Thailand was known as a destination for cheap and exotic vacations, but you can save money if you buy a digital camera while on vacation somewhere like Bangkok?
We get a series of emails from readers asking us to provide them with information about the price of some cameras. These tend to point and shoot cameras like the likes of Nikon and Canon, but there are some who are looking for more high-end professional cameras and semi-professional.
Thewhat they have in common is that they come to beaches in Thailand and a bit 'of shopping in Bangkok, before going to, and want to buy a camera, I think probably save some money.
Thailand has a top rate of 7% VAT, so you can start comparing that to your country, the VAT. You can "save money just to be there, even if the rate before tax is the same. But there is a high tariff on goods imported and is veryoften the prices of many products and do not reflect different cameras.
We have done much research on this issue and find that varies depending on the exchange rate. One day, we can save and a few weeks later, it is more convenient.
However, you can save if you use the value added at the airport and this could mean frustrating not buy the product before leaving the country and use these as they will leave.
You probably want some examples in thisThe point, and we are happy to oblige with two examples. One is a point and shoot camera and the other a semi-professional digital SLR.
For point and shoot, we randomly selected the Canon Digital IXUS 980 IS because it looks so beautiful and Canon are the market leader in Point & Shoot digital cameras.
For the Semi-Pro digital SLR, the Nikon D300, we have seen (body only), because we want first, and spend every waking hour, we elect realistically afford.
For theThe prices, we chose two sites in Thailand for the price and then found these prices to those on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk
Point and shoot - Canon Digital IXUS 980 IS
Thai Prices:
Website 1:
fotofile.net -
15 900 Thai Baht to VAT
14 787 Thai baht, excluding VAT
Website 2:
tohome.com -
14 990 Thai Baht to VAT
13 941 Thai baht, excluding VAT
Price:
Amazon.com -
$ 310 (10,635 Thai Baht)
The camera is known as: Canon Powershot SD990IS
UK Price:
Amazon.co.uk -
£ 290 (15,715 Thai Baht)
Semi-Pro D-SLR - Nikon D300 (body only)
Website 1:
fotofile.net -
53 800 Thai Baht to VAT
50 034 Thai baht, excluding VAT
Website 2:
No site available comparison
Price:
adorama.com -
$ 1,697 (57,790 Thai Baht)
UK Price:
amazon.co.uk
£ 1,099 (59,510 ThaiBaht)
From the results above, we can see that if you arrive from the UK, small savings to the point and shoot, but very significant savings (about 200 British pounds) can be made on Semi-Pro, provided that the VAT law can be shown to leave the country.
However, if you come from the United States, it is cheaper to buy the point and shoot at home, rather than retrieved from Thailand, but the camera Semi-Pro is also cheaper, with and without VAT.
All this isfactors very interesting if the price is concerned, but also others to consider as the guarantee of honesty and you can take to be demolished for purchases in Thailand, especially when it was delivered to the legitimacy of the battery or the content in the field .
We business in Thailand for a digital photo?
We live in Thailand and have little choice but when we go to Singapore or Hong Kong, there would probably wait and go shopping instead, ascheaper than those places in Thailand. Apart from this, but we are not so in Thailand, like most shops ripped the camera, concerned mainly dedicated camera shops and department stores are reliable and honest.
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