Where is Chanel boutique in Heathrow Airport located?
No doubt that Heathrow airport is the best spot to buy your Chanel bag. The boutique is located in the tax-free area in terminal 3. The store is open from 7:00 to 22.00, you can give them a call at: 44-20-87541000.

Did Heathrow Chanel boutique stopped stocking Chanel bags?
No, Chanel boutique in Heathrow did not stopped stocking Chanel bags. But Chanel did decided to stop stocking iconic bags like classic flap or reissue flaps.

How much tax can you refund in Europe?
VAT (value added tax) are tax added on the top of the price of a product. NON-EU can apply for tax-refund. Your VAT-refund depends per country, because the rate are different. In the Netherlands VAT are 21%, while in Germany the VAT are 19%. Generally you can get 10 – 12% tax-refund after subtracting the administration fee.

How to apply for tax refund?
If you travel more than one country in Europe, then claim your tax-refund at the last stop. Ask the SA or the manager of the store for documents/form to apply for the refund. The form contains all the details about the goods and where you bought it. You have now two options to apply for tax refund:

1a. Take the form to an airport, let the customs see it and declare tax-refund in an afilliate company there. You should go a bit earlier to the airport, ask for the location where the tax-refund is and then apply it there.

1b. There are afilliate companies in Europe where you can apply for a tax refund. Go to this site: https://www.vatfree.com/en/shoppingguide and enter an EU city. You can find the adress of the afilliate companies.

How much tax-refund can I get in the US?
EU has VAT and US has sales tax. The sales tax is used to pay for the roads, subway, police… There are no tax-refund. The only spot you can get tax-free goods are at the airport. Given that US have 50 states with 50 different laws, it’s impossible to manage them all.

Do you hate Chanel price increase?
So far Chanel have increased their prices every year, I do love them to stop the price increase. Yes, I hate it too!

What is the best place to buy Chanel bag? London or Italy?
If the Chanel bag that you want is a limited edition or a classic version like the medium flap, then I would go to London. Especially when you are drooling on a color that Chanel is not stocking too often. London has more boutique than Italy. Chances that your bag are available is bigger.

Are Chanel made in China?
Chanel bags are ‘never’ made in China. If they’d please let me know, becoz I will start selling. There are several reason I think why?
1. Chanel bags are made from machines that we can’t buy in a DIY store. That’s one of the secret to making authentic bags. The secrets of production might be copied if they outsource to China.
2. Chanel bags made in France (or other EU countries) sounds more reliable, doesn’t it?
3. Quality and craftsmanship reason.

When will Chanel increase price in 2013?
We only heard rumors or tips from SA and share, the only peoples that knows the exact date are the ones sitting in Chanel head office.

Are PST/Medallion discontinued?
SA only says that some countries are not stocking PST anymore. They didn’t said it was discontinued. I think they are becoming limited and who knows, maybe they are getting ripe for huge price increase.

How many stuff can you put inside your jumbo?
Medium wallet, iPhone, Agenda, Make-up box, Ipad mini and sunglass case. This might give an indication how big the medium is.

Is Louis Vuitton Verona GM already discontinued?
I can see the Verona GM is still available on LV website.

My bag is white cavier colour how must I clean it?
– Chanel uses clean-eraser to clean their display bag
– Baby wipes does help
– Did you considered trying Tana leather cleaner?

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