BarItemsPlus1 Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 Can someone provide some information on this particular release of Wild Turkey and where I can purchase some. Cheers Troy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrel_Proof Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 Wild Turkey Heritage is sold exclusively at DFS Galleria duty free shops. You can only shop there with an international ticket to leave the country in which the shop is located. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarItemsPlus1 Posted November 29, 2005 Author Share Posted November 29, 2005 Very Nice!!! Although I think I know someone who may just be able to get one of these for me(hmm maybe two ) Thanks Barrel Proof, that was some really helpful info!! Do you know what they are selling for? Thanks for the speedy reply too, appreciate it! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedVette Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 I paid $45 each for mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarItemsPlus1 Posted November 30, 2005 Author Share Posted November 30, 2005 Where did you purchase yours RedVette? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedVette Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 DFS in LAX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrispyCritter Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 You can only shop there with an international ticket to leave the country in which the shop is located. I wonder if it is possible to shop there and pay the local taxes, if you aren't intending to leave? Or, is that something that they won't bother with due to bureaucratic hassles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadewood Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 You must be leaving the country on flight. You purchase product and they hand you ticket/receipt. As the plane boards, they hand you liquor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarItemsPlus1 Posted November 30, 2005 Author Share Posted November 30, 2005 Yes, the Duty Free market is a different kettle of fish all together. To shop in a Duty Free store you need to produce an International airline ticket, totally different to the retail market. So if I can't have my sources get a bottle or two then I will just get a few myself when I travel in April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrispyCritter Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 Wow. They really want to make sure you leave the country with it! Very different from my experience in Manchester, England - I just showed them my boarding pass at the counter, paid up, and walked out the store with my liter of Aberlour 10yo. In a matter of hours, I was back in Chicago.Had I known more about Scotch, and known that the Aberlour 10 wasn't particularly rare on this side of the ocean, I probably would have picked something different, but can't complain too much - it was a very good introduction to whisk(e)y, and reasonably priced to boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbyvirus Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 You can only shop there with an international ticket to leave the country in which the shop is located. I wonder if it is possible to shop there and pay the local taxes, if you aren't intending to leave? Or, is that something that they won't bother with due to bureaucratic hassles? Nope, that won't work. I tried it once, and got a rather nasty and petulant response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaz7 Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 If you go to San Juan P.R., upon your return stop at the Duty free. Even though it's a U.S. possesion, you may shop there.And no passport. I wonder if it's the same in Baja Calif. Not a possession, but no passport needed either. I do know many who buy their meds their, and when I was there I picked up some things. Chaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMH Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 Wow. They really want to make sure you leave the country with it! Very different from my experience in Manchester, England - I just showed them my boarding pass at the counter, paid up, and walked out the store with my liter of Aberlour 10yo. In a matter of hours, I was back in Chicago. I think every airport or shop has a different method. I picked up WT Freedom at San Jose Intl and took it out of the shop myself. If I recall correctly they asked for my passport and ticket. At San Francisco Intl, I think they give it to you at the gate. During a different trip I tried to enter a DFS shop in Chicago during a stop over from Zurich to San Jose, but was denied entrance. I tried to argue that I was still in transit on an international flight from Zurich to San Jose, but they didn't buy it. Of cousre I really wasn't, but I had to try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorCalBoozer Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 so basically you can only buy when leaving the U.S., so you would have to lug this stuff around with you and then bring it back on the return flight??? Is there a way to get it on the way back to the U.S. from out of country?Also what is the limit on number of bottles?I have a friend going to Bangkok and I want to take advantage of the DFS. thanks. GReg.Wild Turkey Heritage is sold exclusively at DFS Galleria duty free shops.You can only shop there with an international ticket to leave the country in which the shop is located. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorCalBoozer Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 duh, ok i see that you have to be leaving the country the store is located in. but if anyone can answer what the limit on bottles is I would appreciate. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarItemsPlus1 Posted December 2, 2005 Author Share Posted December 2, 2005 I would assume every country is different in the allowable limits on Duty Free. For instance in Australia it is around 2 - 2.5L of alcohol is allowed to be entered into the country(has to be on you) and be free from Duty, which in Australia the duty on alcohol is about $AU62/L of alcohol and there are more calculations on top of that tax to give the final duties paid on a bottle of alcohol. That is why you will find nearly every Australian International traveller whether they drink or not, gets Duty Free Alcohol and cigarettes(huge taxes on these also). Your local customs website should be able to provide the info your looking for Hope I could help, Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbuzbee Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 duh, ok i see that you have to be leaving the country the store is located in. but if anyone can answer what the limit on bottles is I would appreciate. thanks. BIP1 hit it but the limit is not the Duty Free shop's. They will sell you whatever you want. The limit is getting it into whereever you are headed, which, of course varies. For the rest, you pay whatever they ask Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarItemsPlus1 Posted December 2, 2005 Author Share Posted December 2, 2005 BIP1 hit it I try my best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barturtle Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 Another limit here is the maximum that you can take on an airplane. This sems to be 5L for most airlines(might be a federal limit as well) and of course it needs to be under 140 proof otherwise it becomes "Hazardous Material". Watch that Stagg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camduncan Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 Being married to a Travel Agent, we tend to travel overseas twice a year on average, and Jen usually does another 2 or 3 trips a year for work.I very rarely buy duty free alcohol now - unless there is something I specifically want or I'm getting it for someone else. Usually I try and buy something from the local shops at our destination.When I came back from New Zealand in August, Australian Customs were VERY specific that they would charge if my allowance was over 2.25 litres, and they'd charge for the whole lot. They don't care if it's a duty free purchase or a legitimate purchase in another country either. I'd purchased 3 750ml bottles of Bourbon, so was under the limit - just. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNbourbon Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 And most people over-imagine how much duty they'll pay on anything over the 1-liter duty-free limit when returning to the U.S. It's only 3% of your actual purchase price. So, for example, if you bring back two bottles you buy at $75 and $100, exempt the $100 one with your duty-free allowance, and pay $2.25 duty on the second bottle. Now, that didn't hurt too much, did it?Of course, I wouldn't buy a bunch of bottles on the first leg of a multi-country trip because I wouldn't want to risk paying a tax over and over again every time I enter another jurisdiction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorCalBoozer Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 ok good, so the U.S. limit is 1 liter. thanks.so basically what I am trying to figure out is what is the best way to have a friend that is going to Bangkok get me some DFS bourbon. I guess what I need to do first is get her itinerary to figure out where she would hit the last DFS shop. that way she would't have to lug the stuff around and also be exposed to possbily multiple tax points along the trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorCalBoozer Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 do you happen to know if there is a DFS in bangkok?thanks Greg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMH Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 ok good, so the U.S. limit is 1 liter.Officially that is the max before paying tax, but I don't think it's enforced. On my last trip to Japan, which is often a stop over to Bangkok, I brought back well over that and declared all the items. I paid $0. I don't think they want to deal with the forms for a few dollars. Just don't hide it. Most Asia Pacific Int'l Airports should have some type of a DFS shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadewood Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 Cliff posted the weblink before, but here is link: DFS Galleria The WT Heritage is exclusive to them. Not all Duty Free stores are DFS Galleria's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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