Buying Alcohol at the Airport Duty-Free Shop?… BEWARE!
November 29th, 2006 by SolomonThis message is a warning to all of you thinking you’re getting a good deal when you go to the duty-free shop in an airport.
Do not buy any bottles of alcohol before going on the plane! You have to check it (meaning you have to go back through security and re-check a bag). If you don’t re-check it, they take it away from you at the gate.
Quick story. A friend of mine was traveling to see his family this Thanksgiving. For the ease of storytelling, we’ll call this friend Jimbo. Jimbo bought his father a bottle of Johnnie Walker: Blue Label. This is most expensive bottle of scotch whiskey in the store and cost over $100. When he got to the gate, the bottle was sealed and still in the shopping bag from the duty-free shop. The gate attendants told Jimbo he couldn’t take it on board and had to leave it with them. He was late for the flight and couldn’t return it. Jimbo proceeded to empty out the entire bottle in the garbage so that the airport employees didn’t go home with a free bottle of Blue Label.
Consider yourself warned.
Tip: You can still buy alcohol, but do it after you land
Additional Info for Smokers: You might want to check the local prices of cigarettes where you are going, to see if it’s worth getting some before you get to your destination.
Posted: November 29th, 2006 under Flights, General, Money, Travel Tips.
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