Mandatory to produce boarding pass for food purchases

Fred Swanson

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somesoldiers

Fred Swanson wrote: »

Is this a DAA policy or is it required by revenue?

I understand it being needed for the control of excisable goods but for a sandwich?

What is the reasoning behind this?

Same for a newspaper or a pack of chewing gum...nonsense

AlanG

Have seen this in the UK as well so not an Irish thing anyway.

trellheim

There is no (legal ) requirement to provide a boarding pass Airside Dublin to purchase anything

The only exception is that of duty-free, where you must provide proof of travel to a location outside the EU ( and Canary Islands etc ) to purchase unbonded/untaxed fags and booze. You are under no compulsion to let them scan it, as much personal information is stored on that strip and I have never seen a privacy policy at any of their Points of Sale


All the rest is a VAT scam


However , be aware the shop is not obliged to sell you anything. In order to perpetrate the VAT scam, many retail POS will not work without the scanning of a boarding card.

I always ask the attendants to bypass the boarding card scanning , they are usually happy to do so where they can, however some cannot be bypassed so they'll ask the person next to you to loan their boarding card.

AlanG

AlanG wrote: »

Have seen this in the UK as well so not an Irish thing anyway.

http://www.independent.co.uk/money/tax/airport-vat-scam-five-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-boarding-pass-rip-off-10456609.html

In the UK there is no requirement to show a boarding card - the retailers want it to recover vat that you paid on the chance that you might be leaving the EU. They don't give you the VAT back - they pocket it.

Dardania

Relevant article: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/retail-and-services/passengers-not-obliged-to-show-boarding-cards-in-airport-shops-1.2314584

I usually ask them if I get a discount if I show it...

Fred Swanson

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TheDriver

Prices might rise? Most expensive sweets already in the shops airside

billy few mates

I always politely refuse to show my boarding card when I purchase anything at the airport and they always override it. A couple of weeks ago I was buying a book at WH Smiths and the lady asked me for my boarding pass, I politely told her I didn’t have to produce it, she insisted I did while at the same time she was taking my credit card, I entered the pin and then there was an awkward moment where we stood looking at each other while she said “I can’t complete the transaction without your boarding pass”. While at the same time handing me back my credit card and the receipt. I reminded her I had a receipt for my purchase and unless she wanted to process a refund to my credit card I consider the transaction complete, she thought about it for a second and said “next please”.

Yesterday in T2 I bought a packet of sweets for €3, the girl asked me for my boarding card, I don’t need it, she never replied or questioned it, she took the three coins and rang it up. I looked at the receipt she gave me and she had manually entered EI-162 LHR for the flight details.
You don’t need to show your boarding pass, it’s a marketing tool not a legal requirement.

billy few mates

Incidentally, the main reason I don’t produce my boarding pass is because I keep them on my phone and I keep my phone securely in my pocket unless I’m using it, I never pass it to the gate staff or the security people, I hold it against the scanner myself, won’t take the chance of them dropping it.

The Veteran

I’m agreeing Trellheim again!

By the way, WH Smith will actually give you a little card with a QR code on it which you can use over and over on their self scans. They give it to staff even if you don’t look for it as it avoids them having to come to you to override the final bit of a transaction. Lots of the other outlets will look for your staff ID but usually only when you are getting a staff discount (but then you’re getting something for your info)