http://www.johnchow.com/shopping-captial-of-the-world/ The Miscellaneous Ramblings of a Dot Com Mogul Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:47:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://www.johnchow.com/shopping-captial-of-the-world/#comment-1098 John Chow Sat, 17 Jun 2006 17:18:23 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/index.php/shopping-captial-of-the-world/#comment-1098 After being away for a week you are allow to bring back $750 of stuff back completely tax free. Anything over that you pay tax on it. Most of the time, for electronics stuff, there is only PST and no duty. Stephen declared $1,000 of stuff and the guy was too lazy to figure the tax on the extra $250, so he just let him go saying "You pay too much tax already." After being away for a week you are allow to bring back $750 of stuff back completely tax free. Anything over that you pay tax on it. Most of the time, for electronics stuff, there is only PST and no duty. Stephen declared $1,000 of stuff and the guy was too lazy to figure the tax on the extra $250, so he just let him go saying “You pay too much tax already.”

]]> http://www.johnchow.com/shopping-captial-of-the-world/#comment-1089 Rosie Wed, 14 Jun 2006 18:39:29 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/index.php/shopping-captial-of-the-world/#comment-1089 Really? How does that work?? Really? How does that work??

]]> http://www.johnchow.com/shopping-captial-of-the-world/#comment-1085 John Chow Tue, 13 Jun 2006 19:56:16 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/index.php/shopping-captial-of-the-world/#comment-1085 Of course I will! Esp. when there is no duty on any of the stuff I bought. :) Of course I will! Esp. when there is no duty on any of the stuff I bought.

]]> http://www.johnchow.com/shopping-captial-of-the-world/#comment-1084 Rosie Tue, 13 Jun 2006 19:29:25 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/index.php/shopping-captial-of-the-world/#comment-1084 Are you going to declare everything when you get home?? Are you going to declare everything when you get home??

]]> http://www.johnchow.com/shopping-captial-of-the-world/#comment-1083 Carl Tue, 13 Jun 2006 17:21:42 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/index.php/shopping-captial-of-the-world/#comment-1083 And I bought a DS Lite today! I got most of my shopping done right when I moved here, but it never really ends does it? And I bought a DS Lite today! I got most of my shopping done right when I moved here, but it never really ends does it?

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