Dual Pricing
Tuesday, March 27th, 2007Found a hilarious travel article on Bootnall today about the luxury tax…or dual pricing for foreigners as it is called:
The Luxury Tax – Asia, Europe, South America
By: Adam Jeffries Schwartz
The following is a guide to how the luxury tax is levied, worldwide.
ASIA
China has the highest tax in the region! Charging a hundred times the regular price is typical. If you negotiate at all, they will stand two inches in front of your face, and scream You PAY, you PAY NOW.
Note: Exactly!!!
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