Exchanging money and duty free
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Topic: Exchanging money and duty free
Posted By: MissCandice
Subject: Exchanging money and duty free
Date Posted: 06 February 2010 at 8:11pm
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Please excuse my ignorance.
Do i get the money exchanged here or there when i go to Australia? How does duty free work? Do I buy it here, if i buy here do i take it over there and then bring it back, and get more over there and bring that back too? A workmate wants me to get her smokes. ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
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Posted By: pepsi
Date Posted: 06 February 2010 at 8:23pm
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You can go to your bank and get some exchanged, or even at the airport.. wherever suits you really..
You can buy some on the way out, which you pick up when you depart the plane in Oz, and/or you can buy some on the way out of Oz which you pick up when you depart the plane in NZ. So if you don't want to have to lug their stuff around just get it on the way back. Just remember to pick it up before you come out of the point of no return haha |
Posted By: pepsi
Date Posted: 06 February 2010 at 8:24pm
| Oh, and obviously you have to be aware of limits if you plan to buy both ways.. |
Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 06 February 2010 at 8:25pm
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Lol, the point of no return!
I want to get a bottle of something to take to Oz, i am staying with my brother 2 years older than me, and would like to have a good ole catchup when i get there  ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 06 February 2010 at 8:26pm
Limits 
Where do i find that info? The company im flying withs website? Right off to look.. ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: FreeSpirit
Date Posted: 06 February 2010 at 8:31pm
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Shop around the banks! They all pay slightly differently, and some charge more than others for the exchange.
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Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 06 February 2010 at 8:32pm
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Oh, wicked. Thanks for that FreeSpirit. ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: pepsi
Date Posted: 06 February 2010 at 8:36pm
This is the link you want http://www.dutyfreestores.co.nz/allowances - http://www.dutyfreestores.co.nz/allowances |
Kandice wrote:Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 06 February 2010 at 8:39pm
Thanks Pepsi! ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 06 February 2010 at 8:40pm
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Going into OZ you can take 200 smokes or 250grms of tobacco and a fewbottles of alcohol. Coming back to NZ you can bring 3 1125ml bottles 250 smokes or 250grms of tobacco. Be careful if you are taking smokes over and then getting more on your way back open the packet of the ones you take over. Also just come back from there by your DF in NZ heaps cheaper. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 06 February 2010 at 8:42pm
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So its cheaper for me to buy DF in NZ? ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 06 February 2010 at 8:43pm
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Yep my smokes are $42.95 a carton in NZ and $46.95 in OZ. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 06 February 2010 at 8:45pm
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Is that tailormades Becks? Do you know what the 5x 50gms cost?
How much would you want to take over for spending money for a 7 day holiday? I don't have to pay for accommodation or travel  ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: BeLoved
Date Posted: 06 February 2010 at 8:45pm
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Don't change your money at the airport they normally sting you a little, best to do it at a bank beforehand.
Enjoy your holiday...EXCITING!!! |
Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 06 February 2010 at 8:47pm
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Iv just looked at most of the banks and at the moment it looks like Westpac is the best.
Do you know how eftpos cards from NZ work over there? Im worried about taking heaps of cash! ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: BeLoved
Date Posted: 06 February 2010 at 8:51pm
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The banks sting you for using your card overseas and I am 99% sure you can only do cash withdrawals from an ATM. Even when you use your VISA etc. they sting you as well!
I always worry about taking lots of cash too, but I have always made sure it is on me at all times. Depending on how much you are taking travellers cheques maybe an option. |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 06 February 2010 at 8:51pm
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Yep I am a Horizon's girl and that price was for 200 tailers. I think 250 tobacco is $37I think I am sorry I didn't look at that as I didn't want that. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 06 February 2010 at 8:53pm
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Get a VISA debt and take cash over with you. That way you have cash when you need it and you can use your own money with the visa debt card. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 06 February 2010 at 8:54pm
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All good becks thanks. I told them to give me $50 and il give them back the difference.
Heidismum, I am hoping to take at least a $1000. Have looked at websites, and i need $1300 NZ to get that in AUD ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: squoggs
Date Posted: 06 February 2010 at 8:57pm
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If you know any flight crew, they don't have to pay to exchange money...perhaps if you do know someone they could do it for you. DH said to tell you the commission is cheaper to exchange it here than oz, he travels to & from oz probably 5 times each week . If you use your VISA in Oz, you get charged an extra 1%, so its not too bad.
Eta - oops the Visa service fee is 1-1.5% in most places :-) ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: WestiesGirl
Date Posted: 06 February 2010 at 10:30pm
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I'd exchange money at the bank before you come over because if you use your EFTPOS card or even a VISA (debit or not) you will be charged the exchange rate plus any other fees your bank charges, so may end up costing you more. But its a good idea to have one with you in case of an emergency or over spending Try to avoid money exchage places cos they rip you off big time.
As for limits even if you do open your ciggy packets or drink some of your alcohol its worked out on the entire amount you're carring in total, not just what you buy at dutyfree. Have a fab holiday and dont pack much cos its sooo flippin hot at the moment  ------------- Our Angel July 08  Gone but not forgotten
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Posted By: pepsi
Date Posted: 06 February 2010 at 10:31pm
| I was also told once that the ciggys from Aussie aren't as good as the ones in NZ (apparently they burn faster?).. I'm not a smoker but this is what my ex complained about.. |
Posted By: IVFGirl1111
Date Posted: 06 February 2010 at 10:59pm
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If your wanting to buy perfume dont buy it duty free - its HEAPS cheaper at Target and Priceline etc - like WAY cheaper ------------- TTC 6 years IVF it is IVF/ICSI round one 10 eggs, 8 mature, 3 fertilised BFN IVF/ICSI #2 = 22 eggs! 20 mature, 15 fertilised, 1 fresh transfer and 2 frosties BFN 2 Frosties still in freezer thank god |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 07 February 2010 at 10:22pm
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Yep Aus smokes suck big time as they burn heaps fast (got a packet over there) and they are heaps more expensive there too. What you do is buy on your way out, open the carton and take a packet out. Put them in your packed luggage and then on your way back into NZ buy another carton that becomes your DF coming into the country. I came back to NZ with 415 smokes as I had my carton in my luggage and the other carton in my DF I also had half the packet in my carry on and customs and immigration didn't care. However I have been told they don't pull up people they see as smokers (I had a lighter with me) doing this so long as they have the NZ allowance with them coming into NZ on them in their DF bags. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 08 February 2010 at 7:34am
So do i buy the second lot at the Oz DF or at the NZ DF? Sorry, i have never been out of the country before lol ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 08 February 2010 at 8:08am
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I second the exchanging your money at the bank rather than the airport, if you have a flight before 7am or after 4pm, sometimes the place isn't even open which we experienced once!
ETA: You can use credit cards etc over there providing it has the cirrus (sp?) or maestro logo on it and the machine. They accept westpac cards over in Aussie as well, but bare in mind if you withdraw money from an ATM you can get charged something like $8 each time. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 08 February 2010 at 6:38pm
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Both in NZ. First on the way out and the second when you come in. They have DF shops when you come in to NZ. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |