spirits

[woody]

Hi again, does anyone know if its cheaper to buy spirits at the airport, or wait till we get to the supermarkets in Kalkan.

Cheers Tracy x

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[misty]

Well Gordon''''s Export Gin was on offer at the airport two litres bottles for £13.50 along with Cointreau (OH tipple) so it was defiantly cheaper at the airport.    

Sorry I should have said this was at Gatwick so we had to carry it with us.....nothing to bring back though 

[timwhit]

might be cheaper to buy it in UK airport , don''t forget turkey is not in the EEC , so its duty free 

[Lantana]

A bottle of gin in Kalkan supermarkets is about £16. You can buy duty free on arrival at Dalaman airport and the prices are good. Then you are saved the hassle of carrying it with you to the flight.

Lantana

[woody]

Thanks again will get some bottles at the Airport, do you know how many bottles we are allowed.

Cheers Tracy x

[misty]

We took two litres bottle each from Gatwick with no problems.

[tiamaria]

We''ve brought 6 bottles in the UK and a further 4 in Dalaman, ( 2 people) hope this helps  ......If you buy 6 bottles (UK) they normally give you a hessian bottle bag to carry them in for free
regards
T

[woody]

Cheers everyone on my hols tomorrow will write back in 2 weeks with my highs and no lows he he

Tracy x

[Blue Lizard]

might be worth mentioning the cigarette allowance seems to have changed at Dalaman (couldn''t find the thread!!) last year it was 3 packs of 200 per passport...this year it was 2 packs...(they don''t seem to smile much on the tills in fact they seemed grumpy amd slightly off hand...others noticed as well !!)

[woody]

i dont smoke but thanks anyway x

[Blue Lizard]

others may do..so forewarned is forearmed ..we marched up to the tills with 3 boxes each and were growled at by a young girl who had the temperament of a rottweiller

[kalkan4eva]

Just back from Kalkan and my OH bought 1,000 Lambert and Butler onboard Onur flight (outbound)- think it was about £74 - no questions asked about who else he was with to be gven this allowance. The same deal wasn't available coming back though!

[kalkan4eva]

...meant to say 2 x 1 litre Bombay Sapphire for £20 at Manchester - disappointingly 20 Euros EACH at Dalaman on the return flight. The duty free was always good at Dalaman, but we were distinctly unimpressed this year

[kalkanfan]

....but remember that there are limits on what you are entitled to bring back to the UK from Turkey.  I have seen fellow passengers returning from Dalaman pulled over by customs officers on a number of occasions at Gatwick and claiming that you thought Turkey was in the EU was not a valid excuse for exceeding these limits!  To quote Blue Lizard "forwarned is forearmed!"

As a reminder...

"When travelling from a non-EU country you can bring the following into the UK for your own use without paying UK tax or duty:

200 cigarettes; or 100 cigarillos; or 50 cigars; or 250g of tobacco
2 litres of still table wine
1 litre of spirits or strong liqueurs over 22% volume; or 2 litres of fortified wine (such as port or sherry), sparkling wine or other liqueurs
60cc of perfume
250cc of eau de toilette
£145 worth of all other goods including gifts and souvenirs

If you are bringing back any duty-free or tax-free goods you bought when you left the UK, these count as part of your allowance." 

[Blue Lizard]

HaHa..just because nasty Alistair Darling says i can't have it ...doesn't mean i listened!

[littlelin]

You may be pleased to know that the limit for "other goods" has been increased to £340.