local store in london - Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello everyone.
Does anyone know where i can buy Z2 unlocked (simfree+bootloader) in local store in london? Oxford street?
Also i am a tourist so i want to pay cash to get vat refund at the airport..do you know what i have to get for vat refund??
Please its very important to me..i have only 2 days to buy it..

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dandi212 said:
Hello everyone.
Does anyone know where i can buy Z2 unlocked (simfree+bootloader) in local store in london? Oxford street?
Also i am a tourist so i want to pay cash to get vat refund at the airport..do you know what i have to get for vat refund??
Please its very important to me..i have only 2 days to buy it..
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It would be easier to just purchase It at an airport because you would get It duty free. I'm not aware of any way that you can get the tax back retrospectively.
If you want to go for a high street shop then carphone warehouse should do it sim free.

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Kashim said:
It would be easier to just purchase It at an airport because you would get It duty free. I'm not aware of any way that you can get the tax back retrospectively.
If you want to go for a high street shop then carphone warehouse should do it sim free.
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Wich store have in hetrow airport at terminal 1 that i can buy z2 tax free?
Also is any one know if three stores can give me vat refund form?

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dandi212 said:
Wich store have in hetrow airport at terminal 1 that i can buy z2 tax free?
Also is any one know if three stores can give me vat refund form?
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Ok I just did some reading up on it as I was interested:
VAT refunds for international travellers leaving the UK
If you are leaving the EU, the information below will help you understand if you may be able to get your VAT back on personal exports of goods.
If you live outside the EU
If you are an overseas visitor, to qualify for a VAT refund you must:
live outside the EU
leave the UK for a destination outside the EU with the goods you have bought by the end of the third month after the month when you bought them
show customs officials the goods, your receipts for them and a completed VAT refund document when you leave the EU.
You can obtain VAT refunds for anything on which you pay VAT in the UK apart from the following:
new or used cars
a boat you plan to sail to a destination outside the EU
goods worth more than £600 exported for business purposes
goods to be exported as freight
goods that need an export licence - except antiques
unmounted gemstones
bullion over 125g, 2.75 troy ounces or ten Tolas
mail order goods, including Internet sales
goods used or partly used in the EU, such as perfume
service charges, such as hotel expenses
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I would post you links but unfortunately my post count isn't high enough after 4 years. However the best approach would probably be in this case to go on the high street and fill in the VAT 407 form when you arrive at the airport.
You could try and do it there but the only tech shop I saw online is Dixons and they may not stock the phone at their airport locations.

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Kashim said:
Ok I just did some reading up on it as I was interested:
I would post you links but unfortunately my post count isn't high enough after 4 years. However the best approach would probably be in this case to go on the high street and fill in the VAT 407 form when you arrive at the airport.
You could try and do it there but the only tech shop I saw online is Dixons and they may not stock the phone at their airport locations.
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ok thank you very much...
If any one have more information please let me know..

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Go to Three, and buy one for £470, its sim unlocked and has a bootloader that can also be unlocked.

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Three are not part of the tax free shopping scheme.
Carphone warehouse are but fill in the form AT THE POINT OF sale if you fill it in later it's pointless as the store assistant needs to fill in the sales confirmation section and needs to prove he saw your non EU passport.
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It's a yellow 4 page booklet if I remember rightly and it needs to filled out when the purchase is made. Some stores will even give you the refund there (minus a fee) but most will require you visit a booth at the airport with your form and sales receipt and the item.
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corallus said:
Three are not part of the tax free shopping scheme.
Carphone warehouse are but fill in the form AT THE POINT OF sale if you fill it in later it's pointless as the store assistant needs to fill in the sales confirmation section and needs to prove he saw your non EU passport.
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It's a yellow 4 page booklet if I remember rightly and it needs to filled out when the purchase is made. Some stores will even give you the refund there (minus a fee) but most will require you visit a booth at the airport with your form and sales receipt and the item.
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Carphone waerhouse price is 550£ .
If i get vat refund form from carphone i will have to pay some fees so i will get only 10-12% vat refund so the price in three stores are cheaper without the vat refund...
is any one know stores that have better price then carphone wearhose that can give me vat refund form?
By the way i'm soory for my bad english

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I think your best option is three without the refund, however look around before you buy and look for a sticker in the window saying tax free shopping and see if they do a price match, if they do, ask for the form when buying.
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yeah three would be even more convenient / cheap even without the VAT as you will save yourself a lot of hassle at Heathrow.