Let’s get a list going. Like with a Target debit card you can get $40 cash back and it takes 1 to 2 days to be withdraw from your checking.

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      11 months ago

      The “ermäßigter Mehrwertsteuersatz” (reduced VAT rate) you pay for staple food in Germany is 7%. That might be less than what you pay in surrounding countries, but 7% is remarkably bigger than 0%.

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      11 months ago

      Oh, you pay VAT. Difference is that you ain’t getting the shit that VAT money buys.

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        11 months ago

        Nope, when you shop under the limit of CHF 300 you can go to the toll post and get the VAT back.

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          Only if the vendor decided to pass the tax credit they get for selling to a.foreigner on to you.