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What's better duty free or New York shop prices for spirits

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  • 24-01-2014 5:37pm
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    gar1234
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    Heading to New York and want to know where is better to buy a few bottles of whiskey and tequila dublin airport JFK airport or a supermarket in New York
    Cheers


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    coylemj
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    gar1234 wrote: »
    Heading to New York and want to know where is better to buy a few bottles of whiskey and tequila dublin airport JFK airport or a supermarket in New York
    Cheers

    You'd consider lugging bottles of liquor all the way to NYC and back again :eek:

    In the context of the overall cost of the trip, do the maths again.


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    iusedtoknow
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    also...you can only bring so much liquid through security on the way back from the US...and one bad experience with packing drink into my hold luggage has put me off that idea for eternity.

    hold off till JFK on the way back...but also...isn't there a service at dublin duty free that you can buy there and pick it up on the way back just before you leave baggage claim?

    answering my own question

    http://www.theloop.ie/t/ShopCollect


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    ScouseMouse
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    iusedtoknow wrote: »
    also...you can only bring so much liquid through security on the way back from the US...and one bad experience with packing drink into my hold luggage has put me off that idea for eternity.

    hold off till JFK on the way back...but also...isn't there a service at dublin duty free that you can buy there and pick it up on the way back just before you leave baggage claim?

    answering my own question

    http://www.theloop.ie/t/ShopCollect

    NOT in this case there isnt. As underlined on the loop website, that collect service is only available when travelling INSIDE the EU.


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    InTheTrees
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    coylemj wrote: »
    You'd consider lugging bottles of liquor all the way to NYC and back again :eek:
    .

    I assumed he was intending to drink them in NY?

    :o


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    InTheTrees
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    gar1234 wrote: »
    Heading to New York and want to know where is better to buy a few bottles of whiskey and tequila dublin airport JFK airport or a supermarket in New York
    Cheers

    You're only allowed One bottle of spirits from outside the EU arent you?


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    Paul_Hacket
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    Prices in stores in the US are about the same as they are for Duty Free in Dublin. You'd actually be better off waiting till you get to NY and going to a good value liquor store like Warehouse Wines on Broadway near Astor Place.

    Duty Free on your way out of the US at JFK is terrible - prices there are actually higher than at most liquor stores in the city.


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    nudger
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    Dublin airport €25 for 2 x 1 Liter bottles of Gin, Vodka, Whiskey, not sure about Tequila but I think so.

    Didn't get anything in JFK, bought a 1 Liter bottle of gin in NY for $19.

    Paddy and Bombay sapphire for €25 inDublin DF, Bombay sapphire $42 in NY Liquor store.


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    bearhugs
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    Litre of whiskey $28 last time I went through JFK, completely not worth it IMO.


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    EyeSight
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    There are plenty of cheap liquor stores in NYC. One i used to frequent was on the corner of union square. 15 dollars for a handle of cheap vodka.
    Google a few places and see. --> Not being a smart ass but You'll find it hard to stumble on a cheap place by sheer luck


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    nudger
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    Small but good place on 34th street, half way between the E.S.Building and Macy's.


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    ProudDUB
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    gar1234 wrote: »
    Heading to New York and want to know where is better to buy a few bottles of whiskey and tequila dublin airport JFK airport or a supermarket in New York
    Cheers

    OP, are you aware that the duty free allowance is only 1 litre of spirts?


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