On Monday 05 Nov 2007 12:41 pm, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: > BLR - BKK is dirt cheap on Nok Air (www.nokair.com - thai LCC). Fly there > for the weekend, get some good thai food, and stop by Pantip Plaza when you > are there.
I have never figured out how the economics of this works. I was once shown a Laptop bought in Singapore by someone and he got it dirt cheap apparently. I was told never to buy a laptop in India but to buy one in Singapore. In those days a low end laptop was about 60,000 in India. But a flight to Singapore and Hotel stay, travel as well as the laptop would cost me more than 60,000. In an earlier era I was asked how much I bought a TV set for in Manchester. When I said 100 Pounds - I was informed that the person who asked me that question could have got me the same set for 90 pounds in Tottenham Court Road in London. Great - but a return train ticket would have set me back by 40 pounds. What is the exact advantage other than avoiding Indian taxes. You're coughing up more, or at best the same amount? shiv
