street with some nice fabric shops,
Tottenham Court Road for electronics and computers,
and Charing Cross for books. Don't miss a visit to
Harrods (Tube: Knightsbridge) and Liberty (at Great
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| Clothing
Size |
| Suit
and shirt sizes are the same as US sizes. For dresses,
blouses, sweaters and coats, just add 2 to the US
size and you'll get the UK size (US's 6 = UK's 8).
For shoes you need to subtract 2 from the US size
to get the UK size (US's 6 = UK's 4). |
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| Bargain |
| If
you don't have too much money or value what you have,
forget about Oxford Street and go to places like Queensway,
a great street for shopping. The indian-owned shops
have much better prices and the staff is willing to
bargain with you. Beware of perfumes sold at stalls
on the streets (always with a very low price). They're
either stolen goods or fake ones. |
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Word of caution |
| Beware
of pick pockets on the streets, specially near cinemas
and theatres. Also avoid to give money to people begging
on the streets. I know you have a good heart, but
these people are not what they look like. Most of
them have a place to live and don't need assistance
at all. Women carrying babies with a sad face are
trained to fool you. According to the Police, most
of the times the baby doesn't even belong to the woman...
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