Do you always find time for shopping, when traveling across Europe? The mobile app TaxFree4U will help you to return VAT from your purchases.
In the article below we`ll explain how to assemble a suitcase so that there is a room for new clothes.
So, the tickets are bought, the TaxFree4U app is installed, the hotel is booked, the neighbor will look after the cat. The most difficult part is to collect a suitcase. Let’s get started!
1.Make a full list of clothes and other things.
Create a note on your smartphone or in an old-fashioned way, write down everything on a piece of paper. Take into account all the necessary things – first-aid kit, hygiene products, and even headphones.
2.Distribute the clothes into groups.
Do not rush to push clothes into a suitcase. Fold the clothes and distribute into groups, for example, sweaters, t-shirts, jeans, underwear. Take one jeans, one pair of sneakers, at least one warm thing. Sets of socks and underwear should not exceed the number of days of vacation.
Choose comfortable clothes and shoes for the road.
3.Twist the clothes into rollers.
Simply roll up T-shirts, jeans, jackets into rolls. Do the same with socks and underwear.
Use all the free space – socks are best placed inside the sneakers or shoes.
4.Use vacuum bags.
The vacuum bag is a transparent case made of very dense polyethylene with a zip-lock. Such packages are sold in any hypermarket. You will need a vacuum cleaner for packing things in them. Your towels, bulky sweaters and jackets will occupy 5 times less space. Vacuum bags are suitable for reuse.
5.Put everything you need on top.
If you know that already at the airport of arrival or on the train you will need something (for example, a warm jacket), put it on the very top of the suitcase.
6.Take basic clothes.
With the help of basic wear (white or black T-shirt, white shirt, classic jeans, bright monophonic jacket, pumps and sneakers) you can get several outfits that will suit both shopping and evening in the restaurant. Just complete the casual look with accessories.
7.Take the travel versions of the shower gel and shampoo.
Pour all the cosmetics into small travel-vials or buy travel versions of your favorite shower gel, shampoo, and conditioner. They are often sold in a cosmetic bag.
8.Wrap bottles and jars in food film.
So the funds do not splash and spoil your clothes. As for decorative cosmetics, you will need only things of everyday use.
9.Do not forget about the rules for carrying liquids in hand luggage.
With a plane, you can take liquids totaling not more than 1 liter (the maximum volume of one bottle is 100 ml). Bottles must be folded into an absolutely transparent, fastening plastic bag (cosmetic bag).
10.Put delicate things in cellophane bags.
So you save lacy blouses and silk pajamas from damage on the road. Clothes will not get dirty or tear.
Everything is ready! Now there is a free space in your suitcase. To make shopping in Europe even more enjoyable, the online service TaxFree4U will return VAT from purchases to your card. TaxFree4U is the first mobile tax-free operator. To get a refund of the VAT, you do not need to fill out the VAT form yourself. TAxFree4U will do it by its own.