Holidaying to Turkey ?

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Holidaying to Turkey ?

Post by Clarets4me » Wed Apr 17, 2019 8:51 pm

I've heard from a couple of people now that Duty free staff at the Turkish Airports are telling returning British travellers that they are permitted to bring up to 900 cigarettes each, under " new arrangements " ....

The allowance is 200 cigarettes each, they don't care if they are taken off you on arrival in the UK ! They are just trying to increase sales. At c.£30 for 200 Marlboro Gold, compared to say £117. in the UK, it may look tempting but just be warned, folks !! :(

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Re: Holidaying to Turkey ?

Post by Devils_Advocate » Wed Apr 17, 2019 8:54 pm

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Re: Holidaying to Turkey ?

Post by duncandisorderly » Wed Apr 17, 2019 8:58 pm

How do you bring 900 back when they are sold in multiples of 200?
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Re: Holidaying to Turkey ?

Post by bfccrazy » Wed Apr 17, 2019 10:16 pm

duncandisorderly wrote:How do you bring 900 back when they are sold in multiples of 200?
You get a sleeve of 200 and smoke 100 over the holiday?
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Re: Holidaying to Turkey ?

Post by Quickenthetempo » Wed Apr 17, 2019 10:56 pm

I take it nobody just fills their case with fags to get a free holidays worth anymore?

We used to fit 50 sleeves or so in the case and book on the returning night flights, so hardly any security on.

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Re: Holidaying to Turkey ?

Post by tim_noone » Wed Apr 17, 2019 11:04 pm

Quickenthetempo wrote:I take it nobody just fills their case with fags to get a free holidays worth anymore?

We used to fit 50 sleeves or so in the case and book on the returning night flights, so hardly any security on.
No wonder the poor tobacconists went out of business.

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Re: Holidaying to Turkey ?

Post by Quickenthetempo » Wed Apr 17, 2019 11:23 pm

tim_noone wrote:No wonder the poor tobacconists went out of business.
They we're undercut by supermarkets, we just undercut the supermarkets.
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Re: Holidaying to Turkey ?

Post by Bosscat » Wed Apr 17, 2019 11:44 pm

Haven't smoked for 19 years ... fags used to be 3,000,000 lira (till they removed the zero's in Turkey for 200 fags) for 200 :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Re: Holidaying to Turkey ?

Post by chipbutty » Wed Apr 17, 2019 11:58 pm

I came back from Turkey yesterday, Antalya airport, no pushy staff selling excess amounts of fags. I purchased 500g of tobacco (twice my allowance) and on the plane purchased 2 litres of gin, again twice my allowance, I am not Howard Marks and the customs people are not interested in me or you

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