Flying to America, what to buy there??
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some Canon cameras come with international warranties...
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Pack of condoms, non of the girls out there carry them which is annoying.
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So that he can bring them back with him?
He's asking for stuff to bring back, not what to take.
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Quick look on google suggest to me that Canon S100 is actually about £250 not £380 if you shop around (I've excluded dodgy ebay outlets which may be cheaper). Not an a expert on cameras so maybe I'm not comparing like-for-like but to a layman I don't see a huge saving.
Not suggesting it isn't cheaper in the US especially with the accessories, but for me the savings aren't really big enough to justify the risks/hassle. I'd want to be paying under $300.
edit: Regarding the warranty thing, a few other 'bonuses' you get from buying in the UK:
-Ability to return under DSR if you don't like it
-If bought on credit card and costs over £100 you have some extra cover
-If you buy on a UK credit card in the US, you'll get blasted with fees and immediate interest (no 'up to 59 days free', you get bent over from day 1) on nearly all credit cards.
Not suggesting it isn't cheaper in the US especially with the accessories, but for me the savings aren't really big enough to justify the risks/hassle. I'd want to be paying under $300.
edit: Regarding the warranty thing, a few other 'bonuses' you get from buying in the UK:
-Ability to return under DSR if you don't like it
-If bought on credit card and costs over £100 you have some extra cover
-If you buy on a UK credit card in the US, you'll get blasted with fees and immediate interest (no 'up to 59 days free', you get bent over from day 1) on nearly all credit cards.
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Head on over to south central to a swap meat and pick yourself up a 40 
Why? They aren't actually $199 you know...
You mean fat sizes?
Do most women over here cary them?!
I guess you like peroxide blondes?Do your research, some things are ok to buy, even with the extra tax you pay for bringing them back to the UK. All Apple stuff comes with international warranty, with the only difference in things like laptops being the keyboard is slightly different, but then Apple use a different keyboard to everyone else anyway... You can save several hundred easily. If you are a photographer a lot of lenses and higher end cameras come with international warranty as well. As said otherwise you have big issues if your £1000 electronic item breaks within a week and you have to send it back to the US.
EDIT: Oh and remember everything you see will have to have something like 7% added to it at the till.
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Grado headphones.
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You can bring back upto £390 worth of goods without paying vat and import tax on them
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Kinder Eggs
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Tacos man, tacos...
She can send it to me and i can send it to canon US warranty.
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Just buy stuff like food you can't get here, stuff a pallet of twinkies in your suitcase or something.
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You get exactly the same Section 75 cover abroad as you do at home.
This is totally untrue. If you use a "bad" card you will pay a ~3% exchange rate load but it'll still work out cheaper than changing cash before you go. If you use the right card (Halifax Clarity) you will get the perfect interbank exchange rate. You certainly don't pay interest from day 1 on foreign transactions if you clear your balance in full, you get the same grace period as you do in the UK.