Good news perhaps for those going on holiday!

Biggins

No limit for cheap holiday cigarettes and drink

HOLIDAYMAKERS returning from trips to Europe can effectively bring back as much alcohol and cigarettes as they like, Revenue chiefs admitted yesterday.

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/no-limit-for-cheap-holiday-cigarettes-and-drink-2096877.html

If anyone has a spare truck I'm off to France for a 24 hour holiday and will need room for my luggage coming back.

MaybeLogic

I saw this today and the first thing I though was they're gonna have to bring down the tax on fag and booze now because this is gonna turn into one serious cottage industry otherwise.

AnonoBoy

Brilliant. I might take up smoking so.

Gone Drinking

Am i the only person who doesn't buy in bulk abroad? It might be stupid of me, but if i take home a rake of cigarettes, i'll only smoke them pointlessly.

Girl i know came back from Portugal yesterday and took 1400 cigarettes home with her (7 x 200). She hasn't bought cigarettes in Ireland in years, because between herself and family members going away, she always has some duty free ones.

Fair play to her, she's saving money. But its just not something i do.

neilthefunkeone

Sweet im flying out to france tomorrow morning!!!

Any orders lads??

genericguy

neilthefunkeone wrote: »

Sweet im flying out to france tomorrow morning!!!

Any orders lads??

yes, i'll have a bit of carla bruni please.

SeaFields

Wasnt this always the case?

We're in the EU so free movement of goods and services and all that.

The only limit that ever really applied to anyone was weight limits on baggage.

Kiera

Gone Drinking wrote: »

Am i the only person who doesn't buy in bulk abroad? It might be stupid of me, but if i take home a rake of cigarettes, i'll only smoke them pointlessly.

Girl i know came back from Portugal yesterday and took 1400 cigarettes home with her (7 x 200). She hasn't bought cigarettes in Ireland in years, because between herself and family members going away, she always has some duty free ones.

Fair play to her, she's saving money. But its just not something i do.

I'm the same as her. I usually get whoever in my family is going away to bring me back quite a few packs. I dont smoke more just cause i have them tho.

Run_to_da_hills

Ill be surprised if O'Leary doesn't cash in on this one advertising cheap cigarette return flights to Spain and Poland.

samhail

genericguy wrote: »

yes, i'll have a bit of carla bruni please.

id like a cute frenchie hottie... with a massive set of... ear rings.

dr.bollocko

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Ill be surprised if O'Leary doesn't cash in on this one advertising cheap cigarette return flights to Spain and Poland.

How many cigarette packets could you fit in ryanair's hand luggage allowance?
2?

Fratton Fred

I see only two drawbacks. Firstly, you can only bring back items for personal use, so legally you flog them. Secondly, the ****ing baggage handlers at Dublin Airport will only steal them anyway.

admiralofthefleet

neilthefunkeone wrote: »

Sweet im flying out to france tomorrow morning!!!

Any orders lads??

5 million gitanes please

genericguy

samhail wrote: »

id like a cute frenchie hottie... with a massive set of... ear rings.

not sure about where you'd get that, but if you hang around henry street long enough you'll find a fat irish burd with huge earrings, pyjamas, a pram and a shopping list for penneys childrens wear.

Danny2009

TO NICE TO BE TRUE!;)

Prof.Badass

I really wish everclear (or whatever the european equivalent is) was as readily available in touristy places as absinthe. I'd actually seriously consider stocking up on enough of it to cover my alcoholic needs for a whole year at a time. 5 litres of the stuff gives you the equivalent of 63 naggins!

Cookie_Monster

Danny2009 wrote: »

TO NICE TO BE TRUE!;)

:rolleyes:
except it is

Diabhal_Glas

vinylmesh wrote: »

I really wish everclear (or whatever the european equivalent is) was as readily available in touristy places as absinthe. I'd actually seriously consider stocking up on enough of it to cover my alcoholic needs for a whole year at a time. 5 litres of the stuff gives you the equivalent of 63 naggins!

You may aswell just go the whole hog and save even more cash

http://www.springfields.co.uk/camping/cooking-and-eating/cookers-stoves-accessories/?id=1523

A thimble of everclear and coke..grand drink, I tried mixing in a shot or two and it was barely drinkable. Id say the closest thing you'll get to it here is Poitín.

flynnlives

so will vrt go the same way?

Prof.Badass

Diabhal_Glas wrote: »

You may aswell just go the whole hog and save even more cash

http://www.springfields.co.uk/camping/cooking-and-eating/cookers-stoves-accessories/?id=1523

yeah, cept the whole methanol making you blind thing :rolleyes:.

A thimble of everclear and coke..grand drink, I tried mixing in a shot or two and it was barely drinkable. Id say the closest thing you'll get to it here is Poitín.

Yeah, I can see how someone could fuck up if they didn't drink a measured and calculated amount. 80mls in a 500ml bottle of lucozade sport should be fine though .

df1985

that article is a bit vague.

i always thought the limit was 200 fags and 2 litres of booze or is that for duty free?? so once you buy them in say a spanish shop you can bring as much as you want back?

will customs at dublin take them off ya and then you have to prove theyre for ''personal use'' in some dragged out form of paperwork etc??

DrumSteve

ah they'll just find some other way of taxing ye anyway

pickarooney

Danny2009 wrote: »

TO NICE TO BE TRUE!;)

So that's why we voted yes to that treaty.

SeaFields

df1985 wrote: »

i always thought the limit was 200 fags and 2 litres of booze or is that for duty free?? so once you buy them in say a spanish shop you can bring as much as you want back?

Once its inside the EU you can carry back as much stuff as you want. Outside the EU is when the limits apply. Its the same when you go up north - your technically in the UK - but can bring back as much as you want because we're both in the EU.

Liam Byrne

Well I could imagine someone on a 60-a-day habit would fly through 800, so even if they were bringing them back for a month's personal use, that'd be what - 1800 ?

The same amount would do a "social" smoker for 6 months or more!

As for drink - same applies; an alcoholic or stereotypical Irish person would demolish a rake in a week or two, whereas most of us could bring home the same amount and say they were for the next 6 months, or for Christmas.

I tell ya, if this is true (rather than the usual restrictive signs at an airport) then you'd pay for your holiday ten times over!

__________

Does this also mean you can buy cigarettes online from within the EU without any hassle ?

missmatty

This is mad. I was coming back from London in October and they had actually removed cigarettes from the duty free, they didn't have any. I thought they were having a laugh, but no, I was sickened.

tfitzgerald

dr.bollocko wrote: »

How many cigarette packets could you fit in ryanair's hand luggage allowance?
2?

i happen to know the answer to that one, its 12 cartons easy and you can buy them in barcelona for 36euro for 200 at the moment

dr.bollocko

I was being facetious but it's still good to know.